Example sentences of "[verb] from the old [adj] word " in BNC.
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| 1 | The term easel is derived from the old Dutch word ezel , meaning ass . |
| 2 | The term easel is derived from the old Dutch word ezel , meaning ass . |
| 3 | The ‘ May ’ refers to hawthorn blossom rather than the month , and ‘ clout ’ is derived from the Old English word ‘ klut ’ meaning a piece of cloth , particularly a patch used to mend a garment . |
| 4 | A few miles south from Brora , past the Duke of Sutherland 's monstrous French-château fantasy castle at Dunrobin , is the town of Golspie , whose name derives from the old gaelic word meaning the ‘ place of the strangers ’ and although evidence is sparse , it is thought that the strangers in question were Vikings . |
| 5 | The word derives from the old French word bougette , meaning a little bag . |