† a-this-halfa-this-sideadv.
(also prepositional).
On this side (of).
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the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > to or on the nearer side
a-this-half1297
shortc1588
behither1650
hither1862
hitherward1864
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 217 The companye a thes half much anethered was.
c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 4315 A þys syde þe toun.
1482 Monk of Evesham 61 Athishalfe domys daye.
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adv.1297- to take oneself to one's heels
- to take oneself to one's legs
- to take opportunity by the foretop
- to take or fetch one's birr
- to take or have in a trip
- to take or make a voyage
- to take or make one's voyage
- to take or make strides
- to take or make the, voyage
- to take or make voyage
- to take or pull the wraps off
- to take or receive the sacrament
- to take or receive the sacrament to do something,
- to take or receive the sacrament to do upon a matter
- to take or stand one's trick
- to take or stand one's trick at the etc
- to take or stand one's trick at the wheel
- to take order
- to take orders
- to take out
- to take out ,forth in farm
- to take out ,forth to farm
- to take out after
- to take out of
- to take out of bond