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761 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. אַלּוּף.2
… adj. tame — א׳ abs. Mi 7:5 +; cstr. Pr 2:17 +; sf. אַלּוּפִי ψ 55:14; pl. אַלֻּפִים Je 13:21, sf. אַלּוּפֵינוּ ψ 144:14, etc.;— 1. tame, docile, כֶּבֶשׂ אַלּוּף a docile (gentle) lamb Je 11 …
762 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. חָטַם.2
… , of taming wild beasts ) — Qal Impf. אֶחֱטָם־לָ֑ךְ לְבִלְתִּי הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃ Is 48:9 I will restrain for thee (mine anger), not to cut thee off (‖ אַאֲרִיךְ אַפִּי ).
763 Etymology dictionary, p. abusive (adj.).2
… abusious ("Taming of the Shrew," 1594). Abuseful "abounding in reproaches" was in use 17c.-19c. Related: Abusively; abusiveness .
764 Etymology dictionary, p. adamant (n.).3
… , to tame," from PIE root *deme- "to constrain, force, break (horses)," for which see tame (adj.). "But semantically, the etymology is rather strange," according to Beekes, who …
765 Etymology dictionary, p. boar (n.).3
Originally of either wild or tame animals; wild boar is from c. 1200. The chase of the wild boar was considered one of the most exciting sports. Applied by c. 1300 to persons of boar-like character.
766 Etymology dictionary, p. break (v.).2
… subdue, tame" (class IV strong verb; past tense bræc, past participle brocen ), from Proto-Germanic *brekanan (source also of Old Frisian breka, Dutch breken, Old …
767 Etymology dictionary, p. bronco (n.).2
… half-tamed horse of the American Southwest," 1850, American English, apparently from a noun use of Spanish bronco (adj.) "rough, rude," originally a noun meaning …
768 Etymology dictionary, p. cade (n.).2
… or tame animal," especially a lamb, late 15c., often used in reference to young animals abandoned by their mothers and brought up by hand; of unknown origin. The …
769 Etymology dictionary, p. chastise (v.).2
… ; dominate, tame" (12c., Modern French châtier ), from Latin castigare "to set or keep right, to reprove, chasten, to punish," literally "to make pure" (see castigate ). Or perhaps …
770 Etymology dictionary, p. darn (interj.).2
tame curse word, 1781, American English euphemism, a minced form of damn said to have originated in New England when swearing was a punishable offense; if so …
771 Etymology dictionary, p. daunt (v.).2
… "to tame" (see tame (v.)). Sense of "to intimidate, subdue the courage of" is from late 15c. Related: Daunted; daunting .
772 Etymology dictionary, p. dingo (n.).2
… -go/ "tame dog," though the English used it to describe wild Australian dogs. Bushmen continue to call the animal by the Dharruk term /warrigal/ "wild dog." Plural …
773 Etymology dictionary, p. domestic (adj.).3
… animals, "tame, living under the care of humans," from 1610s. Related: Domestically .
774 Etymology dictionary, p. domesticate (v.).2
… use, tame, bring under control or cultivation;" 1741, of persons, "to cause to be attached to home and family, accustom to remain much at home;" from Medieval Latin …
775 Etymology dictionary, p. domestication (n.).2
1774, "act of becoming domestic; state of being domesticated;" 1778, "act of taming wild animals;" noun of action or state from domesticate (v.).
776 Etymology dictionary, p. domineer (v.).3
… usage ("Taming of the Shrew") is not the earliest in English. Meaning "give orders or directions in an arrogant, blustering manner" is from 1764. Related: Domineering …
777 Etymology dictionary, p. domitable (adj.).2
"capable of being tamed," 1670s, a rare word, from Latin *domitabilis, from domitare, frequentative of domare "to tame" (see tame (adj.)).
778 Etymology dictionary, p. elephant (n.).4
… to tame the African elephant and use it in war; his elephants were brought from Nubia," and the Carthaginians probably borrowed the idea from him; "for in the …
779 Etymology dictionary, p. ferret (v.).2
… half-tame ferrets to kill rats and flush rabbits from burrows. The extended sense of "search out, discover," especially by perseverance and cunning, usually …
780 Etymology dictionary, p. hybrid (n.).2
… a tame sow and a wild boar," of unknown origin but probably from Greek and somehow related to hubris .