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		<id>https://wikisofia.cz/w/index.php?title=Etymologies&amp;diff=18124</id>
		<title>Etymologies</title>
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		<updated>2015-03-04T06:55:32Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MiraLel: /* DEXTEROUS[3], adj. */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;== Harbour ==&lt;br /&gt;
Harbour (BE)/Harbor (AmE)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;harbour.&amp;quot; OED Online Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web 3 March 2015. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* ME word has been assumed to be taken from Norse, but the phonology points rather to an OE type (might be taken from Norse).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* The history shows two lines of phonetic change: &lt;br /&gt;
** her -&amp;gt; her &lt;br /&gt;
** the weakening of the second element to –ber, -bor, -bour &lt;br /&gt;
** The current form “harbour” exhibits both of these changes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Various spellings – it appears in modern-day form (both BE and AmE) in 17th century &lt;br /&gt;
* Meanings: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
** a.	Shelter, lodging, entertainment: sojourn, abode – as early as mid-12th century (spelled as herbyrȝe)  &lt;br /&gt;
** b.	The “house,” mansion, zodiac (Chaucer) &lt;br /&gt;
** c.	Retreat of wild animals &lt;br /&gt;
** d.	Used figuratively &lt;br /&gt;
** e.	Port (late 13th century) &lt;br /&gt;
** f.	Airship shed/hangar (1909, 1912) &lt;br /&gt;
** g.	A vessel used for mixing ingredients for glass making (19th century) &lt;br /&gt;
** h.	A number of compounds&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harbor}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Sinister&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;“sinister” The Oxford English Dictionary. www.oed.com 3 Mar 2015 &amp;lt;http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/180206?redirectedFrom=sinister#eid&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''forms:'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ME: synystre, synistre, sinistre; syne-, sinester; syny-, syni-, sinister; senestre, sene-, seni-, senyster&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ModE: sinister&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
stress: siˈnister (17th, 18th ct.), ˈsinister&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- from Old French senestre, sinistre or Latin sinister (meaning 'left' or 'left-hand' - the opposite of dexter; the original meaning is present in ModE but mainly archaic/used in Heraldry)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''meanings:'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*original meaning: on the left side of the body; lying towards the left hand; situated on the left hand of a shield (Heraldry)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*given with intent to deceive or mislead, esp. so as to create a prejudice against some person; false and dishonest - about information, suggestions, advice, etc. (obsolete - 15th, 16th century)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, suspicious - about opinions (15th-17th ct.) - e.g. Some evil Suspicion or sinister Thoughts concerning me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*dishonest, unfair; not straightforward, underhand; dark - about actions, practices (common in 1470-1650)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*corrupt, evil, bad - e.g. He speaks of bad manners and vitious humors and sinister affections,..as envy, contention, contumacy, incontinency.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*portending or indicating misfortune or disaster; full of dark or gloomy suggestiveness; inauspicious, unfavourable - about omens (originally denoting omens seen on the left hand, which was regarded as the unlucky side)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*unlucky, unfortunate (common in 1580-1670)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*unfavourable, harmful, prejudicial to a person&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== '''DEXTEROUS'''&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.oed.com.ezproxy.is.cuni.cz/view/Entry/51667?redirectedFrom=dexterous#eid&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Forms: '''dextrous, adj.;''' '''dexterious adj., &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Pronunciation: ''' /ˈdɛkstərəs/ /ˈdɛkstrəs/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Etymology:  '''&amp;lt; Latin dexter, dextr- right, handy, dexterous, dextra the right hand + -OUS suffix. If an analogous word had been formed in Latin, it would have been dextrōsus; hence dextrous (compare sinistrous) is the more regular form; but dexterous appears to prevail in 19th cent. prose.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''meanings:'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Situated on the right side or right-hand; right, as opposed to left; = DEXTER adj. 1, DEXTRAL adj., --&amp;gt; ''Example: '''''1646  ''' SIR T. BROWNE Pseudodoxia Epidemica IV. v. 190   “The dextrous and sinistrous parts of the body.” &lt;br /&gt;
* In a bad sense: ‘Clever’, crafty, cunning. ''Obs. '' &lt;br /&gt;
* Handy, convenient, suitable, fitting. ''Obs.'' &lt;br /&gt;
* Deft or nimble of hand, neat-handed&lt;br /&gt;
* Having mental adroitness or skill; skilful or expert in contrivance or management&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MiraLel</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wikisofia.cz/w/index.php?title=Etymologies&amp;diff=18123</id>
		<title>Etymologies</title>
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		<updated>2015-03-04T00:27:34Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MiraLel: /* DEXTEROUShttp://www.oed.com.ezproxy.is.cuni.cz/view/Entry/51667?redirectedFrom=dexterous#eid, adj. */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;== Harbour ==&lt;br /&gt;
Harbour (BE)/Harbor (AmE)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;harbour.&amp;quot; OED Online Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web 3 March 2015. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* ME word has been assumed to be taken from Norse, but the phonology points rather to an OE type (might be taken from Norse).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* The history shows two lines of phonetic change: &lt;br /&gt;
** her -&amp;gt; her &lt;br /&gt;
** the weakening of the second element to –ber, -bor, -bour &lt;br /&gt;
** The current form “harbour” exhibits both of these changes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Various spellings – it appears in modern-day form (both BE and AmE) in 17th century &lt;br /&gt;
* Meanings: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
** a.	Shelter, lodging, entertainment: sojourn, abode – as early as mid-12th century (spelled as herbyrȝe)  &lt;br /&gt;
** b.	The “house,” mansion, zodiac (Chaucer) &lt;br /&gt;
** c.	Retreat of wild animals &lt;br /&gt;
** d.	Used figuratively &lt;br /&gt;
** e.	Port (late 13th century) &lt;br /&gt;
** f.	Airship shed/hangar (1909, 1912) &lt;br /&gt;
** g.	A vessel used for mixing ingredients for glass making (19th century) &lt;br /&gt;
** h.	A number of compounds&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harbor}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Sinister&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;“sinister” The Oxford English Dictionary. www.oed.com 3 Mar 2015 &amp;lt;http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/180206?redirectedFrom=sinister#eid&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''forms:'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ME: synystre, synistre, sinistre; syne-, sinester; syny-, syni-, sinister; senestre, sene-, seni-, senyster&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ModE: sinister&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
stress: siˈnister (17th, 18th ct.), ˈsinister&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- from Old French senestre, sinistre or Latin sinister (meaning 'left' or 'left-hand' - the opposite of dexter; the original meaning is present in ModE but mainly archaic/used in Heraldry)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''meanings:'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*original meaning: on the left side of the body; lying towards the left hand; situated on the left hand of a shield (Heraldry)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*given with intent to deceive or mislead, esp. so as to create a prejudice against some person; false and dishonest - about information, suggestions, advice, etc. (obsolete - 15th, 16th century)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, suspicious - about opinions (15th-17th ct.) - e.g. Some evil Suspicion or sinister Thoughts concerning me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*dishonest, unfair; not straightforward, underhand; dark - about actions, practices (common in 1470-1650)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*corrupt, evil, bad - e.g. He speaks of bad manners and vitious humors and sinister affections,..as envy, contention, contumacy, incontinency.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*portending or indicating misfortune or disaster; full of dark or gloomy suggestiveness; inauspicious, unfavourable - about omens (originally denoting omens seen on the left hand, which was regarded as the unlucky side)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*unlucky, unfortunate (common in 1580-1670)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*unfavourable, harmful, prejudicial to a person&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== '''DEXTEROUS'''&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.oed.com.ezproxy.is.cuni.cz/view/Entry/51667?redirectedFrom=dexterous#eid&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;''', adj.''' ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Forms: '''dextrous, adj.;''' '''dexterious adj., &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Pronunciation: ''' /ˈdɛkstərəs/ /ˈdɛkstrəs/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Etymology:  '''&amp;lt; Latin dexter, dextr- right, handy, dexterous, dextra the right hand + -OUS suffix. If an analogous word had been formed in Latin, it would have been dextrōsus; hence dextrous (compare sinistrous) is the more regular form; but dexterous appears to prevail in 19th cent. prose.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''meanings:'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Situated on the right side or right-hand; right, as opposed to left; = DEXTER adj. 1, DEXTRAL adj., --&amp;gt; ''Example: ''1646   SIR T. BROWNE Pseudodoxia Epidemica IV. v. 190   “The dextrous and sinistrous parts of the body.” &lt;br /&gt;
* Deft or nimble of hand, neat-handed&lt;br /&gt;
* Having mental adroitness or skill; skilful or expert in contrivance or management&lt;br /&gt;
* In a bad sense: ‘Clever’, crafty, cunning. &lt;br /&gt;
* Handy, convenient, suitable, fitting. ''Obs.''&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MiraLel</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wikisofia.cz/w/index.php?title=Etymologies&amp;diff=18122</id>
		<title>Etymologies</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wikisofia.cz/w/index.php?title=Etymologies&amp;diff=18122"/>
		<updated>2015-03-04T00:26:27Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MiraLel: /* DEXTEROUShttp://www.oed.com.ezproxy.is.cuni.cz/view/Entry/51667?redirectedFrom=dexterous#eid&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, adj. */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;== Harbour ==&lt;br /&gt;
Harbour (BE)/Harbor (AmE)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;harbour.&amp;quot; OED Online Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web 3 March 2015. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* ME word has been assumed to be taken from Norse, but the phonology points rather to an OE type (might be taken from Norse).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* The history shows two lines of phonetic change: &lt;br /&gt;
** her -&amp;gt; her &lt;br /&gt;
** the weakening of the second element to –ber, -bor, -bour &lt;br /&gt;
** The current form “harbour” exhibits both of these changes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Various spellings – it appears in modern-day form (both BE and AmE) in 17th century &lt;br /&gt;
* Meanings: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
** a.	Shelter, lodging, entertainment: sojourn, abode – as early as mid-12th century (spelled as herbyrȝe)  &lt;br /&gt;
** b.	The “house,” mansion, zodiac (Chaucer) &lt;br /&gt;
** c.	Retreat of wild animals &lt;br /&gt;
** d.	Used figuratively &lt;br /&gt;
** e.	Port (late 13th century) &lt;br /&gt;
** f.	Airship shed/hangar (1909, 1912) &lt;br /&gt;
** g.	A vessel used for mixing ingredients for glass making (19th century) &lt;br /&gt;
** h.	A number of compounds&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harbor}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Sinister&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;“sinister” The Oxford English Dictionary. www.oed.com 3 Mar 2015 &amp;lt;http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/180206?redirectedFrom=sinister#eid&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''forms:'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ME: synystre, synistre, sinistre; syne-, sinester; syny-, syni-, sinister; senestre, sene-, seni-, senyster&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ModE: sinister&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
stress: siˈnister (17th, 18th ct.), ˈsinister&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- from Old French senestre, sinistre or Latin sinister (meaning 'left' or 'left-hand' - the opposite of dexter; the original meaning is present in ModE but mainly archaic/used in Heraldry)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''meanings:'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*original meaning: on the left side of the body; lying towards the left hand; situated on the left hand of a shield (Heraldry)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*given with intent to deceive or mislead, esp. so as to create a prejudice against some person; false and dishonest - about information, suggestions, advice, etc. (obsolete - 15th, 16th century)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, suspicious - about opinions (15th-17th ct.) - e.g. Some evil Suspicion or sinister Thoughts concerning me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*dishonest, unfair; not straightforward, underhand; dark - about actions, practices (common in 1470-1650)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*corrupt, evil, bad - e.g. He speaks of bad manners and vitious humors and sinister affections,..as envy, contention, contumacy, incontinency.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*portending or indicating misfortune or disaster; full of dark or gloomy suggestiveness; inauspicious, unfavourable - about omens (originally denoting omens seen on the left hand, which was regarded as the unlucky side)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*unlucky, unfortunate (common in 1580-1670)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*unfavourable, harmful, prejudicial to a person&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== '''DEXTEROUS'''&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;http://www.oed.com.ezproxy.is.cuni.cz/view/Entry/51667?redirectedFrom=dexterous#eid''', adj.''' ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Forms: '''dextrous, adj.;''' '''dexterious adj., &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Pronunciation: ''' /ˈdɛkstərəs/ /ˈdɛkstrəs/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Etymology:  '''&amp;lt; Latin dexter, dextr- right, handy, dexterous, dextra the right hand + -OUS suffix. If an analogous word had been formed in Latin, it would have been dextrōsus; hence dextrous (compare sinistrous) is the more regular form; but dexterous appears to prevail in 19th cent. prose.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''meanings:'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Situated on the right side or right-hand; right, as opposed to left; = DEXTER adj. 1, DEXTRAL adj., --&amp;gt; ''Example: ''1646   SIR T. BROWNE Pseudodoxia Epidemica IV. v. 190   “The dextrous and sinistrous parts of the body.” &lt;br /&gt;
* Deft or nimble of hand, neat-handed&lt;br /&gt;
* Having mental adroitness or skill; skilful or expert in contrivance or management&lt;br /&gt;
* In a bad sense: ‘Clever’, crafty, cunning. &lt;br /&gt;
* Handy, convenient, suitable, fitting. ''Obs.''&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MiraLel</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wikisofia.cz/w/index.php?title=Etymologies&amp;diff=18121</id>
		<title>Etymologies</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wikisofia.cz/w/index.php?title=Etymologies&amp;diff=18121"/>
		<updated>2015-03-04T00:25:59Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MiraLel: /* DEXTEROUShttp://www.oed.com.ezproxy.is.cuni.cz/view/Entry/51667?redirectedFrom=dexterous#eid, adj. */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;== Harbour ==&lt;br /&gt;
Harbour (BE)/Harbor (AmE)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;harbour.&amp;quot; OED Online Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web 3 March 2015. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* ME word has been assumed to be taken from Norse, but the phonology points rather to an OE type (might be taken from Norse).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* The history shows two lines of phonetic change: &lt;br /&gt;
** her -&amp;gt; her &lt;br /&gt;
** the weakening of the second element to –ber, -bor, -bour &lt;br /&gt;
** The current form “harbour” exhibits both of these changes. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Various spellings – it appears in modern-day form (both BE and AmE) in 17th century &lt;br /&gt;
* Meanings: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
** a.	Shelter, lodging, entertainment: sojourn, abode – as early as mid-12th century (spelled as herbyrȝe)  &lt;br /&gt;
** b.	The “house,” mansion, zodiac (Chaucer) &lt;br /&gt;
** c.	Retreat of wild animals &lt;br /&gt;
** d.	Used figuratively &lt;br /&gt;
** e.	Port (late 13th century) &lt;br /&gt;
** f.	Airship shed/hangar (1909, 1912) &lt;br /&gt;
** g.	A vessel used for mixing ingredients for glass making (19th century) &lt;br /&gt;
** h.	A number of compounds&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harbor}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Sinister&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;“sinister” The Oxford English Dictionary. www.oed.com 3 Mar 2015 &amp;lt;http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/180206?redirectedFrom=sinister#eid&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''forms:'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ME: synystre, synistre, sinistre; syne-, sinester; syny-, syni-, sinister; senestre, sene-, seni-, senyster&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ModE: sinister&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
stress: siˈnister (17th, 18th ct.), ˈsinister&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- from Old French senestre, sinistre or Latin sinister (meaning 'left' or 'left-hand' - the opposite of dexter; the original meaning is present in ModE but mainly archaic/used in Heraldry)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''meanings:'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*original meaning: on the left side of the body; lying towards the left hand; situated on the left hand of a shield (Heraldry)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*given with intent to deceive or mislead, esp. so as to create a prejudice against some person; false and dishonest - about information, suggestions, advice, etc. (obsolete - 15th, 16th century)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, suspicious - about opinions (15th-17th ct.) - e.g. Some evil Suspicion or sinister Thoughts concerning me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*dishonest, unfair; not straightforward, underhand; dark - about actions, practices (common in 1470-1650)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*corrupt, evil, bad - e.g. He speaks of bad manners and vitious humors and sinister affections,..as envy, contention, contumacy, incontinency.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*portending or indicating misfortune or disaster; full of dark or gloomy suggestiveness; inauspicious, unfavourable - about omens (originally denoting omens seen on the left hand, which was regarded as the unlucky side)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*unlucky, unfortunate (common in 1580-1670)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*unfavourable, harmful, prejudicial to a person&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== '''DEXTEROUS'''&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;http://www.oed.com.ezproxy.is.cuni.cz/view/Entry/51667?redirectedFrom=dexterous#eid&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;''', adj.''' ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Forms: '''dextrous, adj.;''' '''dexterious adj., &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Pronunciation: ''' /ˈdɛkstərəs/ /ˈdɛkstrəs/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Etymology:  '''&amp;lt; Latin dexter, dextr- right, handy, dexterous, dextra the right hand + -OUS suffix. If an analogous word had been formed in Latin, it would have been dextrōsus; hence dextrous (compare sinistrous) is the more regular form; but dexterous appears to prevail in 19th cent. prose.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''meanings:'''&lt;br /&gt;
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* Situated on the right side or right-hand; right, as opposed to left; = DEXTER adj. 1, DEXTRAL adj., --&amp;gt; ''Example: ''1646   SIR T. BROWNE Pseudodoxia Epidemica IV. v. 190   “The dextrous and sinistrous parts of the body.” &lt;br /&gt;
* Deft or nimble of hand, neat-handed&lt;br /&gt;
* Having mental adroitness or skill; skilful or expert in contrivance or management&lt;br /&gt;
* In a bad sense: ‘Clever’, crafty, cunning. &lt;br /&gt;
* Handy, convenient, suitable, fitting. ''Obs.''&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Etymologies</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MiraLel: Přidání etymologie slova 'dexterous' - Lelek&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;== Harbour ==&lt;br /&gt;
Harbour (BE)/Harbor (AmE)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;harbour.&amp;quot; OED Online Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web 3 March 2015. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* ME word has been assumed to be taken from Norse, but the phonology points rather to an OE type (might be taken from Norse).&lt;br /&gt;
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* The history shows two lines of phonetic change: &lt;br /&gt;
** her -&amp;gt; her &lt;br /&gt;
** the weakening of the second element to –ber, -bor, -bour &lt;br /&gt;
** The current form “harbour” exhibits both of these changes. &lt;br /&gt;
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* Various spellings – it appears in modern-day form (both BE and AmE) in 17th century &lt;br /&gt;
* Meanings: &lt;br /&gt;
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** a.	Shelter, lodging, entertainment: sojourn, abode – as early as mid-12th century (spelled as herbyrȝe)  &lt;br /&gt;
** b.	The “house,” mansion, zodiac (Chaucer) &lt;br /&gt;
** c.	Retreat of wild animals &lt;br /&gt;
** d.	Used figuratively &lt;br /&gt;
** e.	Port (late 13th century) &lt;br /&gt;
** f.	Airship shed/hangar (1909, 1912) &lt;br /&gt;
** g.	A vessel used for mixing ingredients for glass making (19th century) &lt;br /&gt;
** h.	A number of compounds&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sinister&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;“sinister” The Oxford English Dictionary. www.oed.com 3 Mar 2015 &amp;lt;http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/180206?redirectedFrom=sinister#eid&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
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'''forms:'''&lt;br /&gt;
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ME: synystre, synistre, sinistre; syne-, sinester; syny-, syni-, sinister; senestre, sene-, seni-, senyster&lt;br /&gt;
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ModE: sinister&lt;br /&gt;
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stress: siˈnister (17th, 18th ct.), ˈsinister&lt;br /&gt;
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- from Old French senestre, sinistre or Latin sinister (meaning 'left' or 'left-hand' - the opposite of dexter; the original meaning is present in ModE but mainly archaic/used in Heraldry)&lt;br /&gt;
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'''meanings:'''&lt;br /&gt;
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*original meaning: on the left side of the body; lying towards the left hand; situated on the left hand of a shield (Heraldry)&lt;br /&gt;
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*given with intent to deceive or mislead, esp. so as to create a prejudice against some person; false and dishonest - about information, suggestions, advice, etc. (obsolete - 15th, 16th century)&lt;br /&gt;
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*prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, suspicious - about opinions (15th-17th ct.) - e.g. Some evil Suspicion or sinister Thoughts concerning me.&lt;br /&gt;
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*dishonest, unfair; not straightforward, underhand; dark - about actions, practices (common in 1470-1650)&lt;br /&gt;
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*corrupt, evil, bad - e.g. He speaks of bad manners and vitious humors and sinister affections,..as envy, contention, contumacy, incontinency.&lt;br /&gt;
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*portending or indicating misfortune or disaster; full of dark or gloomy suggestiveness; inauspicious, unfavourable - about omens (originally denoting omens seen on the left hand, which was regarded as the unlucky side)&lt;br /&gt;
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*unlucky, unfortunate (common in 1580-1670)&lt;br /&gt;
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*unfavourable, harmful, prejudicial to a person&lt;br /&gt;
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== '''DEXTEROUS'''&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.oed.com.ezproxy.is.cuni.cz/view/Entry/51667?redirectedFrom=dexterous#eid&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;''', adj.''' ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Forms: '''dextrous, adj.;''' '''dexterious adj., &lt;br /&gt;
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'''Pronunciation: ''' /ˈdɛkstərəs/ /ˈdɛkstrəs/&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Etymology:  '''&amp;lt; Latin dexter, dextr- right, handy, dexterous, dextra the right hand + -OUS suffix. If an analogous word had been formed in Latin, it would have been dextrōsus; hence dextrous (compare sinistrous) is the more regular form; but dexterous appears to prevail in 19th cent. prose.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''meanings:'''&lt;br /&gt;
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* Situated on the right side or right-hand; right, as opposed to left; = DEXTER adj. 1, DEXTRAL adj., --&amp;gt; ''Example: ''1646   SIR T. BROWNE Pseudodoxia Epidemica IV. v. 190   “The dextrous and sinistrous parts of the body.” &lt;br /&gt;
* Deft or nimble of hand, neat-handed&lt;br /&gt;
* Having mental adroitness or skill; skilful or expert in contrivance or management&lt;br /&gt;
* In a bad sense: ‘Clever’, crafty, cunning. &lt;br /&gt;
* Handy, convenient, suitable, fitting. ''Obs.''&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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