Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. · To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash. · To throw out with a jerk or quickly. · To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. · A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. · A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment. · A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
From Middle English lashe, lasshe, lasche (“a stroke; the flexible end of a whip”), from Proto-Germanic *laskô (“flap of fabric, strap”). Cognate with Dutch lasch, las (“a piece; seal; joint; notch; seam”), German Low German Laske, Lask (“a flap; dag; strap”), German Lasche (“a flap; joint; strap; tongue; scarf”), Swedish lask (“scarf”), Icelandic laski (“the bottom part of a glove”).
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This page abbreviates 11 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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