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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word AMAZE. Etymology of the word
AMAZE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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AMAZE, to
astound. (E. and Scand.) Formerly written amase.
The word amased, meaning 'bewildered, infatuated,' occurs three times in
the Ancren Riwle, pp. 270, 284, 288. The prefix can here hardly be
other than the intensive A.S. á- = G. er- = Goth. us-; thus to
amase is
'to confound utterly.' We also find the compound form bimased,
Ancren Riwle, p. 270. On the rest of the word, see Maze.
¶ The prefix is English, the latter syllable is probably
Scandinavian. Der. amaz-ed, amaz-ed-ness, amaz-ing, amaz-ing-ly,
amaze-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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| 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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