SUBSANNATEVERB
to deride, to scorn, to mock ...1656 obs. ETYMOLOGY from late Latin subsannat- pa. ppl. stem of subsannare to deride by mimicking gestures, from sub- + sanna mocking grimace FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1656 - Blount's Glossographia SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933
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Guthrie
27/6/2017 04:59:56 am
Beautiful blog, you've made, I check it every weekday! For this verb 'subsannate' I'd to note the OED lists the earliest use in 1606 in Barnabe Barnes's book 'Four Bookes of Offices,' in case it's of interest.
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28/6/2017 12:58:52 am
It most definitely is of interest!
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