from Latin inficiāt-, infitiāt-, ppl. stem of infitiārī to deny, from infitiæ denial 1611 - A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues, Randle Cotgrave; "Denier, to denie, disaffirm, inficiate, say nay vnto" From: The Critical Review,
Or, Annals of Literature Series the Third. Volume XXI. 1811 Art. V. The Daughters of Isenberg, a Bavarian Romance, by Alicia Tyndal Palmer, 1810 P. 154
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from Latin crocodīlus + -ian 1632 - (adjective 1) The Totall Discourse of the Rare Adventures and Painefull Peregrinations of Long Nineteen Yeares Travayles, William Lithgow; see Example below From: Phoenix Britannicus
A Miscellaneous Collection of Scarce and Curious Tracts Collected by Joseph Morgan Volume I. 1732 Number III. William Lithgow's Account of his Inhuman Racking, by the Spaniards, at Malaga in 1620 P. 206 c 1880 - as per A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Eric Partridge; earlier example (1851) show below From: London Labour and the London Poor:
By Henry Mayhew Volume I. 1851 Of the Dress of the Costermongers P. 52 From: Campbell, or, The Scottish Probationer: A Novel
Volume I. 1819 Chapter XVIII P. 191 from Latin ōtiāntem, pr. pple. of ōtiārī to be at leisure, from ōtium leisure 1878 - The North American Review, Volume CXXVI; see Example below From: The North American Review
Volume CXXVI, 1878 Is Man a Depraved Creature? P. 483 the naked appearance of the receptacle after the seeds have blown away resembles the shaven head of a priest 1483 - Catholicon Anglicum, an English-Latin Wordbook; see below From: Catholicon Anglicum: An English-Latin Wordbook, dated 1483 Edited by Sidney J.H. Herrtage, 1881 P. 291 From: A Dictionary of English Plant Names
By James Britten and Robert Holland Part III. 1886 P,. 389 from Old French danceresse, danseresse, now supplanted by danseuse 1388 - The Holy Bible, made from the Latin Vulgate by John Wycliffe and his followers; see below from E-NED From: Household Words
A Weekly Journal Conducted by Charles Dickens Volume XI. 1855 A Bottle of Champagne P. 57 from Latin crāpulōsus, from crāpula excessive drinking, intoxication 1536 - Hector Boece's History and Chronicles of Scotland, John Bellenden; see below From: The History and Chronicles of Scotland Written in Latin by Hector Boece Translated by John Bellenden Volume I. 1821 The Cosmographe Discription of Albion Chap. Fourth P. xxiv. From: Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the Year 1792 to 1798
By William George Browne Second Edition, 1806 Chapter XXX. Comparative View of Life and Happiness in the East and in Europe P. 515 1812 - Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, George Gordon Byron; see Example below From: The Works of Lord Byron
In One Volume, 1826 Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage A Romaunt Canto I. P. 12 from baggage + -ly 1573 - Fine Hundreth Pointes of Good Husbandrie, Thomas Tusser; see Example below From: Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie
By Thomas Tusser Edited by W. Payne and Sidney J. Herrtage, 1878 16. Septembers husbandrie P. 35 from guck (n.) or (vb.) a fool; to play the fool c 1450 - The Buke of the Howlat, Sir Richard Holland;
see below From: Holland's Buke of the Houlate Published from the Bannatyne Ms. Edited by Arthur Diebler, 1893 P. 47 from Greek πεδιονόµος (pedionomos) plain-dweller + -ite 1876 - Etruscan Bologna, Richard F. Burton; see Example below From: Etruscan Bologna: A Study
By Richard F. Burton, 1876 Part I. The Works of Man Section I. New Bologna P. 16 TWINKalso TWINCH, TWINCK, TWINCKE, TWINKE, TWYNK, TWYNKE NOUN 1. a winking of the eye; the time taken by this; a twinkling; the shortest possible space of time; a moment ...a1400 2. the chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs ...1816 3. a twinkle or sparkle ...1830 rare 4. a sharp, shrewish, grasping woman ...1887 Eng. dial. 5. a jerk; an incompetent fool ...20C US sl. 6. any odd person ...20C US sl. 7. (derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1963 US sl. VERB 1. to wink, to blink ...c1400 obs. 2. to make a light clear abrupt ringing sound, to clink, to chink ...a1529 3. of a bird: to utter with a shrill metallic note ...1615 4. to twinkle, to sparkle ...1637 5. to chastise; to blame; to find fault with ...1747 obs. exc. Eng. dial. ETYMOLOGY for vb. 1 - Middle English twinken (= Middle High German and German zwinken to wink), repr. the simple stem from which twinkle (vb.) is formed c 1400 (verb 1) - The Tale of Gamelyn; see below From: The Tale of Gamelyn: From the Harleian MS. No. 7334 Edited by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat, 1884 P. 18 (for verb 2)
From: The Poetical Works of Thomas Aird A New Edition, 1856 A Winter Day Noon and Afternoon P. 194 from modern Latin hydropota, from Greek ὑδροπότης water-drinker: in modern French hydropote 1678 - The New World of English Words: or, A General Dictionary, Edward Phillips; "List Barbarous Words, Hydropotist, a water-drinker" From: Edinburgh Medical Journal
Volume IV. July 1858 to June 1859 Professor Miller's Valedictory Address, December 15, 1858 P. 735 from age (n.) + -y 1547 - A Dictionary in Englyshe and Welsh, William Salesbury; see below From: A DIctionary in Englyshe and Welshe, Printed for the Cymmrodorion Society, 1877 By Wyllyam Salesbury From: Festus
A Poem By Philip James Bailey Fifth Edition, 1852 P. 132 from Latin mātūtīnus from f. Mātūta (occurring only as the proper name of the goddess of dawn, but probably originally appellative), allied to mātūrus early, mature (adj.) + -ary 1858 - Passages from the French and Italian Note-Books, Nathaniel Hawthorne; see Example below From: Passages from the French and Italian Note-Books
of Nathaniel Hawthorne Volume I. 1876 To Terni - Borghetto. 1858 P. 212 perhaps subst. use of lusking (ppl. adj.) slothful, lazy 1593 - Parthenophil and Parthenope, Barnabe Barnes; see Example below From: An English Garner
Ingatherings from our History and Literature By Edward Arber Volume V. 1882 Parthenophil and Parthenope, B.Barnes, May 1593 Ode 11 P. 457 from Latin percontatiōnem, noun of action from percontāre, -ārī to inquire, interrogate 1853 - Thackeray in the United States; see Example below From: Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
Volume XLVII. January to June, 1853 Mr. Thackery in the United States John Small P. 100 1801 - Diaries and Correspondence, James Harris First Earl of Malmesbury; see Example below From: Diaries and Correspondence of James Harris
First Earl of Malmesbury Edited by his Grandson, the Third Earl Volume IV, 1844 March 8, 1801 P. 36/37 |
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