Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English LanguageW. and R. Chambers, 1867 - 592 pages |
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Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language Dr James Donald No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
akin to Gr allied animal arch atum bear belonging bend bird body called cause Celt church cloth colour conn consisting containing cover discourse draw dress Dutch equal facio fär fasten fāte fero flowers fruit Gael genus give Goth gram grow head hèr hold hollow horse instrument inter kind land light liquid logos low L manner mark measure ment metal metron mind mīne mōōn mōte müte n.pl ness old E old Fr one's ornament pa.p pa.t pain person pertaining piece plant pr.p præ priv prob produce pron Prov quadruped relating resembling root round Scot shew shine ship side skin soft sound species stone substance tending thing throw tion tree v.t. lit v.t. orig vessel word writing