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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
FALCHION.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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FALCHION,
a bent sword. (Ital.—Low Lat.) In Shak. L. L. L. v. 2.
618. [M.E. fauchon, P. Plowman, C. xvii. 169; directly from
F. fauchon, 'a faulchion;' Cot.]—Ital. falcione, a scimetar.—Low
Lat. falcionem, acc. of falcio, a sickle-shaped sword.—Lat. falci-,
crude form of falx, a sickle. + Gk. φάλκης, the rib of a ship;
φολκός,
bow-legged; ἐμφαλκἐω, I clasp round; Curtius, i. 207.
¶
The word may have been really taken from the F. fauchon, and afterwards altered
to falchion by the influence of the Ital. or Low Lat. form. Der.
from Lat. falx are also falc-on, de-falc-ate.
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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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