sally

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A diminutive lambdacism of Sarah. Compare Hal from Harry and Moll from Mary.

From Middle English saly, from Old English saliġ, sealh (“willow”). More at sallow.

Borrowed from French saillie, from sailli, the past participle of the verb saillir (“to leap forth”), itself from Latin salīre (“to leap”).

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh2- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h2-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin salvātiō Old French salvacionbor. Middle English savacioun English salvation Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sally From salvation + -y.

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76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: paju — tree that looks like a willow
• Finnish: pajuesine — object made of willow
• Czech: výpad — sortie — see also sortie
• Dutch: uitval — sortie — see also sortie
• Finnish: rynnäkkö — sortie — see also sortie
• French: saillie — sortie — see also sortie
• German: Ausfall — sortie — see also sortie
• German: Versuch — sortie — see also sortie
• Old Irish: sruth — sortie — see also sortie
• Italian: sortita — sortie — see also sortie
• Latin: excursus — sortie — see also sortie
• Polish: wycieczka — sortie — see also sortie
• Russian: вы́лазка (výlazka) — sortie — see also sortie
• Slovak: výpad — sortie — see also sortie
• Turkish: çıkış — sortie — see also sortie
• Bulgarian: изблик (izblik) — sudden rushing forth
• Dutch: uitval — sudden rushing forth
• Finnish: ryntäys — sudden rushing forth
• German: Ausfall — sudden rushing forth
• German: Vorstürmen — sudden rushing forth
• German: Anstürmen — sudden rushing forth
• German: Hechten — sudden rushing forth
• German: Ansturm — sudden rushing forth
• German: Ausbruch — sudden rushing forth
• German: Anfallen — sudden rushing forth
• Irish: ruathar — sudden rushing forth
• Slovak: výpad — sudden rushing forth
• Czech: vtipná poznámka — witty statement or quip
• Czech: vtípek — witty statement or quip
• Dutch: kwinkslag — witty statement or quip
• Dutch: grap — witty statement or quip
• Finnish: sutkaus — witty statement or quip
• German: geistreiche Bemerkung — witty statement or quip
• German: Stichelei — witty statement or quip
• German: Witzelei — witty statement or quip
• German: witziger Einfall — witty statement or quip
• Russian: остро́та (ostróta) — witty statement or quip
• Russian: остроу́мная ре́плика (ostroúmnaja réplika) — witty statement or quip
• Slovak: ostrovtip — witty statement or quip
• Turkish: nükte — witty statement or quip
• Turkish: espri — witty statement or quip
• Bulgarian: екскурзия (ekskurzija) — excursion or side trip
• Czech: výlet — excursion or side trip
• Czech: krátká vycházka — excursion or side trip
• Czech: krátký výlet — excursion or side trip
• Dutch: uitstap — excursion or side trip
• Finnish: retki — excursion or side trip
• German: Ausflug — excursion or side trip
• Polish: wycieczka — excursion or side trip
• Polish: wypad — excursion or side trip
• Slovak: úskok — excursion or side trip
• Swedish: utflykt — excursion or side trip
• Bulgarian: нападам внезапно (napadam vnezapno) — to make a sudden attack
• Czech: vyrazit — to make a sudden attack
• Dutch: een uitval doen — to make a sudden attack
• Finnish: rynnäköidä — to make a sudden attack
• German: einen Ausfall machen — to make a sudden attack
• German: herausstürmen — to make a sudden attack
• German: hinausstürmen — to make a sudden attack
• German: hervorbrechen — to make a sudden attack
• German: anstürmen — to make a sudden attack
• German: attackieren — to make a sudden attack
• German: stürmen — to make a sudden attack
• German: aufspringen — to make a sudden attack
• Swedish: göra utfall — to make a sudden attack
• Bulgarian: отправям се (otpravjam se) — to set out on an excursion
• Czech: vyrazit — to set out on an excursion
• Czech: vydat se — to set out on an excursion
• Czech: vyjít si — to set out on an excursion
• Finnish: lähteä retkelle — to set out on an excursion
• German: aufbrechen — to set out on an excursion
• German: sich aufmachen — to set out on an excursion
• German: aufmachen — to set out on an excursion
• German: losmachen — to set out on an excursion
• German: losgehen — to set out on an excursion
• German: sich auf den Weg machen — to set out on an excursion