A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

ISBN: 9781332790586 出版年：2016 页码：648 Walter W Skeat Forgotten Books

I do not, in general, give the history Of the use of the word under discussion, unless there is some special point which is necessary to be known for the sake of the etymology. For such history, accompanied by illustrative comments. References, and discussions, I must refer students to the unabridged work.