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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ABUT. Etymology of the word
ABUT.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ABUT,
to project towards, to converge to, be close upon. (F.,—G.)
Shak. speaks of England and France as being 'two mighty monarchies Whose high,
uprearèd, and abutting fronts The perilous narrow ocean parts asunder;'
Prol. to
Hen. V, l. 21.—O.F.
abouter (Roquefort), of which an older form would be
aboter; mod. F. abouter, to arrive at, tend to; orig. to thrust towards.
[The mod. F. aboutir, to arrive at, evidently rests its meaning on the F.
bout,
an end, but this does not affect the etymology.]—O.F. a, prefix = Lt.
ad; and boter, to push, thrust, but. See But. Der.
abut-ment,
which is that which bears the 'thrust' of an arch; cf. buttress, a support; but
see Buttress.
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ADDENDA
'The southe hede therof abbuttyth vppon the wey leadyng from,' &c.;
Bury Wills, ed. Tymms, p. 52; in a will dated 1479.
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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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