DEFINITIONS CONTINUED NOUN 1. the rabble; the riff-raff; the common people; a member of the rabble; a low or despicable person; a pitiful, ragged fellow; a slovenly, lazy or dirty fellow (rare except dialect) 2. a fluttering rag, a tatter CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES originally two words, = both tag and rag: at length taken as expressing one notion, and hyphened or written as one word, tag-rag, tagrag 1601 - The Tragedie of Julius Cæsar, William Shakespeare; see Example below From: Shakespeare
A Reprint of His Collected Works as Put Forth in 1623 Part III Containing the Tragedies Printed 1864 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I Scene II P. 112
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From: Niles' Weekly Register:
Containing Political, Historical, Geographical, Scientifical, Statistical, Economical, and Biographical Documents, Essays, and Facts H. Niles, Editor Volume XXI, Volume IX New Series From September, 1821 to March 1822 P. 166 apparently from bonny (adj.) + belle (adj.) and (n.); but possibly from French bonne et belle good and fair: cf. the equivalent bellibone 1579 - The Shepheardes Calender, Edmund Spenser; see Example below From: The Works of Mr. Edmund Spenser
Volume the Fourth, 1715 The Shepherd's Calendar August P. 1088 1642 - The Holy State & The Profane State, Thomas Fuller; see below From: The Profane State By Thomas Fuller, 1642 The Fifth Book, Chapter II The Rigid Donatists The Profane State P. 402 From: The English Art of Cookery,
According to the Present Practice By Richard Briggs A New Edition, 1798 Fish P. 91 From: West-Country Ballads and Verses
By Arthur L. Salmon Second Edition, 1899 A Devon Schoolmaster P. 79 from ppl. stem of Latin dēlībāre to take a little of, taste, from de- + lībāre to take a little of, taste, etc. 1623 - The English Dictionarie, or an Interpreter of Hard English Words, Henry Cockeram; "Delibate, to sippe, or kisse the cup" From: The Antiquary: A Comedy
By Shakerly Marmion (a 1639) Printed 1744 Act III Scene II P. 168 from French puant, pres. pple. of puer formerly puir: —pop.Latin putīre for Latin pūtēre to stink 1621 - Translation of S. Goulart's Wise Vieillard, or Old Man, Thomas Williamson;
see below from E-NED 1829 - The Anniversary; see Example below From: The Anniversary:
Or Poetry and Prose for MDCCCXXIX (1829) Edited by Allan Cunningham, 1829 Epistle to Allan Cunningham P. 17 From: West-Country Ballads and Verses
By Arthur L. Salmon Second Edition, 1899 A Devon Schoolmaster P. 79 of obscure origin c 1560 - (verb) Poems, Alexander Scott; see below From: The Poems of Alexander Scott Edited by Alexander Karley Donald Published for the Early English Text Society, 1902 33. Ane Ballat Maid to be Derisioun and Scorne of Wantoun Women P. 56 (for definition noun 2)
From: The Life and Recollections of Dr. Duguid of Kilwinning Edited by John Service, 1887 Chapter VIII. The Witches o' Auchenmade P. 219 originally from horned beasts: see definition 1 1579 - (definition 1) Calvin's Sermons on the Epistles to Timothie and Titus, Laurence Tomson; see below from E-NED From: Catriona:
A Sequel to "Kidnapped" By Robert Louis Stevenson, 1893 Chapter XXII. Helvoetsluys P. 265 1610 - Pope Joane. A Dialogue Betweene a Protestant and a Papist, Alexander Cooke; see below from E-NED From: The Works of Francis Rabelais
Translated from the French, with Explanatory Notes By Du Chat, Motteux, Ozell, and Others Volume IV, 1807 Book V. Chapter XXX How we Came to the Land of Satin P. 255/256 1648 - Groot-Woorden-Boeck; A Large Netherdutch and English Dictionarie,
Henry Hexham; see below From: A Copious English and Netherdutch Dictionary By Henry Hexham New Edition Edited by Daniel Manly, 1675 DEFINITIONS CONTINUED VERB 1. to beat severely with heavy strokes; to thrash, thump, cuff (Scottish and dialect) 2. to do anything with energy and speed or vehemence (Scottish) 3. to scold (Scottish) 4. to lounge; to walk about idly or awkwardly; to flounder, run, scamper (dialect) also LOONDER, LOONDHER, LOONTHER, LOUNER, LOWNDER, LOWNER, LUNDER, LUNDRE, LUNNER CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES origin unknown 1723 - The Monk and the Miller's Wife, Allan Ramsay; see Example below From: Poems by Allan Ramsay
Printed 1733 The Monk and the Miller's Wife P. 315 from Latin confābulātiōnem, noun of action from confābulāri, from con- together + fābulārī to talk, chat, from fābula a tale c 1450 - Translation of Thomas à Kempis; see below From: The Earliest English Translation of the first three books of the De Imitatione Christi, Probable author: Thomas à Kempis Edited by John K. Ingram Published for the Early English Text Society, 1893 P. 134 From: Several Voyages to Barbary:
Containing an Historical and Geographical Account of the Country By Captain Henry Boyde The Second Edition, 1736 P. 111 various sources suggest it comes from Nimrod, the mighty hunter;
or from nim (vb.) to take + Romany shosho a rabbit; could it be possible that it's simply nim (short for nimble) + shod? from quiet (adj.) + some 1595 - Epithalamion, Edmund Spenser; see Example below From: Epithalamion
By Edmund Spenser Printed 1895 from Latin allaudābilis worthy of praise + -able 1731 - An Universal Etymological English Dictionary, Nathan Bailey;
"Allaudable, praiseworthy" |
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