purpose

1) In the reference quoted here, ‘to purpose’ meant ‘as a result’ or just 'considerably'.

1677 in the way I had a dangerous fall, was durtyed to purpose, not hurt, preacht there, found much assistance, Northowram. The editor described it as ‘A Yorkshire idiom still’.

places Northowram
dates 1677

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