This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: ...to Ducange from Jaque the name of a Count of Beauvais c. 1358-But v. Wedgw., who says the jack was a homely substitute for a coat of mail, being the familiar name used so generally for mechanical contrivances, e. g. boot-jack, roasting-jack &c. Gialda--geldra. Giallo It., Sp.jalde, Vg.jalde jalne, Fr. jaune yellow. The ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: ...to Ducange from Jaque the name of a Count of Beauvais c. 1358-But v. Wedgw., who says the jack was a homely substitute for a coat of mail, being the familiar name used so generally for mechanical contrivances, e. g. boot-jack, roasting-jack &c. Gialda--geldra. Giallo It., Sp.jalde, Vg.jalde jalne, Fr. jaune yellow. The Fr., orig. jalne, is from galbinus (Wal.'galbin) and from jalne, jalde, Lomb. giald. The It. giallo suits the O. H. G. gelo (G. gelb), E. yellow, a for e as in gialura from gelo. Fr. bejaune gull, ninny = becjaune, properly of a young unfledged bird; so gull Sw. gui yellow. Giannetta--ginete. Giara It., Sp. Pg. Pr. jarra, Fr. jarre, E. jar; It. m. giarro, Sp. Pg. -rro &c.; from Ar. jarrah a water-vessel. In O. Pg. we find also zarra, z--Ar.j. Giardino It., Sp. jardin, Vg.jardim, Vr. jardin gardin jerzin, Fr. jardin, gardin, f. Pr. giardina, E. garden; from O. H. G. garto (gen. dat. gartin), or, as the form giardina would seem to hint, a Rom. der. from O. H. G. gart (orig. gard), E. yard, Goth. gards, Gael. gart, W. gardd, E. garth. Wai. yarrf en closure is the Goth. gards. Giavelotto It.'prob. from the Fr. javelot, O. Fr. gavelot, Bret. gavlod, M. H. G. gabilot; also It. giavelina, Sp. jabalina, Fr. javeline, E. javetin, Bret. gavlin. The root is found in the E. gavellock, A. S. gaflac, from the O. N. ye/7- a spear, N. gaflok gafeloc gafeluc (Grimm); or from Ir. gahbla a spear, W. (Pott, Diefenbach). The O. Fr. has an unintelligible form gaverlot garlot. Gibet--giubbetto. Gibier O. Fr. in aller engibier to hunt, Fr. giboyer, sbst. gibier, O. Fr. gibelet (E.giblet), Fr. gibeciere, E.gipciere gipser (Chauc.) a hunting-pouch, a purse. Perhaps connected with gibet gibbet (halter), whence gibier to catch birds...
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