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| − | == Harbour ==
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| − | Harbour (BE)/Harbor (AmE)<ref> "harbour." OED Online Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web 3 March 2015. </ref>
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| − | * ME word has been assumed to be taken from Norse, but the phonology points rather to an OE type (might be taken from Norse).
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| − | * The history shows two lines of phonetic change:
| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Harbor}}[[Kategorie: Anglistika-amerikanistika|*]]<nowiki/> |
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| − | ** the weakening of the second element to –ber, -bor, -bour
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| − | ** The current form “harbour” exhibits both of these changes.
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| − | * Various spellings – it appears in modern-day form (both BE and AmE) in 17th century
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| − | * Meanings:
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| − | ** a. Shelter, lodging, entertainment: sojourn, abode – as early as mid-12th century (spelled as herbyrȝe)
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| − | ** b. The “house,” mansion, zodiac (Chaucer)
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| − | ** c. Retreat of wild animals
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| − | ** d. Used figuratively
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| − | ** e. Port (late 13th century)
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| − | ** f. Airship shed/hangar (1909, 1912)
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| − | ** g. A vessel used for mixing ingredients for glass making (19th century)
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| − | ** h. A number of compounds
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| − | == Sinister<ref>“sinister” The Oxford English Dictionary. www.oed.com 3 Mar 2015 <http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/180206?redirectedFrom=sinister#eid>.</ref> ==
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| − | ME: synystre, synistre, sinistre; syne-, sinester; syny-, syni-, sinister; senestre, sene-, seni-, senyster
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| − | ModE: sinister
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| − | stress: siˈnister (17th, 18th ct.), ˈsinister
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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)
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| − | '''meanings:'''
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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)
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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) | |
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| − | *prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, suspicious - about opinions (15th-17th ct.) - e.g. Some evil Suspicion or sinister Thoughts concerning me.
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| − | *dishonest, unfair; not straightforward, underhand; dark - about actions, practices (common in 1470-1650)
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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.
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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)
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| − | *unlucky, unfortunate (common in 1580-1670)
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| − | *unfavourable, harmful, prejudicial to a person
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| − | == '''DEXTEROUS'''<references/>http://www.oed.com.ezproxy.is.cuni.cz/view/Entry/51667?redirectedFrom=dexterous#eid</ref>''', adj.''' ==
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| − | '''Forms: '''dextrous, adj.;''' '''dexterious adj.,
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| − | '''Pronunciation: ''' /ˈdɛkstərəs/ /ˈdɛkstrəs/
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| − | '''Etymology: '''< 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.
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| − | '''meanings:'''
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| − | * Situated on the right side or right-hand; right, as opposed to left; = DEXTER adj. 1, DEXTRAL adj., --> ''Example: ''1646 SIR T. BROWNE Pseudodoxia Epidemica IV. v. 190 “The dextrous and sinistrous parts of the body.”
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| − | * Deft or nimble of hand, neat-handed
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| − | * Having mental adroitness or skill; skilful or expert in contrivance or management
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| − | * In a bad sense: ‘Clever’, crafty, cunning.
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| − | * Handy, convenient, suitable, fitting. ''Obs.''
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