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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
LACE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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LACE,
a cord, tie, plaited string. (F.,—L.) M. E. las, laas,
King Alisaunder, 7698; Chaucer, C. T. 394.—O. F. las, laqs, a
snare; cf. laqs courant, a noose, running knot; Cot.—Lat. laqueus,
a noose, snare, knot. β. From the same source as Lat. lacĕre, to
allure, used in the comp. allicere, to allude, elicere, to draw out,
delicere,
to entice, delight. See Delight. Der.
lace, verb,
Spenser, F. Q. v. 5. 3. Doublet, lasso. ➩
The use of lace in the orig. sense of 'snare' occurs in Spenser, Muiopotmos,
427.
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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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