Observations Introductory to a Work on English EtymologyJ. Murray, 1818 - 52 頁 |
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第 9 頁
... figures of beasts and birds ; although it received no doubt much improvement during the crusades , since gules , rose ; sable , black ; azure , blue ; and diapre , damask , are terms borrowed from the Arabic and Persian [ 9 ]
... figures of beasts and birds ; although it received no doubt much improvement during the crusades , since gules , rose ; sable , black ; azure , blue ; and diapre , damask , are terms borrowed from the Arabic and Persian [ 9 ]
第 16 頁
... their countrymen to the conquest of Britain , were called Hengist and Horsa from their military insignia ; for those are alike names for a stallion or horse ; the figure of which is still retained in the armorial bearings of their [ 16 ]
... their countrymen to the conquest of Britain , were called Hengist and Horsa from their military insignia ; for those are alike names for a stallion or horse ; the figure of which is still retained in the armorial bearings of their [ 16 ]
第 48 頁
... figures were at first simple objects of convenience , in the common intercourse of mankind , yet every where , as with the Egyptians and Goths , they must have been employed more extensively in the mystical ceremonies of superstition ...
... figures were at first simple objects of convenience , in the common intercourse of mankind , yet every where , as with the Egyptians and Goths , they must have been employed more extensively in the mystical ceremonies of superstition ...
第 49 頁
... , copied on a leaf or stone , were the first runes . When the wonderful device of signs for sounds was intro- duced , many of the former figures , familiar to the E hand and eye , were probably adopted for alpha- betical [ 49 ]
... , copied on a leaf or stone , were the first runes . When the wonderful device of signs for sounds was intro- duced , many of the former figures , familiar to the E hand and eye , were probably adopted for alpha- betical [ 49 ]
第 51 頁
... figure would naturally be used to designate what is called a round sum or square quantity . Thus О O might be ten , one hundred , and a thousand . In our present arithmetical signs has much of that effect ; but , if any one of the three ...
... figure would naturally be used to designate what is called a round sum or square quantity . Thus О O might be ten , one hundred , and a thousand . In our present arithmetical signs has much of that effect ; but , if any one of the three ...
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adjectives admit adopted affinity afterwards alphabet already noticed ancient name appear Arabic Armoric and Welsh Armorican article J prefixed became border boundary Bracchati breeches Cæsar called Celtic Celts common compound words confounded connexion consonants construction converted corresponding corrupted cruinath Danish DAVID BREWSTER denoted derived dialects duce English etymology etymons formed French frequently Gaul German Gothic Gothic and Celtic Gothic ra Goths Greek Greeks and Latins guage Hebrew Helvetii History idun inhabitants Irish island Italians Italy Jofur known land language letters London low Latin meaning mountains mutations nation nouns numerous observed Odin origin Pacific Oceans Persian Picts possess probably the Gothic produced pronounced pronunciation resemblance river river Humber Roman Royal Society Sanscrit Saxon Scotch Scotland Scouts or Scots sense shores signified Society of Edinburgh speech substantives Swedish synonimous term territory Teutonic thence tion verb vowel Wales warriors Welsh whence