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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word DASH. Etymology of the word
DASH.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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DASH,
to throw with violence. (Scand.) Orig. to beat,
strike, as when we say that waves dash upon
rocks. M.E. daschen, dasschen. 'Into
the cité he con dassche,' i.e. he rushed, King Alisaunder, 2837; and
see Layamon, l. 1469.—Dan. daske, to slap. + Swed. daska, to beat,
to drub; Swed. dial. daska, to slap with the open hand, as one slaps
a child; Rietz. β. A shorter form appears in Swed. dial.
disa, to strike (Rietz). Der. dash-ing, i.e. striking;
dash-ing-ly.
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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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