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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of he word USHER.
Etymology of the word USHER.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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USHER,
a door-keeper, one who introduced strangers. (F.,—L.)
M.E. vschere; 'Vschere, Hostiarius' [i.e. ostiarius]; Prompt. Parv.
'That dorë can noon ussher shette' [shut]; Gower, C. A. i. 231.—O.F.
ussier, uissier (Burguy); also huissier, 'an usher, or door-keeper of a court,
or of a chamber in court;' Cot.—Lat. ostiarium, acc. of ostiarius,
belonging to a door, or (as sb.) a door-keeper.—Lat. ostium, a door,
an entrance; extended from os, a mouth; see Oral. Der.
usher, verb,
L. L. L. v. 2. 328; usher-ship. [†]
ADDENDA
Anglo-F. usser,
Gaimar's Chron. ll. 5982, 5995, 5999; spelt ussher, Lib. Custumarum, p.
475. The pl. hus, doors, occurs in Year-Books of Edw. I. ii.
23.
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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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