thrave
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of thrave
Old English threfe, of Scandinavian origin
Example Sentences
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The hospital of St. Leonard's, near York, had received, from an ancient grant of King Athelstane, a right of levying a thrave of corn upon every ploughland in the county.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
Of thee she entertains the blessed throngs, And says to them, while yet my body thrave On earth, I gat much honour which he gave, Commending me in his commended songs.
From The Evolution of Love by Schleussner, Ellie
A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request: I'll get a blessin wi' the lave, An' never miss't!
From The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language by Palgrave, Francis Turner
A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request: I'll get a blessin' wi' the lave, And never miss 't!
From Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library by Burt, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)
The Hospital of St. Nicholas, Carlisle, had from its foundation been endowed with a thrave of corn from every ploughland in Cumberland.
From Shakespeare's Family by Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael)
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