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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
RALLY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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RALLY (1),
to gather together again, reassemble. (F.,—L.)
Properly a trans. verb; also used as intransitive. Spelt rallie
in Cotgrave. It stands for re-ally; and Spenser uses re-allie
nearly in the same sense as rally; F. Q. vii. 6. 23.—F.
rallier, 'to rallie;' Cot.—Lat.
re-, again; ad, to; and ligare, to bind; see Re-
and Ally.
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The form rely in Barbour's Bruce, iii. 34, &c., is used in the same
sense; and is the same word, with the omission of Lat. ad. RALLY
(2), to banter.
(F.,—Teut.) 'Rally,
to play and droll upon, to banter or jeer;' Phillips, ed. 1710. He
also gives: 'Rallery, pleasant drolling.' Here rallery
is another form of raillery, and to rally is merely another form
of to rail, in later use, and due to an attempt to bring the E. word
closer to F. railler. See Rail
(2).
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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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