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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Middle English forms of lealty.

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  • November 25th, 2009 at 12:43 am ic hsags euch leute glaubt mir eigentlich haben alle an zb team alternate attax nur LAN drücken die nich viel zuhausen schon ;

    ESL Pro Series Germany Season XI « Esl Videos « Videos « Literacy News 2009

  • Hi leute ich hätte auch gerne ein invite: guigo@gmx.at

    Hey Joost, Have Some Babelgum (With Screenshots) 2007

  • This is one of the Berg-leute, mountain people; he comes from the

    A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France William Duthie

  • It was to the effect that the inhabitants of his house were honest folk -- gute leute -- who were to be left in peace ...

    The Soul of the War Philip Gibbs 1919

  • Thuringian dialect -- though to Vivie there could be no discrimination between varieties of High German -- that the Sachsen folk were "Eines gütes leute" and that all would go smoothly in time.

    Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Harry Hamilton Johnston 1892

  • I believe in etymology -- a form of the German 'leute,' 'common people.'

    Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds John Ruskin 1859

  • The ancient servitor, however, knew little or nothing of those he served; his master was the honourable baron; but of his name he was ignorant; his mistress was young; they had not been many months there; they knew no one -- had no visitors -- he had heard they were English, but did not know it himself; they were "Gute leute," "good people," and that was enough for him.

    The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Complete Charles James Lever 1839

  • The ancient servitor, however, knew little or nothing of those he served; his master was the honourable baron; but of his name he was ignorant; his mistress was young; they had not been many months there; they knew no one -- had no visitors -- he had heard they were English, but did not know it himself; they were "Gute leute," "good people," and that was enough for him.

    The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 6 Charles James Lever 1839

  • Hilft mit lass uns unsere Brüder nicht vergessen Islam www. muslimehelfen.org http www. diewahrereligion.de http www. islamvoice.de Es kommt fast keine hilfe zu den leute, sind auf sich gestellt nicht mal der Präsident von Pakistan macht sich ein

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Brüder nicht vergessen Islam www. muslimehelfen.org http www. diewahrereligion.de http www. islamvoice.de Es kommt fast keine hilfe zu den leute, sind auf sich gestellt nicht mal der

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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