单词 | conjecting |
释义 | † conjectingn. Obsolete. The action of conject v. 1. Divining, guessing, conjecture. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun] ettlingc1225 guessc1330 guessing1340 conjecting1382 cast1519 surmising1526 conjecturation1533 conjecture1535 foreguessing1548 speculation1575 estimation1598 conjecturing1643 guesswork1725 guesstimation1937 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xxi. 19 In hoond he shal take coniectynge, or suspicioun. c1386 G. Chaucer Melibeus ⁋442 By certeyn presumpciouns and conjectinges. 2. Devising, plotting, conspiracy. [In this sense congetting was used by Caxton, etc.] ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] compassinga1300 compassmentc1300 ordainingc1350 ordinancec1385 imaginationa1393 conjectmentc1400 before-castinga1425 forecastinga1425 imagininga1449 conjectinga1450 machinationc1550 platforming1560 plotting1593 contrivement1599 agitation1600 contrival1602 contrivage1610 projection1611 projectment1611 contrivance1647 politics1650 digestion1680 planning1730 contriving1751 scheme1790 scheming1813 schemery1822 replanning1853 mapping1856 macroplanning1966 a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxvii. l. 9 Be the fals Coniettyng Of his wyf that so falsly Reved hym his lyf. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xlvii. l. 56 Thanne..bethowhte hym this fals kyng of a fals tresown..be Coniectyng. 1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. cciv. 186 They were put oute thurgh the false congettynges of spencers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1382 |
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