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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ABJURE. Etymology of the word
ABJURE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ABJURE, to
forswear. (L.) Sir T. More has abiure, Works, p. 214b
(R.) Cotgrave has 'abjurer, to abjure, forswear, deny with an
oath.'—Lat. abiurare, to deny.—Lat. ab, from; and iurare,
to swear.—Lat. ius, gen. iuris, law, right. ¶
With Lat. ius cf. Skt. (Vedic) yos, from the root yu, to
bind, to join; Benfey, p. 743; Fick, ii. 203. ➩
In several words of this kind, it is almost impossible to say whether they were
derived from Lat. immediately, or through the French. It makes no ultimate
difference, and it is easier to consider them as from the Latin, unless the
evidence is clearly against it. Der. abjur-at-ion.
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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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