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EXAMPLE From: The Reciprocal Influence on Each Other of National Character and National Language The English Prize Essay for 1870 By Henry Francis Pelham, Exeter College, 1870 CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES
ETYMOLOGY from Latin nauseabundus seasick from Latin nausea, nausia, from Greek ναυσία, ναυτία, from ναῦς ship EXAMPLE From: Memoir of the Life and Writings of William Tennant Professor of Oriental Languages, in the University of St. Andrews By Matthew Forster Conolly, 1861 Chapter VIII. Death of Diogenes CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES
ETYMOLOGY from. Latin locuplētāre to enrich, from locuplēs rich, wealthy + -ative EXAMPLE From: The Works of Jeremy Bentham, Now First Collected: Under the Superintendence of his Executor, John Bowring, 1840 Part XIV, The Rationale of Judicial Evidence CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES
ETYMOLOGY from Greek θερσίτης Thersites (‘the Audacious’), an ill-tongued Greek at the siege of Troy + -ical EXAMPLE From: The Works of Laurence Sterne Vol. II, Printed 1819 The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy. Chapter XIV. CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES
EXAMPLE From: The Monthly Review Or, Literary Journal By Several Hands, Volume XVI, 1757 Monthly Catalogue for April, 1757. Political. CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES
NOTE ON FRIDAY BEING 'UNLUCKY' From: Today I Found Out Some theorize that Friday being unlucky predated Christianity. The name “Friday” was chosen in honour of the Norse goddess Frigg, also known as Freyja, who was the multi-talented goddess of love, beauty, wisdom, war, death, and magic. Teutonic people are thought to have considered the day extremely unlucky, especially for weddings, due in part to the lovely goddess the day was named for. Later, the Christian church attempted to demonize the goddess, so that may or may not be a contributing factor as well. Whatever the case, despite these quite old origin theories, well documented instances of the notion that Friday was popularly considered unlucky among the masses doesn’t seem to have popped up until around the mid-17th century. Within the next two centuries after that, the idea continued to spread and by the 19th century was nearly ubiquitous in certain cultures. EXAMPLE From: Supposes: A Comedy Written in the Italian tongue by Ariosto Englished by George Gascoigne, 1566 Edited by Thomas Hawkins, 1773 Wily Beguiled CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES
ETYMOLOGY from Latin pilula pill + -ous EXAMPLE From: Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life By George Eliot, 1870 Book I. Miss Brooke. Chapter II CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES
ETYMOLOGY from Old French delaieus, from delai n., delay: + -ous.] EXAMPLE From: Literæ Cantuarienses: The Letter Books of the Monastery of Christ Church, Canterbury Volume III, Edited by J. Brigstocke Sheppard, 1889 1080. To the Rev'nd. Fader in God Myn Especiall Good Lord the Prior of Crists Church of Canterbury also SALLADING, SALLETING
CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES ETYMOLOGY from salad (n.) + -ing EXAMPLE From: Kalendarium Hortense; Or, The Gard'ners Almanac Directing what he is to do Monthly throughout the Year. By John Evelyn, 1699 September. To be done in the Orchard, and Olitory Garden CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES
EXAMPLE From: Observations on Popular Antiquities Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions By John Brand, Revised by Henry Ellis, Vol. II, 1813 Omens. Tingling of the ears. Itching of the Right Eye. Neck. Side CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES
ETYMOLOGY from somni- (combining form of Latin somnus sleep, occurring in a number of Latin compounds and English adaptations or imitations of these, as somnifer somniferous, somnificus somnific, etc.) and loquacious EXAMPLE From: The Atlantic Monthly Volume 123, 1919 CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES NOUN 1. a brisk old fellow fond of his liquor; one who drinks to excess; a boon companion; a drunkard ...1709 sl., obs. 2. the devil ...L17 3. a lively old man ...L18 UK criminals' sl. EXAMPLE From: The Rambling Fuddle-Cups:
Or, A Tavern-Struggle for a Kiss By the Author of Hudibrass Redivivus (Edward Ward), 1709 CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES
ETYMOLOGY from dialect 'harnsey' - a heron EXAMPLE From: Man and Nature on Tidal Waters By Arthur H. Patterson, 1909 In Wintry Days. Wherries and Wherrymen |
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