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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
NEB.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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NEB,
the beak of a bird, the nose. (E.) In Winter's Tale, i. 2.
183. M.E. neb. 'Ostende mihi faciem,
scheau thi neb to me' = shew me thy face; Ancren Riwle, p. 90.—A.S.
nebb, the face, John, xi. 44. + Du. neb, bill, beak, nib, mouth. +
Icel. nef, the nose. + Dan. næb, beak, bill. + Swed. näbb, beak,
bill. β. The word has lost an initial s; we also find Du.
sneb, a
bill, beak; G. schnabel, a bill, beak, nib; schneppe, a nozzle. The
M.H.G. snabel, a bill, is derived from M.H.G. snaben, to snap; and the E. sb.
nipple (dimin. of nib) is spelt with p. Hence sneb stands for
snep,
derived from the verb to snap; see Snap. Der. See
nib, nipple,
snipe.
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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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