| 释义 |
▪ I. narr, v. Now only dial.|nɑː(r)|
[Onomatopœic: cf. nar and gnar v.]
intr. Of a dog: To snarl, growl. Also transf.
1509Barclay Shyp of Folys (1570) 69 Narring with thy selfe, like as a dogge doth barke. 1530Palsgr. 643/2, I narre, as a dogge dothe whan he is angred, je rechine. 1573Baret Alv. s.v. Grinne, A grinning, or scornefull opening of y⊇ mouth, as when a dog narreth. 1585C. Fetherstone tr. Calvin on Acts xvii. 3. 409 The worship of the law, whereat the Jewes narre at this day like dogs.
1875Parish Sussex Dial., Narre, to growl like a dog. 1894Northumbld. Gloss., Narr, to snarl, to find fault in a growling manner.
▪ II. narr
obs. variant of nar a., nearer. |