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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of the word ABHOR. Etymology of the word ABHOR.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893

 

ABHOR,  to shrink from with terror. (L.)   Shak. has it frequently.  It occurs in Lord Surrey's translation of Virgil, b. ii; cf. 'quanquam animus meminisse horret;' Aen. ii. 12.—Lat. abhorrere, to shrink from.—Lat. ab, from; and horrere, to bristle (with fear).  See Horrid.  Der. abhorr-ent, abhorr-ence.

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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

Key
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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