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The old French vairon signifies anything of two colours, and may possibly be the etymon of vaire.
THE CURIOSITIES OF HERALDRYMARK ANTONY LOWERI cannot admit any of these derivations, though perhaps my own etymon may not be deemed less irrelevant, viz.
THE CURIOSITIES OF HERALDRYMARK ANTONY LOWERWere, wert; worth, werth; word and werde, are derived from the same etymon and retain a similarity of meaning.
LECTURES ON LANGUAGEWILLIAM S. BALCHI am inclined to think, with the two first-mentioned lexicographers, that the etymon is πόσις, or potio.
NOTES AND QUERIES, VOL. V, NUMBER 134, MAY 22, 1852VARIOUSWill you accept a French elucidation of the etymon of this word, which has sorely puzzled your correspondents?
NOTES AND QUERIES, NUMBER 175, MARCH 5, 1853VARIOUSYour correspondent asks the "etymon of our English word pearl."
NOTES AND QUERIES, NUMBER 166, JANUARY 1, 1853VARIOUSLet me give only one etymon by way of preparation for my answer.
NOTES AND QUERIES, VOL. IV, NUMBER 112, DECEMBER 20, 1851VARIOUSRichardson is also in favour of this etymon, notwithstanding its harshness and insipidity.
NOTES & QUERIES, NO. 26. SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1850VARIOUSAnother etymon for Jews-harp is Jaws-harp, because the place where it is played upon is between the jaws.
NOTES & QUERIES, NO. 18. SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1850VARIOUSAs we have above given an etymon of cobweb, we will here repeat our note on the word gossamer in the Fairy Legends.
THE FAIRY MYTHOLOGYTHOMAS KEIGHTLEYWORDS RELATED TO ETYMON
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