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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
HAMLET.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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HAMLET,
a small village. (F.,—O. Low G.) M.E. hamelet, of
three syllables; Rob. of Brunne, tr. of Langtoft, p. 269; spelt hamelat,
Barbour, Bruce, iv. 195; hamillet, id. ix. 403 (Edinb. MS.); hamlet,
id. x. 403 (Camb. MS.).—O.F. hamel (whence mod. F. hameau),
with dimin. suffix -et. Hamel is used by Froissart,
ii. 2. 232 (Littré). The suffix -el is also dimin.; the base being
ham.—O. Friesic ham (North Friesic hamm, Outzen), a home, dwelling;
cognate with A.S. hám, whence E. home. See Home. ¶
The fact that the word is French explains the difference of vowel. [†]
ADDENDA
Anglo-F. hamelet,
Year-books of Edw. I. i. 25, 185; also hamel, Stat. of the Realm, i. 327,
an. 1352.
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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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