- anfilte
- n (-es/-u) anvil
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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onfilte — see anfilte … Old to modern English dictionary
anvil — [OE] Etymologically, an anvil is ‘something on which you hit something else’. The Old English word was anfīlte, which came from a prehistoric West Germanic compound formed from *ana ‘on’ and a verbal component meaning ‘hit’ (which was also the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
anvil — noun 1》 a heavy iron block on which metal can be hammered and shaped. 2》 the horizontally extended upper part of a cumulonimbus cloud. 3》 Anatomy another term for incus. Origin OE anfilte, from the Gmc base of on + a verbal stem meaning beat … English new terms dictionary
pel-2a, pelǝ- : plā- — pel 2a, pelǝ : plā English meaning: to cause to move, drive Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stoßend or schlagend in Bewegung setzen, treiben” Material: Lat. pellō (probably from *pel nō), ere, pepuli, *pultus (assumed from pultüre “bump,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
anvil — [OE] Etymologically, an anvil is ‘something on which you hit something else’. The Old English word was anfīlte, which came from a prehistoric West Germanic compound formed from *ana ‘on’ and a verbal component meaning ‘hit’ (which was also the… … Word origins
anvil — n. 1 a block (usu. of iron) with a flat top, concave sides, and often a pointed end, on which metals are worked in forging. 2 Anat. a bone of the ear; the incus. Etymology: OE anfilte etc … Useful english dictionary
an|vil — «AN vuhl», noun, verb, viled, vil|ing or (especially British) villed, vil|ling. –n. 1. an iron or steel block on which metals are hammered and shaped. 2. anything resembling a blacksmith s anvil in shape or use, such as the fixed jaw of a… … Useful english dictionary
