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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
FARROW.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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FARROW,
to produce a litter of pigs. (E.) 'That thair sow ferryit
was thar' = that their sow had farrowed, lit. was farrowed; Barbour's Bruce,
xvii. 701. Cf. Dan. fare, to farrow. Formed, as a
verb, from M.E. farh, which means (not a litter, but) a single
pig. The word is scarce, but the pl. faren occurs in King
Alisaunder, 2441.—A.S. fearh,
a pig; the pl. fearas occurs in Ælf. Gloss., ed. Somner, Nomina Ferarum,
explained by 'suilli, vel porcelli, vel nefrendes.' + Du. varken (dimin.), a
pig. + O.H.G. farah, M.H.G. varch, a pig; whence G. dimin. ferk-el, a pig. +
Lat. porcus, a pig. See Pork. [†] ADDENDA Add:
'M.E. farȝen; the pp. ivarȝed occurs in the Ayenbite of Inwyt, p.
61, l. 29; spelt iueruwed, p. 204, l. 12.'
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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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