etymon
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The etymon is in old English wrestling�to have on the hip; to render an opponent powerless because tractionless.
From Time Magazine Archive
—Can any of your correspondents refer me to the etymon of this name, given to a vocation attached to our English courts of law?
With regard to the orthography of the word, it seems to me that, if the etymon be followed, it ought to be written and-per-se-and; if the pronunciation, ampussy and.
From Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
Richardson is also in favour of this etymon, notwithstanding its harshness and insipidity.
From Notes and Queries, Number 26, April 27, 1850 by Various
Gael. arg, white, which has been generally adduced as the etymon of these names, may intermix.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
