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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word WARLOCK. Etymology of the word
WARLOCK.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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WARLOCK, a
wizard. (E.) In Jamieson's Scot. Dict. 'Æneas was
no warluck, as the Scots commonly call such men, who they say are iron-free or
lead-free;' Dryden, Dedication to tr. of Virgil's Æneid (R.)
The final ck stands for an orig. guttural sound, just as most Englishmen say
lock for the Scottish loch; the suffix was prob. confused with that of
hem-lock
or wed-lock. M.E. warloghe, a wicked one, a name for the devil,
Destruction of Troy, 4439. Spelt warlawe, a deceiver, P. Plowman's
Crede, l. 783.—A.S. wǽrloga, a traitor, deceiver, liar, truce-breaker,
Grein, ii. 650. Lit. 'one who lies against the truth.'—A.S. wǽr, truth (as in
wǽrleás, false, lit. 'truthless,' Grein), cognate with Lat.
uerum, truth; and loga, a liar, from leógan (pp. log-en), to lie, Grein, ii.
176, 194. See Verity and
Lie (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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| 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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