An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, Vol. 1 by Weekley Ernest;

Author:Weekley, Ernest;
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1889973
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2012-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

curry2. Dish. Earlier (16–17 cents.) carriel, carree (cf. F. cari, Port. caril). Tamil kari, Canarese karil, sauce, relish.

curse. First as noun, late AS. curs, of unknown origin. I suggest that it may be F. courroux, or rather OF. coroz (10 cent.), Norman curuz (Laws of William the Conqueror ). The first example of curse is Goddes curs (II cent.) which may very well mean orig. wrath. With the verb, late AS. cursian, cf. OF. corocier (courroucer), corecier, curcier, the last form being esp. AF., VL. *corruptiare, with forms in other Rom. langs. Not to care a curse is prob. ME. kers, cress (Piers Plowm.), though there is a gap between that and mod. use (see note on damn). The curse of Scotland, i.e. nine of diamonds (recorded from 1710), is prob. from its resemblance to the arms (nine lozenges on a saltire) of Dalrymple, Lord Stair, instigator of the Massacre of Glencoe (1692) and of the Parliamentary union (1707).

Wisdome and witte now is nought worth a carse [var. kerse] (Piers Plowm. B. x. 17).

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