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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
EAR.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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EAR (1),
the organ of hearing. (E.) M. E. ere,
Chaucer, C. T. 6218.—A.
S. eáre, Grein, i. 255. + Du. oor. + Icel. eyra. + Swed.
öra. + Dan.
öre. + G. ohr; M. H. G. óre; O. H. G.
óra. + Goth. auso. + Lat. auris. + Gk. οὖς. + Russ.
ucho.—✔AW,
to be pleased with, pay attention to; cf. Skt. av, to be pleased,
take care (Vedic); Gk.
ἀίω, I hear, perceive; Lat.
audire, to
hear. See Curtius, i. 482; Fick, i. 501.
Der. ear-ed, ear-ache, ear-ring, ear-shot, &c.; also ear-wig,
q.v. And from the same root, auricular, q.v.; auscultation, q.v.
EAR (2),
a spike, or head, of corn. (E.) M. E. er; the dat.
ere occurs in King Alisaunder, 797; see ear in Stratmann.—A.
S. ear, pl. ears of corn; Northumb. eher, an ear, pl.
ehera; Matt.
xii. I. + Du. aar. + Icel., Dan., and Swed. ax ( = ahs). + Goth.
ahs. + O. H. G. ahir; M. H. G. eher; G. ähre.
β. The
syllable ah- in Goth. ah-s is identical with the same in Goth.
ah-ana,
chaff, and cognate with ac- in Lat. acus, a needle.—✔AK,
to pierce. See Awn,
Aglet.
EAR (3),
to plough. (E.) In Deut. xxi. 4; 1 Sam. viii. 12;
Is. xxx. 24. M. E. erien, P. Plowman, B. vi. 4, 5; also
eren, Chaucer, C. T. 888.—A.
S. erian, erigan, to plough, Grein, i. 219. + Icel. erja. + M. H. G.
eren, ern. + Goth. arjan. + Irish araim, I plough. + Lat.
arare. +
Gk. ἀρόω, I plough.—✔AR,
to plough. ¶ 'In its application to ploughing the ✔AR
(always retaining too its vowel a) is proper to all the European
languages, as distinguished from the Oriental;' Curtius, i. 426;
q.v. Der. ear-ing.
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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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