derring-don.

Forms: 1500s derring-doe, 1800s darein-do, 1500s 1800s– derring-do.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: daring n.¹, do v.

Etymology: < daring n.¹ + do v. For the processes of reanalysis by which the use as noun arose see discussion at definition.

pseudo-archaism.

The two words durring, dorryng, daring, verbal noun from durran, dorren to dare v.¹, and don, do, present infinitive of do v., literally daring to do, which, by a chain of misunderstandings and errors, have come to be treated as a kind of substantive combination, taken to mean, Daring action or feats, ‘desperate courage’. The words come incidentally in their ordinary sense and construction followed by the object ‘that’ (= what, that which) in Chaucer's Troylus; whence, in an imitative passage by Lydgate, in an absolute construction more liable to misunderstanding; Lydgate's dorryng do was misprinted in the 16th cent. editions (1513 and 1555) derrynge do, in which form it was picked up by Spenser and misconstrued as a substantive phrase, explained in the Glossary to the Sheph. Cal. as ‘manhood and chevalrie’. Modern romantic writers, led by Sir W. Scott, have taken it from Spenser, printed it derring-do, and accentuated the erroneous use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > an act or deed > exceptional or remarkable

adventurec1300

bearinga1387

feata1400

hardiment1487

facta1525

derring-do1579

achievement1583

adventry1616

coup d'éclat1668

exploit1725

venture1810

stunt1892

a hard act to follow1942

the mind > emotion > courage > daring > [noun] > an act or display of daring

daringc1374

derring-do1579

derring-deed1633

sallya1639

bravura1813

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 837 Troylus was neuere vn-to no wight..in no degre secounde, In dorryng don [v.rr. duryng do, dorynge to do] þat longeth to a knyght..His herte ay wiþ þe firste and wiþ þe beste Stod paregal, to dorre don [v.rr. durre to do, dore don] that hym leste.

1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. xvi. (MSS. Digby 232 lf. 56 a/2; 230 lf. 81 a/1) And parygal, of manhode and of dede, he [Troylus] was to any þat I can of rede, In dorryng [v.rr. doryng(e] do, this noble worþy wyght, Ffor to fulfille þat longeþ to a knyȝt, The secounde Ector..he called was. [1513, 1555 In derrynge do, this noble worthy wyght.]]

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Oct. 65 For ever who in derring doe were dreade, The loftie verse of hem was loved aye. [Gloss., In derring doe, in manhood and chevalrie.]

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Dec. 43 I durst in derring to [sic] compare With shepheards swayne.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iv. sig. Q3^v Drad for his derring doe, and bloody deed.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene vi. v. sig. Dd4 A man of mickle name, Renowmed much in armes and derring doe .

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. xv. 300 Singular..if there be two who can do a deed of such derring-do. [Note Derring-do, desperate courage.]

1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. i. vi. 107 Such wonders and dareindo are too solemn for laughter.

1866 G. W. Dasent Gisli 107 Such a deed of derring-do would long be borne in mind.

1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. (1887) III. 433 Who is for duello, who is for derring-do, who is for knightly devoir?

Derivatives

† derring doers n. Obsolete daring doers.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > hero > person of deeds

man or folk of featc1500

Roland1525

desperate1578

derring doers1596

white knight1628

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. ii. sig. B8 Dreadfull derring dooers .

† derring-deed n. Obsolete ; †der-doing adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > daring > [noun] > an act or display of daring

daringc1374

derring-do1579

derring-deed1633

sallya1639

bravura1813

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island vi. v. 66 That Mantuan swain, who chang'd his slender reed..From Corydon to Turnus derring-deed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	derring-do
释义	derring-don. Forms: 1500s derring-doe, 1800s darein-do, 1500s 1800s– derring-do. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: daring n.¹, do v. Etymology: < daring n.¹ + do v. For the processes of reanalysis by which the use as noun arose see discussion at definition. pseudo-archaism. The two words durring, dorryng, daring, verbal noun from durran, dorren to dare v.¹, and don, do, present infinitive of do v., literally daring to do, which, by a chain of misunderstandings and errors, have come to be treated as a kind of substantive combination, taken to mean, Daring action or feats, ‘desperate courage’. The words come incidentally in their ordinary sense and construction followed by the object ‘that’ (= what, that which) in Chaucer's Troylus; whence, in an imitative passage by Lydgate, in an absolute construction more liable to misunderstanding; Lydgate's dorryng do was misprinted in the 16th cent. editions (1513 and 1555) derrynge do, in which form it was picked up by Spenser and misconstrued as a substantive phrase, explained in the Glossary to the Sheph. Cal. as ‘manhood and chevalrie’. Modern romantic writers, led by Sir W. Scott, have taken it from Spenser, printed it derring-do, and accentuated the erroneous use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > an act or deed > exceptional or remarkable adventurec1300 bearinga1387 feata1400 hardiment1487 facta1525 derring-do1579 achievement1583 adventry1616 coup d'éclat1668 exploit1725 venture1810 stunt1892 a hard act to follow1942 the mind > emotion > courage > daring > [noun] > an act or display of daring daringc1374 derring-do1579 derring-deed1633 sallya1639 bravura1813 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 837 Troylus was neuere vn-to no wight..in no degre secounde, In dorryng don [v.rr. duryng do, dorynge to do] þat longeth to a knyght..His herte ay wiþ þe firste and wiþ þe beste Stod paregal, to dorre don [v.rr. durre to do, dore don] that hym leste. 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. xvi. (MSS. Digby 232 lf. 56 a/2; 230 lf. 81 a/1) And parygal, of manhode and of dede, he [Troylus] was to any þat I can of rede, In dorryng [v.rr. doryng(e] do, this noble worþy wyght, Ffor to fulfille þat longeþ to a knyȝt, The secounde Ector..he called was. [1513, 1555 In derrynge do, this noble worthy wyght.]] 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Oct. 65 For ever who in derring doe were dreade, The loftie verse of hem was loved aye. [Gloss., In derring doe, in manhood and chevalrie.] 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Dec. 43 I durst in derring to [sic] compare With shepheards swayne. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iv. sig. Q3^v Drad for his derring doe, and bloody deed. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene vi. v. sig. Dd4 A man of mickle name, Renowmed much in armes and derring doe . View more context for this quotation 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. xv. 300 Singular..if there be two who can do a deed of such derring-do. [Note Derring-do, desperate courage.] 1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. i. vi. 107 Such wonders and dareindo are too solemn for laughter. 1866 G. W. Dasent Gisli 107 Such a deed of derring-do would long be borne in mind. 1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. (1887) III. 433 Who is for duello, who is for derring-do, who is for knightly devoir? Derivatives † derring doers n. Obsolete daring doers. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > hero > person of deeds man or folk of featc1500 Roland1525 desperate1578 derring doers1596 white knight1628 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. ii. sig. B8 Dreadfull derring dooers . View more context for this quotation † derring-deed n. Obsolete ; †der-doing adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > daring > [noun] > an act or display of daring daringc1374 derring-do1579 derring-deed1633 sallya1639 bravura1813 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island vi. v. 66 That Mantuan swain, who chang'd his slender reed..From Corydon to Turnus derring-deed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1579
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