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Welcome O.E. wilcuma, exclamation of kindly greeting, from earlier wilcuma (n.) "welcome guest," lit. "one whose coming is in accord with another's will," from willa "pleasure, desire, choice" |
2 | 2 | Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:30 am mia  |
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Win fusion of O.E. winnan "struggle for, work at, strive, fight," and gewinnan "to gain or succeed by struggling, to win," both from P.Gmc. |
1 | 1 | Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:41 am mia |
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Observation 1382, from L. observationem (nom. observatio) "a watching over," from observatus, pp. of observare (see observe). Meaning "a remark in reference to something observed" first recorded 1593. |
1 | 1 | Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:17 am mia |
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Book O.E. boc, traditionally from P.Gmc. *bokiz "beech" (cf. Ger. Buch "book" Buche "beech;" the notion being of beechwood tablets on which runes were inscribed), but may be from the tree itself .The O.E. originally meant any written document. |
1 | 1 | Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:55 am mia |
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Cultivate 1620, from M.L. cultivatus, pp. of cultivare, from L.L. cultivus Figurative sense of "improve by training or education" is from 1681. |
1 | 1 | Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:14 am mia |
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Work a fusion of O.E. wyrcan (past tense worhte, pp. geworht), from P.Gmc. *wurkijanan; and O.E. wircan (Mercian) "to work, operate, function," formed relatively late from P.Gmc. noun *werkan (see work (n.)). |
1 | 1 | Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:25 am mia |
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Thunder O.E. žunor, from P.Gmc. "to resound, thunder" The verb is O.E. žunrian; fig. sense of "to speak loudly, threateningly, bombastically" is recorded from c.1340. |
1 | 1 | Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:40 am mia |
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Ascetic 1646, from Gk. asketikos "rigorously self-disciplined," from asketes "monk, hermit," from askein "to exercise, train," originally "to train for athletic competition, practice gymnastics, exercise." |
1 | 1 | Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:44 am mia |
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Parents/Children/Elders 1185, from O.Fr. parent (11c.), from L. parentem (nom. parens) "father or mother, ancestor,"- O.E. cild "child," from P.Gmc. *kiltham unrelated to other languages. Presbyter "an elder," from Gk. |
1 | 1 | Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:46 am mia |
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Heathen O.E. hęšen "not Christian or jewish," merged with O.N. heišinn. |
1 | 1 | Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:48 am mia |
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Cross O.E. cros, from O.Ir. cros, probably via Scand., from L. crux (gen. crucis) "stake, cross," |
1 | 1 | Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:51 am mia |
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Reqiuem "mass for repose of the soul of the dead," c.1303, from L. |
1 | 1 | Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:02 am mia |
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