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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ACCRUE. Etymology of the word
ACCRUE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ACCRUE,
to grow to, to come to in the way of increase. (F.,—L.)
Spenser, F. Q. iv. 6. 18, has both decrewed, decreased, and accrewed,
increased or gathered.—O.F. 'accreu, growne, increased, enlarged,
augmented, amplified;' Cot. The E. word must have been borrowed from this,
and turned into a verb.—O.F. accroistre (Cotgrave), now accroître,
to increase, enlarge; of which accreu (accru) is the pp.—Lat.
accrescere, to enlarge.—Lat. ac- = ad, to; and crescere, to grow. See
Accretion.
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ADDENDA
The Anglo-French acru,
accrued, pp., occurs in Year-Books of Edw. I. iii. 415; spelt acrue in
Life of Edw. Conf., ed. Luard, l. 4025. The fut. sing. acrestera
occurs in Stat. of the Realm, i. 156, an. 1309.
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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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