@article{57357634-5b9c-4188-af9c-c17ed5e453b0, author = {Bernhard Diensberg}, title = { The origin of aroint and other -oint-words in english}, journal = {Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia}, volume = {2015}, number = {Volume 20, Issue 1}, year = {2015}, issn = {1427-8219}, pages = {63-69},keywords = {etymology; French loanwords; historical morphology}, abstract = {Regarding the word form aroint, I am going to propose an etymological base for it in the group of French loanwords of the structure oin + consonant. As far as verbal loans are concerned, the root -oint can either stand for the 3rd pers. sing. pres. ind. or for the past participle of Old French verbs of the type poindre ‘to pierce, prick; to sting, bite’ (AND1: poindre), uindre, oindre ‘to anoint; to rub, smear’ (AND1: oindre). Apart from a short bibliography, the Appendix contains a selection of illustrative material.}, doi = {10.4467/20843836SE.15.004.2790}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studia-etymologica-cracoviensia/article/the-origin-of-aroint-and-other-oint-words-in-english} }