I had never known any haoles except Elmer and Marks and they were ice cold affairs. Everyone was always glad when their twice-a-month visit waspau. The very island seemed to sigh with relief[…]
2004, Mike Ashman, Kauaʻi Historical Society,Kauai as it was in the 1940s and '50s:
When the county truck waspau hauling rubbish for the day,[…]
1370, R. Lorenzo, editor,Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page605:
[Et] poserõ perlos muros beesteyros et arque[yro]s muytos et outros, pera deytar quantos etpaos agudos metudos en ferros, en guisa que os que se quisesem chegar ao muro nõ podesem escapar de morte
And they arranged many crossbowmen and bowmen on the walls, to throw stones and sharpsticks inserted in irons, so as the ones who wanted to came near the wall could not escape the death
1457, F. R. Tato Plaza, editor,Libro de notas de Álvaro Pérez, notario da Terra de Rianxo e Postmarcos. Santiago: Concello da Cultura Galega (Ponencia de Lingua), page171:
Tres ballestas: J de aseyro, IJ depao
Three crossbows: one of steel, two ofwood
1700, Domingo Blanco, editor,A Poesía popular en Galicia, Vigo: Serais, page124:
Santo San Bras de Viana feito depau de amieiro
Saint Saint [sic] Blaise of Viana, carved in alderwood
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