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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ABANDON.
Etymology of the word ABANDON.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ABANDON,
to forsake, give up. (F.,—Low Lat.,—O.H.G.)
M.E. abandoune. 'Bot thai, that can thame abandoune Till
ded' = but they, that gave themselves
up to death; Barbour's Bruce, ed. Skeat, xvii. 642.—F. abandonner, to give
up.—F. à bandon, at liberty, discussed in Brachet, Etym. F.
Dict.—F. à, prep., and bandon, permission, liberty.—Lat.
ad, to; and Low Lat. bandum, a feudal term (also spelt bannum)
signifying an order, decree; see Ban. ¶ The F.
à
bandon is lit. 'by proclamation,' and thus has the double sense (1) 'by
license,' or 'at liberty,' and (2) 'under control.' The latter
is obsolete in modern English; but occurs frequently in M.E. See
Glossary to the Bruce; and cf. 'habben abandun,' to have at one's will,
O. Eng.
Homilies, ed. Morris, i. 189. Der. abandon-ed, lit. given up;
abandon-ment.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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