English word rescue comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) rescorre (To rescue.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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rescorre | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To rescue. |
rescouen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
rescue | English (en) | A liberation, freeing.. A rescuee.. A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded. An act or episode of rescuing, saving.. The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril (figuratively) To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.. (figuratively) To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.. To deliver by arms, [...] |