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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
GARBOIL.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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GARBOIL,
a disturbance, commotion. (F.,—L.) In Shak. Antony, i.
3. 61; ii. 2. 67.—O.F. garbouil, 'a garboile, hurliburly, great
stirre;' Cot. Cf. Span. garbullo, a crowd, multitude; Ital. garbuglio,
'a trouble, a garboil, a disorder;' Florio. β. Of uncertain
origin. Referred by Diez to Lat. garr-ire, to prattle, chatter; in
conjunction with bullire, to boil, bubble, boil with rage. γ. The
latter part of the word is thus well accounted for; see Boil. The
former part is less sure, and seems to be more directly from the Ital. gara,
strife, since Florio has 'garabullare, to rave.' Yet the source is
probably the same either way; see Jar, to creak.
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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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