An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, Vol. 1The compiler of this dictionary of word and phrase origins and history was not only a linguist and a philologist but also a man of culture and wit. When he turned his attention, therefore, to the creation of an etymological dictionary for both specialists and non-specialists, the result was easily the finest such work ever prepared. Weekley's Dictionary is a work of thorough scholarship. It contains one of the largest lists of words and phrases to be found in any singly etymological dictionary — and considerably more material than in the standard concise edition, with fuller quotes and historical discussions. Included are most of the more common words used in English as well as slang, archaic words, such formulas as "I. O. U.," made-up words (such as Carroll's "Jabberwock"), words coined from proper nouns, and so on. In each case, roots in Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, Greek or Latin, Old and modern French, Anglo-Indian, etc., are identified; in hundreds of cases, especially odd or amusing listings, earliest known usage is mentioned and sense is indicated in quotations from Dickens, Shakespeare, Chaucer, "Piers Plowman," Defoe, O. Henry, Spenser, Byron, Kipling, and so on, and from contemporary newspapers, translations of the Bible, and dozens of foreign-language authors. |
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... Shahs. : Shakespeare Maxi Sicilian sing. : singular Slar.: Slaronic Slos. : Slosenian Sp,: Spanish spec. : special, specific-ally Spens. : Spenser suhj.: suhjunctive superl. : superlative surg. : surgery s.v.: suh voce=under the word Sw ...
... Shahs. : Shakespeare Maxi Sicilian sing. : singular Slar.: Slaronic Slos. : Slosenian Sp,: Spanish spec. : special, specific-ally Spens. : Spenser suhj.: suhjunctive superl. : superlative surg. : surgery s.v.: suh voce=under the word Sw ...
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... Shahs. Purchas. Hahluytus Posthumus or Purchas his Pilgrimes (1fis5). Reprint Purch. (Glasgow 19o5-7) Captain John Smith. Works (1oo8-31). Reprint (Edinburgh 191o) Pepys, Diary (1fi59-fi9), ed. Wheatley (London & Cambridge 1893-fi) ...
... Shahs. Purchas. Hahluytus Posthumus or Purchas his Pilgrimes (1fis5). Reprint Purch. (Glasgow 19o5-7) Captain John Smith. Works (1oo8-31). Reprint (Edinburgh 191o) Pepys, Diary (1fi59-fi9), ed. Wheatley (London & Cambridge 1893-fi) ...
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... Shahs. (v.i.), but the noun abetment is iound in ME. Abetting him to thwaet me in my mood (Cntn. of Errcrs, ti. s) abeyance. OF. abeance, irom abeer, to gape at, compd. oi bayer, beer, to gape. Now usu. oi a right or estate which is ...
... Shahs. (v.i.), but the noun abetment is iound in ME. Abetting him to thwaet me in my mood (Cntn. of Errcrs, ti. s) abeyance. OF. abeance, irom abeer, to gape at, compd. oi bayer, beer, to gape. Now usu. oi a right or estate which is ...
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... Shahs. (Oth. v. 1). ahut. Mixture of two F. verhs, vix. ahouter, to join at the end (hout), and archaic ahuter, to join exactly, reach the aim (hut). But hout and hut are ult. ident. ahy [port.]. See ahide. Revived hy Scott, ahysm. OF ...
... Shahs. (Oth. v. 1). ahut. Mixture of two F. verhs, vix. ahouter, to join at the end (hout), and archaic ahuter, to join exactly, reach the aim (hut). But hout and hut are ult. ident. ahy [port.]. See ahide. Revived hy Scott, ahysm. OF ...
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... Shahs., hut now considered volgar, having heen supplanted hy afraid (q.v.), with which it is quite unconnected. It is the p.p. of ohs. afear, to terrify (see fear). Fie, my lord, fie 1 a soldier and afear'd1 (I/ar&. v. I). affahle. F ...
... Shahs., hut now considered volgar, having heen supplanted hy afraid (q.v.), with which it is quite unconnected. It is the p.p. of ohs. afear, to terrify (see fear). Fie, my lord, fie 1 a soldier and afear'd1 (I/ar&. v. I). affahle. F ...
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16 cent adopted altered appears applied Arab archaic association bird called Chauc Church cogn coined colour common confused connected corrupt Cotg Daily dates dial Dictionary doubtful earlier Earliest early element English Europ fish Flor formation formerly give Goth hand head Hence hist horse ident imit influenced John kind king land langs Late later London Lord meaning MedL native naut Norw noun occurs one's orig origin Origin unknown perh Pers person phrase Plant play Port pres prob quot recorded replaced represents Sanskrit sense sense cf Shaks ship short slang spec spelling suggests synon term Teut tion tree turn usual various verb Vulg whence word