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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
UMBRAGE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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UMBRAGE,
a shade or screen of trees, suspicion of injury, offence. (F.,—L.)
The proper sense is 'shadow,' as in Hamlet, v. 2. 125; thence it came to mean a
shadow of suspicion cast upon a person, suspicion of injury, &c.
'It is also evident that St. Peter did not carry himself so as to give the least
overture or umbrage to make any one suspect he had any such preëminence;'
Bp. Taylor, A Disuasive from Popery, p. i. §
8 (R.)—F. ombrage (also umbrage), 'an umbrage, shade, shadow; also jelousie,
suspition, an incling of; whence donner ombrage à, to discontent, make jealous
of;' Cot.—F. ombre, a shadow; with suffix -age (= Lat. -aticum); cf. Lat.
umbraticus, belonging to shade.—Lat. umbra, a shadow. Root
unknown. Der. umbrage-ous, shadowy, from F. ombrageux, 'shady,...
umbragious,' Cot.; umbrageous-ly, -ness. And see umb-el,
umbr-ella, sombre.
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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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