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Interesting Lists

Some words I find interesting and intend to verify the etymology of. Feel free to suggest additions to any of these lists.

Words that are or might be derived from auxilliary ふ

Any words with a source verifying this etymology should be added to the Derived Terms section at ふ. Some of these might instead derive from 敢(あ)ふ (afu).

かげろう (kagerō)
さらう (sarau)
しまう (shimau)
はからう (hakarau)
よろほふ (yorohofu)
与(あた)える (ataeru)
伝(つた)う (tsutau)
住(す)まい (sumai)
佇(たたず)まい (tatazumai)
侍(さもら)ふ (samorafu)
労(ねぎら)う (negirau)
向(む)かう (mukau)
啜(すす)ろふ (susurofu)
嫌(きら)う (kirau)
守(も)らう (morau)
安(やす)らう (yasurau)
寄(よ)そふ (yosofu)
恥(は)じらう (hajirau)
戦(たたか)う (tatakau)
押(お)さえる (osaeru)
捕(つか)まえる (tsukamaeru)
捕(と)らえる (toraeru)
振(ふ)るう (furū) (Why isn't this the 未然形)
控(ひか)える (hikaeru)
揺蕩(たゆた)う (tayutau)
歌(うた)う (utau)
流(なが)らふ (nagarafu)
病(やまい) (yamai)
相撲(すもう) (sumō)
移(うつ)ろう (utsurō)
笑(わら)う (warau)
繕(つくろ)う (tsukurō)
習(なら)う (narau)
覆(おお)う (ōu)
語(かた)らう (katarau)
負(お)ぶう (obū) (Same as 振るう)
躊躇(ためら)う (tamerau)
閊(つか)える (tsukaeru)
関(かか)わる (kakawaru)
願(ねが)う (negau)

Irregularly derived しい adjectives

紛(まぎ)らわしい (magirawashī)
汚(けが)らわしい (kegarawashī)
忌(い)まわしい (imawashī)
嘆(なげ)かわしい (nagekawashī)
似付(につ)かわしい (nitsukawashī)
如何(いかが)わしい (ikagawashī)
厚(あつ)かましい (atsukamashī) (maybe related to -がましい?)
目(め)まぐるしい (memagurushī)

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Interesting Lists

Words that are or might be derived from auxilliary ふ

Irregularly derived しい adjectives

Words that possibly had an onset syllabic nasal