A Dictionary of English Etymology, Том 3,Выпуск 2Trübner, 1859 |
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Ægir applied avarie beita bird blow blurt Bohem boil breath Bret bunch called canting language chatter cloth dabble derivation Diez drum Esthon explained expression Fris Gael Goth hair Hence horse Illyr Illyrian interjection knock language Lith Magy metaphor MLat morgengabe move movement nasal noise one's origin pledge probably properly Prov pull quick radical meaning rattle represents the sound roll root rumble Russ Sanser seems sense shake sharp shiver signifying speak splash stammer stir strike Swab swarm Swiss syllable taccola Tampion tattle thence thing tomt torpell totter tremble trifle tritill trump tuft turn round twig twink twinkle twist twitter verb vessel wabble waddle waver wear weregild wessi Westerwald whence whirl whisk wind wink wool word wraw wriggle yellowhammer
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