burglar

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burglar XV. — AN. burgler = AL. burg(u)lātor, varying with AN. burge(y)sour,- issour, and AL. burgātor, -isor, with corr. vb. AL. burg(u)lāre and noun of action AN. burglarie (whence burglary XVI; see -Y3); all apparently f. a base *burg-, repr. by OF. burgier pillage, plunder, agent-noun burgur, AL. burgāria, -eria, -ātio burglary.
Hence burglarious XVIII. burgle vb. XIX; joc. back-formation.

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