Following the method used by Professor Skeat in his Etymological
Dictionary, the symbol + is employed to distinguish forms which are
cognate and which are adduced to illustrate and confirm the
etymology.
Following the method used by Professor Skeat in his Etymological
Dictionary, the symbol + is employed to distinguish forms which are
cognate and which are adduced to illustrate and confirm the
etymology.
The symbol - signifies derived from. Example:- Furred, (F. - O.L.G.), M.E. forre, meaning, French, derived from old Low German; Middle English forre.
The abbreviation Ders. signifies derivatives of the primary word.
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