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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
TARNISH.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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TARNISH,
to soil, diminish the lustre of, to dim. (F.,—O.H.G.)
Also to grow dim, as in Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel, 249; this appears to be
the orig. sense in E.—F. terniss-, stem of pres. part. of se
ternir, 'to wax pale, wan, discoloured, to lose its former luster;'
Cot. Cf. terni pp. 'wan, discoloured, whose luster is lost;'
id.—M.H.G. ternen, O.H.G. tarnan, tarnjan, to obscure,
darken; cf. tarnhut, tarnkappe, a hat or cap which rendered the wearer
invisible. + A.S. dernan, dyrnan, to hide, Gen. xlv. 1; causal verb from derne,
dyrne, hidden, secret, Grein, i. 214; and this adj. is cognate with O. Sax. derni,
O. Fries. dern, hidden, secret. Cf. Gk. θάλαμος, a secret
chamber, lurking-place, den, hole, darkest part of a ship.—✔DHAR,
to hold, secure; cf. Skt. dhri, to maintain, support.
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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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| 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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