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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
FAINT.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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FAINT,
weak, feeble. (F.,—L.) In early use. M.E. feint,
feynt; King Alisaunder, 612; Gower, C. A. ii. 5.—O.F. feint,
pp. of feindre, to feign; so that the orig. sense is 'feigned;' see
Bartsch, Chrest. Française, p. 515, l. 3. See Feign. ¶
Cf. M.E. feintise, signifying (1) faintness, (2) cowardice; Glos. to Will. of
Palerne; P. Plowman, B. v. 5. ➩
Faint is wholly unconnected with
Lat. uanus. Der. faint-ly, Shak. Oth. iv. 1. 113; faint-ness, Mids.
Nt. Dr. iii. 2. 428; faint-hearted, 3 Hen. VI, i. 1. 183; faint, verb, Mids. Nt.
Dr. ii. 2. 35.
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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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