ETYMOLOGY
from Middle English eorthehole, equivalent to earth + hole
EXAMPLE
“…and fro mennes wunienge to wilde deores. and ches þere crundel to halle. and eorðhole to bure bare eorðe to bedde…”
From: Old English Homilies of the Twelfth Century, by Richard Morris, 1873,
Found in MS Trinity 335 (B.14.52)
ETYMOLOGY
from Latin perlegere to read through, from per- + legere (to read) + ‑ate
EXAMPLE
“…I am vouchsafede to perlegate vvith pleasure, & imploye a small of their time in the readinge, of my scriptsons, and vvritinges, I most courtiouslye desire thē, that they vvould more vvith good vvill, then vvith a spirite…”
From: The Frenche Chirurgerye, or all the Manualle Operations of Chirurgerye
By Jacques Guillemeau
Translated by A.M., 1598
ETYMOLOGY
from Latin meretricat-, past participial stem of meretricari (to frequent a prostitute; later, to play the whore),
from Latin meretrīc- (a prostitute)
EXAMPLE
They meretricated in Egypt; they meretricated in their youth.
(Taken from Ezekiel 23, replacing ‘played the whore’ with meretricated)
ETYMOLOGY
from elench ,from Latin elenchus, from Greek ἔλεγχος (cross-examination) + -ize
EXAMPLE
“…Lady. So do all Politicks in their Commendations.
Host. This is a State-bird, and the verier Fly;
Tipto. But Hear him problematize. Prudence. Bless us, what’s that?
Tipto. Or syllogize, elenchize. Lady. Sure, petard’s,
To blow us up. Lat. Some inginous strong words!
Host. He means to erect a Castle i’ the Air,
And make his Fly an Elephant to carry it….”
From: The New Inne, or The Light Heart, a Comedy
By Ben Jonson, 1631
ETYMOLOGY
from hate (n.) + -ous
EXAMPLE
“…Her offryngis, sacrificis, and praiers weren hatouse and abhominacioun to him, as it is tauȝt þere bi long processe…”
From: The Works of a Lollard Preacher (2001)
The Sermons Omnis Plantacio (c1400)
ETYMOLOGY
from Latin oceanus + -ine
EXAMPLE
Gulls, petrels, albatrosses, cormorants are all oceanine birds.
ETYMOLOGY
for n. 1. – a variant of pottinger
for n. 2, 3, 4 – from podge (anything short or thick) + ‑er
EXAMPLE
“…He cannot deal the knock-me-down blows of Old Brough, and if you watch your opportunity you may give him a podger. I am seldom in a cause of any consequence before him without getting into some squabble with him…”
From: Life of John, Lord Campbell, 1881,
Letter dated 9 March, 1816
ETYMOLOGY
of obscure formation: possibly a blend of nidiot and nodcock (a fool, a simpleton)
EXAMPLE
“…And as touching implements for warre, they were neuer such fond niddicockes, as to offer anie man a rod to beat their owne tailes, or to betake their mastiues vnto the custodie of the woolues, maruelling much that their capteine would so farre ouershoot himselfe, as to be taken with such apparent repugnancie….”
From: R. Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1577
ETYMOLOGY
from Latin tætricus, tētricus (forbidding, harsh, gloomy),
formed on tæter (foul)
EXAMPLE
“…Some so tetricous, so cross-grained, and of so corrupt a taste. …”
(from the translation of J. F. de Isla, History Friar Gerund, but replacing the original form ‘tetrical‘ with ‘tetricous‘)
ETYMOLOGY
from Latin philosophāt-, ppl. stem of philosophārī (to do the philosopher, to philosophize), from philosophus (a philosopher)
EXAMPLE
“…If, as some say, to philosophate be to doubt; with much more reason to rave and fantastiquize, as I doe, must necessarily be to doubt: For, to enquire and debate belongeth to a scholler, and to resolve appertaines to a cathedrall master…”
From: The Essayes, or Morall, Politike, and Millitarie Discourses of Lord Michaell de Montaigne
Translated by John Florio, 1603
PRONUNCIATION
fuh-LOSS-uh-fayt
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