etymological dictionary

Noun

Meaning

a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word

Hypernyms

Examples

Then there’s hurkle durkle, “an old Scots phrase from the Jamieson’s Etymological Dictionary of the Scots Language (1808), where it is broadly defined as ‘lying in bed, or lounging, long after it’s time to get up’” and, of course, dreich. Source: Internet

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