Teut.
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Teuton.
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Teutonic.
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Derived by Skinner from S. astirian, movere, by Jam. from Teut. steerten, volare.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
From the Teut. vliet, a dyke for preventing inundation.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
Taking up Bailey's Dictionary by accident a day or two ago, I turned to the word, which I there find as derived from Newes, Teut.;
From Notes and Queries, Number 44, August 31, 1850 by Various
Ger. die Gift, gift, das Gift, poison, formed from the Teut. stem gab-, to give, cf.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
Teut., kater, a he-cat, and boetse, rendered cavillatio, q., "a cat's quarrel."
From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Weir, Harrison
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