ABBREVIATIONS

| AFr. | Anglo-French. | | all it. | alliterative; (in) alliterative verse, . | | cf. | in etymologies indicates uncertain or indirect relation. | | constr. | constructed with; construction. | | Du. | Dutch. | | E.; Mn.E. | (Modern) English. | | E.D.D. | The English Dialect Dictionary. | | Fr. | French. | | Fris. | (Modern) Frisian (dialects). | | from | is prefixed to etymologies when the word illustrated has additional suffixes, ., not present in the etymon. | | G. | German. | | Goth. | Gothic. | | Icel. | (Modern) Icelandic. | | Kt.; OKt. | Kentish; Kentish dialect of Old English. | | L.; Med.L. | Latin; Mediaeval Latin. | | MDu. | Middle Dutch. | | ME. | Middle English. | | MHG. | Middle High German. | | MLG. | Middle Low German. | | N.E.D. | The Oxford (New) English Dictionary. | | Nth; ONth. | Northumbrian; Northumbrian dialect of Old English. | | NWM. | North West Midland. | | OE. | Old English. | | OFr. | Old French. | | OFris. | Old Frisian. | | OHG. | Old High German. | | OIr. | Old Irish. | | ON. | Old Norse, especially Old Icelandic. | | ONFr. | Northern dialects of Old French. | | OS. | Old Saxon (Old Low German). | | prec. | preceding word. | | red. | reduced; reduction. | | Swed. | Swedish. | | WS.; OWS. | West Saxon (dialect of Old English). | | * | is prefixed where forms are theoretically reconstructed. | | + | between the elements shows that a compound or derivative is first recorded in Middle English. |