ski English · revision 7588

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1755|origins=non skíð}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /skiː/, /ʃiː/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|no|ski]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Old Norse [[m|non|skíð|t=snowshoe; stick of wood]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) cognate with Old English scīd, stick of wood, the source of obsolete English [[shide]], and German [[m|de|Scheit|t=log]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(SOED 2002) from Proto-Germanic *skid-, to divide, split,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from PIE [[ine-pro|*skey-|alt=*skei-|t=to cut, split]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ One of a pair of long, slender boards fastened to the feet for gliding over snow: 1755, an isolated instance;^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) in regular use from 1883, often spelled skee.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The English pronunciation /skiː/ follows the spelling; in Norwegian ski is pronounced with sh-.^(Barnhart 1988) An 1885 report from Beloit College in Wisconsin described ''skeeing'' as a new sport.^(Etymonline) The verb, to travel on skis, is from 1885 in Etymonline and 1893 in the OED;^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988) to water-ski is first recorded in American English in 1947.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) Runners on the landing gear of an aircraft are from 1912.^(OED 1989) ''Ski-jumper'' is attested from 1894 and ''ski bum'' by 1960.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1755 – isolated instance.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1883 – in regular use.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1885 – the verb.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1912 – an aircraft runner.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1947 – to water-ski.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # One of a pair of long, flat [[runner|alt=runners]] attached to boots for gliding over [[snow]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A [[water ski]].^(AHD)^(OED 1989)

+ # A runner on a vehicle, such as an aircraft.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To travel or glide on skis, especially as a [[sport]].^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[skiable]]

+ * [[skier]]

+ * [[miniski]]

+ * [[skimobile]]

+ * [[skiplane]]

+ * [[skiwear]]

+ * [[skurfing]]

+ * [[skiing]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[shide]]

+ * [[skid]]

+ * [[shed]]

+ * [[schism]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ In Scots, a verb ski, to slide, is recorded in Berwickshire by the EDD.^(Wright 1898)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}