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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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force strength, power XIII; body of armed men XIV. — (O)F. :- Rom. *
fortia, f. L.
fortis strong.
So vb. XIII.
forcible done by force XV; †strong; producing a powerful effect XVI.
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