† erchv.¹

Etymology: Variant of ergh, argh v.

Scottish Obsolete.

To be unwilling, hesitate; = argh v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > be unwilling [verb (intransitive)]

nillOE

loathea1200

to make it tough1297

forthinka1300

reckc1300

ruea1400

to make (it) strangec1405

to make strangenessc1407

stick1418

resistc1425

to make (it) strange?1456

steek1478

tarrowc1480

doubt1483

sunyie1488

to make (it) nice1530

stay1533

shentc1540

to make courtesy (at)1542

to make it scrupulous1548

to think (it) much1548

to make dainty of (anything)1555

to lie aback1560

stand1563

steek1573

to hang back1581

erch1584

to make doubt1586

to hang the groin1587

to make scruple (also a, no, etc., scruple)1589

yearn1597

to hang the winga1601

to make squeamish1611

smay1632

bogglea1638

to hang off1641

waver1643

reluct1648

shy1650

reluctate1655

stickle1656

scruple1660

to make boggle1667

revere1689

begrudge1690

to have scruples1719

stopc1738

bitch1777

reprobate1779

crane1823

disincline1885

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > be irresolute or vacillate [verb (intransitive)]

haltc825

flecchec1300

waverc1315

flickerc1325

wag1387

swervea1400

floghter1521

stacker1526

to be of (occasionally in) many (also divers) minds1530

wave1532

stagger1533

to hang in the wind1536

to waver as, like, with the wind1548

mammer1554

sway1563

dodge1568

erch1584

suspend1585

float1598

swag1608

hoverc1620

hesitate1623

vacillate1623

fluctuate1634

demur1641

balance1656

to be at shall I, shall I (not)1674

to stand shall I, shall I1674

to go shill-I shall-I1700

to stand at shilly-shally1700

to act, to keep (upon), the volanta1734

whiffle1737

dilly-dally1740

to be in (also of, occasionally on) two minds (also in twenty minds, in (also of) several minds, etc.)1751

oscillate1771

shilly-shally1782

dacker1817

librate1822

humdrum1825

swing1833

(to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1848

to back and fill1854

haver1866

wobble1867

shaffle1873

dicker1879

to be on the weigh-scales1886

waffle1894

to think twice1898

to teeter on the brink1902

dither1908

vagulate1918

pern1920

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > be timorous [verb (intransitive)] > hesitate or hang back through timidity

wondec897

arghc1175

scurnc1325

erch1584

to hang the winga1601

shirk1778

crane1823

1584 J. Carmichael Let. in D. Laing Misc. Wodrow Soc. (1844) 428 Paul Methven heard him, and came not to the ministers while Thursday at morn, and erched to tell them that.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

† erchv.²

Forms: 1600s erch, 1600s erche.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: arch v.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant or alteration of arch v.¹Both the French and Latin sources of quot. 1601 imply the idea or curved or sinuous movement: the Middle French original (1562) has se recourbent pour nager en l'eau they curve themselves to swim in the water, while the classical Latin original has flexuoso corporum inpulsu ita mari utuntur they use the sea with a curving thrust of their bodies. With the phonological variation compare erch- , erche- , Middle English variants of arch- in e.g. archbishop n., archdeacon n.

Obsolete rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > writhe or twist [verb (intransitive)] > move sinuously

wrinkle1565

wringle1596

erch1601

worm1610

serpent1818

snake1902

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. xx. 247 Lampries..erch forward like as Serpents doe upon the earth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	erch
释义	† erchv.¹ Etymology: Variant of ergh, argh v. Scottish Obsolete. To be unwilling, hesitate; = argh v. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > be unwilling [verb (intransitive)] nillOE loathea1200 to make it tough1297 forthinka1300 reckc1300 ruea1400 to make (it) strangec1405 to make strangenessc1407 stick1418 resistc1425 to make (it) strange?1456 steek1478 tarrowc1480 doubt1483 sunyie1488 to make (it) nice1530 stay1533 shentc1540 to make courtesy (at)1542 to make it scrupulous1548 to think (it) much1548 to make dainty of (anything)1555 to lie aback1560 stand1563 steek1573 to hang back1581 erch1584 to make doubt1586 to hang the groin1587 to make scruple (also a, no, etc., scruple)1589 yearn1597 to hang the winga1601 to make squeamish1611 smay1632 bogglea1638 to hang off1641 waver1643 reluct1648 shy1650 reluctate1655 stickle1656 scruple1660 to make boggle1667 revere1689 begrudge1690 to have scruples1719 stopc1738 bitch1777 reprobate1779 crane1823 disincline1885 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > be irresolute or vacillate [verb (intransitive)] haltc825 flecchec1300 waverc1315 flickerc1325 wag1387 swervea1400 floghter1521 stacker1526 to be of (occasionally in) many (also divers) minds1530 wave1532 stagger1533 to hang in the wind1536 to waver as, like, with the wind1548 mammer1554 sway1563 dodge1568 erch1584 suspend1585 float1598 swag1608 hoverc1620 hesitate1623 vacillate1623 fluctuate1634 demur1641 balance1656 to be at shall I, shall I (not)1674 to stand shall I, shall I1674 to go shill-I shall-I1700 to stand at shilly-shally1700 to act, to keep (upon), the volanta1734 whiffle1737 dilly-dally1740 to be in (also of, occasionally on) two minds (also in twenty minds, in (also of) several minds, etc.)1751 oscillate1771 shilly-shally1782 dacker1817 librate1822 humdrum1825 swing1833 (to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1848 to back and fill1854 haver1866 wobble1867 shaffle1873 dicker1879 to be on the weigh-scales1886 waffle1894 to think twice1898 to teeter on the brink1902 dither1908 vagulate1918 pern1920 the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > be timorous [verb (intransitive)] > hesitate or hang back through timidity wondec897 arghc1175 scurnc1325 erch1584 to hang the winga1601 shirk1778 crane1823 1584 J. Carmichael Let. in D. Laing Misc. Wodrow Soc. (1844) 428 Paul Methven heard him, and came not to the ministers while Thursday at morn, and erched to tell them that. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † erchv.² Forms: 1600s erch, 1600s erche. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: arch v.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant or alteration of arch v.¹Both the French and Latin sources of quot. 1601 imply the idea or curved or sinuous movement: the Middle French original (1562) has se recourbent pour nager en l'eau they curve themselves to swim in the water, while the classical Latin original has flexuoso corporum inpulsu ita mari utuntur they use the sea with a curving thrust of their bodies. With the phonological variation compare erch- , erche- , Middle English variants of arch- in e.g. archbishop n., archdeacon n. Obsolete rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > writhe or twist [verb (intransitive)] > move sinuously wrinkle1565 wringle1596 erch1601 worm1610 serpent1818 snake1902 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. xx. 247 Lampries..erch forward like as Serpents doe upon the earth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.¹1584v.²1601
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