NESTLE-TRIPENOUN
the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child; the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter ...1616 obs. exc. Eng. dial. ETYMOLOGY from 'nestle-cock' with obscure second element FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1616 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...But I, that am his eldest and first borne, shall have the nesteltrett sett mee beforne" From: John Lane's Continuation of Chaucer's 'Squire's Tale', 1616 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The English Dialect Dictionary, Joseph Wright, 1898-1905 • The West Somerset Word-Book, Frederick Thomas Elworthy, 1886
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BULLFINCH SKYNOUN
a red-hued sunset ...1863 Eng. dial. (Norfolk) ETYMOLOGY from the colour of the bullfinch FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1863 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...While we look on, it changes, deepening as soon as the sun has gone down into a glossy lurid crimson. An old shepherd, quite as high an authority on weather matters within the village precincts as Admiral Fitzroy himself, first drew my attention to this 'bullfinch sky' - so he called it - as a certain portent of foul weather." From: Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts, Volume XVIII, 1863 "Our Winter Pensioners" SOURCES • The English Dialect Dictionary, Joseph Wright, 1898-1905 MARITICIDALADJ.
husband-killing ...1819 rare ETYMOLOGY from Latin maritus husband + -cide killing, killer + -al FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1819 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...There the false nine and forty Danaides; Near each the steel mariticidal bleeds; No leaky vessels drain the crimson flood, The measure of their guilt brim full of blood. From: The Vestriad By: Hans Busk, 1819 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 EYELYADJ.
visible or apparent to the eye; evident, obvious ...1561 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from eye (n.) + -ly FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1561 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...And it is a most clere, an euen a certeine eyely and euident demonstration by a militude..." From: Henrich Bullinger's Hundred Sermons Vppon the Apocalipse of Iesu Christe Translated by: John Daus, 1561 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 LEIGHTONNOUN
a garden ...c950 obs. ETYMOLOGY from Old English leahtun, from earlier leactun, a garden, from leac leek + tun enclosure, farm, settlement FIRST DOCUMENTED USE "...woes monn sende in lehtune" From: Lindisfarne Gospels, c950 EXAMPLE ...And I have met with several British Words that are still in use, such as Laghton for a Garden, which I take to be a Bed, or Hillock, of Leeks" From: The Itinerary of John Leland By: Richard Richardson, a1700 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • Dictionary of Early English, Joseph Shipley, 1955 SITIENTADJ.
thirsty; thirsting, coveting, desiring much ...1656 rare ETYMOLOGY from Latin sitientem thirsty, pres. pple. of sitire to thirst FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1656 - Sitient (sitiens) thirsting, coveting, desiring much From: Blount's Glossographia EXAMPLE "...Oh, Christopher rheumatism doth not seem to have made thee less esurient or sitient, when the hospitality of Glasgow..." From: Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, 1821 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 TWITTLE-TWATTLENOUN
idle talk, chatter, gossip, tittle-tattle ...1556 obs. ETYMOLOGY altered from 'tittle-tattle' FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1556 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...suche a kynde of religioun, as hath more twitle twattle toyes in it, then the Leuitical lawe" From: Rudolf Gwalther's Latin Antichrist Translated by: John Old, 1556 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The Century Dictionary and Encyclopedia, William Dwight Whitney, 1889-1891 POBIEalso (for n.1.) POBE
NOUN 1. a father or foster-father ...1822 Scot. 2. a peak or high hill ...Bk1905 Scot. ETYMOLOGY (for n.1) Jamieson suggests it is probably from Islandic (Icelandic) papi, pappas, papa, pater FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1822 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...asked Swene if he could not prevail upon his wife to go to her pobe the devil, and bid him loose a knot..." (Note: in the above example, the author gives the definition for 'pobe' as "Foster-father, or nurse's husband") From: A Description of the Shetland Islands By: Samuel Hibbert, 1822 SOURCES • The English Dialect Dictionary, Joseph Wright, 1898-1905 • Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language, John Jamieson, John Johnstone, 1867 CARPACIOUSADJ.
given to carping ...1574 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from Latin carpere taken in sense of English 'carp': after loquacious, rapacious, etc. FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1574 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...one piece were ingendred corrupt and hastye Judges, of another, carpacious Controllers, and of his hinder partes impudent Scoffers..." From: A Perfite Platforme of a Hoppe Garden By: Reginald Scot, 1574 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 FRUITESTERNOUN
a female seller of fruit ...c1386 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from fruit (n.) + -ster FIRST DOCUMENTED USE c1386 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...And right anon comen thanne Tombesteres Fetys and smale, and yonge frutesteres" (And right away then come dancing girls Elegantly shaped and slim, and girls selling fruits) From: The Pardoner's Tale By: Geoffrey Chaucer, c1386 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 DIVERTISSANTADJ.
diverting, entertaining, amusing, pleasing ...1645 obs. ETYMOLOGY French divertissant pr. pple. divertir to divert FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1645 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...doubtless one of the most divertissant and considerable vistas in the world." From: The Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn By: John Evelyn, a1700 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 MOMISTNOUN
a fault-finder ...1597 obs. ETYMOLOGY from Momus, a Greek divinity, the god of ridicule who for his censures upon the gods was banished from heaven + -ist FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1597 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...abate the furie of many insulting momistes who think nothing true but what they doo themselues." From: A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music By: Thomas Morley, 1597 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The Century Dictionary and Encyclopedia, William Dwight Whitney, 1889-1891 COGITABUNDOUSADJ.
deep in thought, thoughtful, meditating, musing ...1627 ETYMOLOGY from Latin cōgitābundus thinking, from cōgitāre to think FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1627 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...But my greife for the miseries and desolacions of true religion in Germanie, France, and Denmarke, made my soul soe sadd and cogitabundous, as it especiallie interrupted my very studies this moneth." From: The Journals of all the Parliaments during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth By: Sir Simonds d'Ewes, a1650 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • Dictionary of Early English, Joseph Shipley, 1955 HIZZLEVERB
to make a hissing or whizzing noise ...1583 obs. ETYMOLOGY echoic (hizz to make a hissing noise + -le) FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1583 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...prosperus hizling Of south blast, puffing on sayles dooth summon vs onward." From: Thee First Foure Bookes of Virgil his Æneis translated By: Richard Stanyhurst, 1583 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 SNIRTLENOUN
a suppressed laugh; a sneer ...1834 Scot. & N. Eng. dial. VERB to laugh in a quiet, suppressed, or restrained manner; to snigger; to sneer ...1785 Scot. & N. Eng. dial. ETYMOLOGY from snirt vb. to laugh in a suppressed manner (Scot. & N. Eng. dial.) FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1785 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...But through his little heart did grieve, When round the tinkler prest her, He feigned to snirtle in his sleeve, When thus the caird address'd her. From: The Jolly Beggars By: Robert Burns, 1785 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The Century Dictionary and Encyclopedia, William Dwight Whitney, 1889-1891 • The English Dialect Dictionary, Joseph Wright, 1898-1905 • An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, John Jamieson, 1879-1887 • A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch, Charles Mackay, 1888 KENSYalso KENSIE
NOUN a rough or rude fellow; an unmannerly person; a rustic ...c1500 Scot. obs. rare NOTE: from NED: The erroneous form kenyie is due to a misinterpretation of Ramsay's spelling kenzie in his edition of "Christ's Kirk" ETYMOLOGY unknown FIRST DOCUMENTED USE c1500 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...Fowll jow joudane hedit-jevellis, Cowkin kenseis and culroun kewellis." From: The Poems of William Dunbar, 1500-20 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The English Dialect Dictionary, Joseph Wright, 1898-1905 MONOPHAGUENOUN
one who eats alone, or who eats only one kind of food ...1625 obs. ETYMOLOGY from Greek µονοϕάγος (monofagos) that eats alone FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1625 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...A Monophagian or Monophague, one that eats his meat alone without companie, or eats only of one kinde of meat." From: Ductor in Linguas, The Guide into Tongues, By: John Minsheu 1625 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 IMPINGUATEVERB
to make fat; to fatten ...1620 obs. ETYMOLOGY from ppl. stem of late Latin impinguare to fatten FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1620 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...it impinguateth and causeth the body to waxe grosse..." From: Via Recta ad Vitam Longam, or A plaine Philosophicall demonstration of the Nature, faculties, and effects of all such things as by way of nourishments... By: Tobias Venner, 1620 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 • The Century Dictionary and Encyclopedia, William Dwight Whitney, 1889-1891 • A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Thomas Sheridan, 1790 • Dictionary of Early English, Joseph Shipley, 1955 DISGRUBBLEVERB
to disgruntle, to put into a sulky dissatisfaction or ill humour, to make discontented ...1689 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from dis- + 'grubble' perhaps for 'grumble' FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1689 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...It is reported Sr Rt Atkins is soe disgrubbl'd not to be Ch. J. of ye Com. Pleases yt he sath he will not have his brothers scimm milke." From: Correspondence of the Family of Hatton Being chiefly letters addressed to Christopher first Viscount Hatton 1601-1704. Letter: April 16, 1689 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 UMBERTYalso OMBERTY
NOUN abundance ...1575 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY apparently from an alteration of 'uberty' abundance, after 'umber' number FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1575 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...Then in Philosophy both morall and naturall, I think he be az naturally overseen: beside poetrie and Astronomie, and oother hid sciencez, as I may guesse by the omberty of hiz books;..." From: A Letter: Whearin part of the entertainment untoo the Queenz Majesty at Killingwoorth Castl, in Warwik Sheer in this Soomerz Progress. By: Robert Laneham, 1575 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 |
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