devove
verb
1. To dedicate [for something]
2. To destine for a sacrifice
verb
1. To dedicate [for something]
2. To destine for a sacrifice
noun
Darkness; [from] the German finsternis.
adjective
Prophetic; Pretending to foretell future events
From pythoness, the priestess at the Oracle of Delphi.
noun
An insane craving for alcoholic stimulants;
[from] the Greek dipsa (thirst) and mania (madness)
verb
Walking while smoking a pipe.
noun
A dried hemp-stalk used to light a pipe. Provincial word from Cumberland, 18th-19th century.
adjective
Oblivious; Forgetful; [from] Lethe, one of the rivers of hell, said to cause forgetfulness of the past to all who drank of its waters.
preposition
To go agatewards with anyone is to accompany her part of her way home – formerly the last office of hospitality toward a guest. (Possibly fromĀ gate-wards (toward the gate) or gaitwards (to accompany))
To get agate is to make beginning of any work; to be agate is to be on the road, on the way, approaching towards the end.
noun
The condition of faring badly or of not being well off; adversity.
adjective
Overcome by drink; ([from] spiflicate, to overcome, utterly defeat.)