单词 | better wed over the mixen than over the moor |
释义 | > as lemmasbetter wed over the mixen than over the moor P2. Proverb. better wed over the mixen than over the moor: it is better to marry a neighbour than someone from far away. ΚΠ a1628 in M. L. Anderson Proverbs in Scots (1957) no. 320. 63 Better to wow over middin, nor over mure.] a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Chesh. 174 Better Wed over the Mixon then over the Moor. 1710 Brit. Apollo 21–24 Apr. Better wed o'er the mixon Than over the moor. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 144 Better wed over the mixen as over the moor, as they say in Yorkshire. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxii. 250 Better wed over the mixen than over the moor. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 187/1 Better wed owre the mixen than owre the moor, better marry a neighbour than a stranger. < as lemmas |
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