Chambers's etymological dictionary of the English language, ed. by J. Donald |
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
akin to Gr allied animal arch atum bear belonging bend bird body called cause Celt church cloth colour conn consisting containing cover discourse dress Dutch equal facio fär fasten fate fero flowers fold fruit Gael genus give Goth gram grow head hèr hold hollow horse instrument inter kind land light liquid logos low L manner mark measure ment metal metron mind möön mōte müte n.pl ness old E old Fr old Ger one's ornament pa.p pa.t person pertaining piece plant pr.p priv prob produce pron Prov quadruped relating resembling root round Scot shew shine ship side skin soft sound species stone substance tending thing throw tion tree v.t. lit v.t. orig vessel word writing
Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
Σελίδα 134 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Σελίδα 71 - . a tribe or collection of families subject to a single chieftain, bearing the same surname, and supposed to have a common ancestor ; a clique, sect, or body of persons. [Gael, clann, Ir.
Σελίδα 189 - Form, form, n. > figure or appearance of a body ; the boundary-line of an object; a model; a mould: mode of arrangement ; order; regularity; system, as of government ; beauty or elegance : established practice ; ceremony : in printing, the type from which an impression is to be taken arranged and secured in a chase : (in the fol.
Σελίδα 240 - The section is an hyperbola, when the cutting plane makes a greater angle with the base than the side of the cone makes.
Σελίδα 295 - . lit. the origin or supplier of bread; a master; a superior; a husband ; a ruler: the proprietor of a manor ; a baron ; a peer of the realm ; the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl ; a bishop, if a member of Parliament : in В., the Supreme Being ; Jehovah (when printed in capitals).
Σελίδα 92 - ... kon-tin'jent, adj. lit. touching; dependent on something else ; liable but not certain to happen; accidental. — n. an event which is liable but not certain to occur ; a share or proportion, especially of soldiers. — adv. contingently. [L. contingo, to touch, to happen.] contlngcnce, kon-tin'jens, contingency, kon-tin'jen-si, n., the quality of being contingent; what happens by chance ; an accident.
Σελίδα 171 - Faith, futh, я., trust or confidence in any_ person ; belief in the statement of another : belief in the truth of revealed religion ; confidence and trust in God ; reliance on Christ as the Saviour : that which is believed ; any system of religious belief: fidelity to promises; honesty: word or honour pledged, [old ~&.feithtfayeth,fay; old ¥r.faid,fci¿; It.fede; L.
Σελίδα 91 - Scripture expression : but they do not consider the presence of the body and blood of Christ with the bread and wine...