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111Vielfrass — 1. Der täglich vilfrass kriegt kein voll fass. – Henisch, 1184, 64. 2. Der Vielfrass wird nimmer satt. Lat.: Nescit edax scurra ventris satur esse saburra. (Reuterdahl, 575.) Schwed.: Een mat girugh man ok wfögha later sik ey nöghia. (Reuterdahl …
112ĝhan-s- — ĝhan s English meaning: goose Deutsche Übersetzung: and verwandte formations for “Gans” Note: Root ĝhan s : “goose” derived from Root gha gha, ghe ghe, ghi ghi : “to cackle (of geese)”. Material: O.Ind. haṁsá ḥ m., haṁsī… …
113(s)ker-2, skerǝ- : skrē- — (s)ker 2, skerǝ : skrē English meaning: to spring, to turn Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘springen, herumspringen”, also and actually “(sich) drehend bewegen, schwingen” Note: not to separate from (s)ker “turn” Material: O.Ind. kiráti …
114scurrilities — scurrilous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ making scandalous claims about someone in order to damage their reputation. DERIVATIVES scurrility noun (pl. scurrilities) . ORIGIN Latin scurrilus, from scurra buffoon …
115scurrility — scurrilous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ making scandalous claims about someone in order to damage their reputation. DERIVATIVES scurrility noun (pl. scurrilities) . ORIGIN Latin scurrilus, from scurra buffoon …
116scurrilous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ making scandalous claims about someone in order to damage their reputation. DERIVATIVES scurrility noun (pl. scurrilities) . ORIGIN Latin scurrilus, from scurra buffoon …
117scare — [sker] vt. scared, scaring [ME skerren < ON skirra, to scare, make timid < skjarr, timid, prob. < IE base * (s)ker , to jump > L scurra, buffoon] to fill with fear or terror; esp., to frighten suddenly or startle; terrify vi. to… …
118scurrile — or scurril [skʉr′əl] adj. [MFr scurrile < L scurrilis < scurra, buffoon, prob. of Etr orig.] archaic var. of SCURRILOUS …
119scurrilous — adj. 1 (of a person or language) grossly or indecently abusive. 2 given to or expressed with low humour. Derivatives: scurrility n. (pl. ies). scurrilously adv. scurrilousness n. Etymology: F scurrile or L scurrilus f. scurra buffoon …
120scur´ri|lous|ness — scur|ri|lous «SKUR uh luhs», adjective. 1. coarsely joking; using abusive or derisive language: »a scurrilous political writer. 2. abusive in an indecent way; foul: »scurrilous language; ... so indiscreet as to print scurrilous reflections on the …
