Thresor de la langue françoyse. Jean Nicot.
rehearse — verb (rehearsed; rehearsing) Etymology: Middle English rehersen, from Anglo French rehercer, from re + hercer to harrow, from herce harrow more at hearse Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to say again ; repeat … New Collegiate Dictionary
rehearse — [13] To rehearse something is etymologically to ‘rake it over’. The word comes from Old French rehercer ‘repeat’, a compound verb based on hercer ‘harrow’. This was a derivative of the noun herce ‘large agricultural rake’, from which English gets … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
rehearse — verb 1》 practise (a play, piece of music, or other work) for later public performance. 2》 state (a list of points that have been made many times before). Derivatives rehearser noun Origin ME (in the sense repeat aloud ): from OFr. rehercier, perh … English new terms dictionary
hercement — Hercement, m. acut. Qu on dit aussi Herceure, est l acte et ouvrage du hercer, Occatio … Thresor de la langue françoyse
terre — Terre, f. penac. Est l un des ouvrages premiers de Dieu, attribué aux hommes, où tous animaux et alimens d iceux sont placez, et est le centre du comble de l air, Terra, dont il est parti: l Italien suit le Latin, disant terra, l Espagnol l… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
rehearse — ► VERB 1) practise (a play, piece of music, or other work) for later public performance. 2) state (a list of points that have been made many times before). ORIGIN originally in the sense «repeat aloud»: from Old French rehercier, perhaps from… … English terms dictionary
rehearse — [13] To rehearse something is etymologically to ‘rake it over’. The word comes from Old French rehercer ‘repeat’, a compound verb based on hercer ‘harrow’. This was a derivative of the noun herce ‘large agricultural rake’, from which English gets … Word origins
rehearse — [ri hʉrs′] vt. rehearsed, rehearsing [ME rehercen < OFr rehercer, lit., to harrow again < re , again + hercer, to harrow < herce, a harrow: see HEARSE] 1. to repeat aloud as heard or read; recite 2. to tell in detail; narrate or describe … English World dictionary
rehearse — v. 1 tr. practise (a play, recital, etc.) for later public performance. 2 intr. hold a rehearsal. 3 tr. train (a person) by rehearsal. 4 tr. recite or say over. 5 tr. give a list of; enumerate. Derivatives: rehearser n. Etymology: ME f. AF… … Useful english dictionary
