anvil

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anvil OE. anfilt(e), anfealt, corr. to MDu. aenvilte, OHG. anafalz, to which are parallel MLG. anebelte, MDu. aen-, anebelt, and OHG. anabōz (G. amboss); all based on Gmc. *ana ON + vb.-stem meaning ‘beat’ (cf. FELT) and perh. all modelled on L. incūs anvil, f. in IN-1 + cūd-, stem of cūdere beat.

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