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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
GANTLET, GANTLOPE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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GANTLET (1),
a spelling of Gauntlet, q.v. GANTLET
(2), GANTLOPE, a military
punishment. (Swed.) In Skinner, ed. 1671. Formerly
written gantlope, but corrupted to gantlet or gauntlet by
confusion with gauntlet, a glove. 'To run the gantlope,
an usual punishment among soldiers;' Kersey's Dict. ed. 1715. Again,
the n is inserted, being no part of the orig. word, which should be gatlope.—Swed.
gatlopp, lit. 'a running down a lane,' because the offender has to run
between two files of soldiers, who strike him as he passes.—Swed. gata,
a street, lane (see Gate); and lopp,
a course, career, running, from löpa, to run, cognate with E. Leap.
¶ Prob. due to the wars of Gustavus Adolphus (died 1632).
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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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