aislingn.

Brit.

/ˈaʃlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈæʃlɪŋ/, Irish English

/ˈæʃləŋ/

Forms: 1900s– aisling, 1900s– aislinn, 1900s– ashling.

Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish aisling.

Etymology: < Irish aisling dream, vision (Early Irish aisling, aislinge), of unknown origin.

A type of allegorical poem in the Irish language, often serving as a vehicle for political or social comment, which depicts the poet's conversation with a spirit woman who is usually a personification of Ireland. Cf. vision poem n. at vision n. Compounds 1a.The aisling form is particularly associated with pro-Jacobite poets of the 18th cent. who used it to circumvent restrictions on political expression.

ΚΠ

1906 Gaelic Jrnl. 16 226/1 Of the aisling or dream-poem, which is usually political, there are 9 specimens.

1916 T. MacDonagh Lit. in Ireland 170 The abandonment has broken a tradition of pedantry and barren conventions; and sincerity gains thereby. The aisling is now at last dead.

1953 Studies 42 322 Though the poets continued to sing their aislings, despair of the Jacobite cause quenched the passionate fire of their verse.

2010 J. Valente Myth Manliness Irish National Culture (2011) iii. 98 In the aisling, the Spéirbhean and her suitor alike represent a native Irish political agency that has been nullified by colonial occupation.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	aisling
释义	aislingn. Brit. /ˈaʃlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈæʃlɪŋ/, Irish English /ˈæʃləŋ/ Forms: 1900s– aisling, 1900s– aislinn, 1900s– ashling. Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish aisling. Etymology: < Irish aisling dream, vision (Early Irish aisling, aislinge), of unknown origin. A type of allegorical poem in the Irish language, often serving as a vehicle for political or social comment, which depicts the poet's conversation with a spirit woman who is usually a personification of Ireland. Cf. vision poem n. at vision n. Compounds 1a.The aisling form is particularly associated with pro-Jacobite poets of the 18th cent. who used it to circumvent restrictions on political expression. ΚΠ 1906 Gaelic Jrnl. 16 226/1 Of the aisling or dream-poem, which is usually political, there are 9 specimens. 1916 T. MacDonagh Lit. in Ireland 170 The abandonment has broken a tradition of pedantry and barren conventions; and sincerity gains thereby. The aisling is now at last dead. 1953 Studies 42 322 Though the poets continued to sing their aislings, despair of the Jacobite cause quenched the passionate fire of their verse. 2010 J. Valente Myth Manliness Irish National Culture (2011) iii. 98 In the aisling, the Spéirbhean and her suitor alike represent a native Irish political agency that has been nullified by colonial occupation. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1906
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