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9381 Etymology dictionary, p. run (v.).1
run (v.)
9382 Etymology dictionary, p. run (v.).3
… "to run, flow, run together" (past tense ran, past participle runnen ), which is cognate with Middle Dutch runnen, Old Saxon, Old High German, Gothic rinnan, German …
9383 Etymology dictionary, p. run (v.).4
… "ride, run to, reach, gain by running" (probably a metathesis of *rennan ), from Proto-Germanic *rannjanan, causative of the root *ren- "to run." This is cognate with Old …
9384 Etymology dictionary, p. run (v.).5
Watkins says both are from PIE *ri-ne-a-, nasalized form of root *rei- "to run, flow," but Boutkan's sources find this derivation doubtful based on the poor attestation of supposed related forms, and he lists it as of "No certain IE etymology."
9385 Etymology dictionary, p. run (v.).6
Of streams, etc., "to flow," from late Old English. From c. 1200 as "take flight, retreat hurriedly or secretly." Phrase run for it "take flight" is attested from 1640s.
9386 Etymology dictionary, p. run (v.).11
… . To run low "be nearly exhausted" is by 1712; to run short "exhaust one's supply" is from 1752; to run out of in the same sense is from 1713. To run on "keep on, continue …
9387 Etymology dictionary, p. run (v.).12
… to run" was in Old English. By late 15c. as "to pierce, stab," hence 1520s as "thrust through or into something." The meaning "enter (a horse) in a race" is from 1750. The sense …
9388 Etymology dictionary, p. run (v.).13
Many figurative uses are from horseracing or hunting (such as to run (something) into the ground "carry to excess, exhaust by constant pursuit," 1836, American English).
9389 Etymology dictionary, p. run (v.).14
To run across "meet by chance, fall in with" is attested from 1855, American English. To run into in this sense is by 1902. To run around with "consort with" is from 1887.
9390 Etymology dictionary, p. run (v.).15
… been running out since c. 1300. To run in the family is by 1771. The figurative expression run interference (1929) is from U.S. football. To run late is from 1954 …
9391 Etymology dictionary, p. running (adj.).1
running (adj.)
9392 Etymology dictionary, p. running (adj.).2
"that runs, capable of moving quickly," late 14c., rennynge, present-participle adjective from run (v.), replacing earlier erninde, from Old English eornende. The …
9393 Etymology dictionary, p. running (adj.).3
Running-jump is from 1914. A running-mate (1865) originally was a horse entered in a race to set the pace for another from the same stable who was intended to win …
9394 Etymology dictionary, p. running (adj.).4
Running dog is recorded by 1937, from Chinese and later North Korean communist phrases used to describe supposed imperialist lackeys, such as Mandarin zou gou "running dog," on the notion of a dog that runs at its master's command.
9395 Etymology dictionary, p. runs (n.).1
runs (n.)
9396 Etymology dictionary, p. runs (n.).2
by 1962 in the runs "an attack of diarrhea;" see run (v.).
9397 Etymology dictionary, p. run (n.).1
run (n.)
9398 Etymology dictionary, p. run (n.).2
mid-15c. (earlier ren, late 14c.), "a spell of running, the act of running," from run (v.).
9399 Etymology dictionary, p. run (n.).4
… anything runs or may run." The meaning "the privilege of going through or over, free access" is from 1755. In. U.S. baseball, "feat of running around the bases without …
9400 Etymology dictionary, p. run (n.).5
… in run of luck ) is by 1714. The general sense of "a continuous series or succession" has yielded many specific meanings, as "three or more playing cards in consecutive …