† discursen.

Forms: late Middle English–1600s discurse; Scottish pre-1700 discurs.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin discursus.

Etymology: < classical Latin discursus discourse n. Compare earlier discourse n. and the foreign-language parallels cited at that entry.The form discurs is also occasionally found in other senses of discourse n.

Obsolete.

1. The discharging of matter (from a scrofulous lymph node or sore). rare.

ΚΠ

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 33 Multiplicacioun of scrophulez & discurse or rennyng [L. discursus] of þam.

2. The process or faculty of reasoning; reasoned argument or thought. Also more fully discurse of reason. Cf. discourse n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > [noun]

reasonc1330

skillingc1374

discourse?c1400

discursec1443

argumentationa1492

ratiocination1532

ration1548

discursion1603

discursiveness1647

discoursiveness1661

movement1869

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 437 (MED) Al þe contemplatijf lijf which we mowen haue bi oure discurse and laboure stondiþ in þe gouernauncis in þe first table of þi lawe.

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 36 No beest may in his wittes make discurse, þat is to seie, a cowplyng togidere of two treuþis to him bifore knowen, forto conclude in foorm of argument þe iije treuþ.

a1513 J. Irland Meroure of Wyssdome (1965) II. 95 In this folowand cheptur I think to apply þis noble sciens & doctrine to þe haly faith of ihesu and to þe artiklis þarof and be discurs and argumentacioun þat pertenis to þe thrid operacioun of the wnderstanding induce the gud peple to be stark in the faith.

1525 T. Rychard Walton's Bk. Comfort i. Prol. sig. Av Vith outen any discurse of reson.

?1549 J. Hooper Declar. 10 Commandm. vi. p. xci The Naturall discurse of reason whiche hathe comprehendid the motions and course of heavens.

a. Onward movement in any process or course of action; progress, advancement. Cf. discourse n. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > [noun] > continuous succession

motionc1425

coursec1460

discourse1541

discurse?1549

current1587

running1662

?1549 J. Hooper Declar. 10 Commandm. xviii. p. ccxxiii This discurse, and progresse in thacknolege of sinne barythe him in hand that it is impossible to returne vnto god.

1555 H. Pendilton in E. Bonner Homilies 35 By contynuall discurse of tyme euery one hath deliuered the fayth.

b. The thread of an argument; a line of reasoning. Cf. discourse n. 2a.

ΚΠ

1563 G. Hay Confut. Abbote of Crosraguels Masse f. 4^v In the discurs of the whole, if I should dishiffer to the particulare.

1652 R. Williams Bloody Tenent yet More Bloody 143 It is strange, and in my understanding suits not with the rest of Master Cottons discurse.

a1679 J. Brown Life of Justif. Opened (1695) viii. 76 The whole discurse of the Apostle here, & particularly the comparison so much here insisted upon, putteth the matter beyond all debate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	discurse
释义	† discursen. Forms: late Middle English–1600s discurse; Scottish pre-1700 discurs. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin discursus. Etymology: < classical Latin discursus discourse n. Compare earlier discourse n. and the foreign-language parallels cited at that entry.The form discurs is also occasionally found in other senses of discourse n. Obsolete. 1. The discharging of matter (from a scrofulous lymph node or sore). rare. ΚΠ ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 33 Multiplicacioun of scrophulez & discurse or rennyng [L. discursus] of þam. 2. The process or faculty of reasoning; reasoned argument or thought. Also more fully discurse of reason. Cf. discourse n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > [noun] reasonc1330 skillingc1374 discourse?c1400 discursec1443 argumentationa1492 ratiocination1532 ration1548 discursion1603 discursiveness1647 discoursiveness1661 movement1869 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 437 (MED) Al þe contemplatijf lijf which we mowen haue bi oure discurse and laboure stondiþ in þe gouernauncis in þe first table of þi lawe. c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 36 No beest may in his wittes make discurse, þat is to seie, a cowplyng togidere of two treuþis to him bifore knowen, forto conclude in foorm of argument þe iije treuþ. a1513 J. Irland Meroure of Wyssdome (1965) II. 95 In this folowand cheptur I think to apply þis noble sciens & doctrine to þe haly faith of ihesu and to þe artiklis þarof and be discurs and argumentacioun þat pertenis to þe thrid operacioun of the wnderstanding induce the gud peple to be stark in the faith. 1525 T. Rychard Walton's Bk. Comfort i. Prol. sig. Av Vith outen any discurse of reson. ?1549 J. Hooper Declar. 10 Commandm. vi. p. xci The Naturall discurse of reason whiche hathe comprehendid the motions and course of heavens. 3. a. Onward movement in any process or course of action; progress, advancement. Cf. discourse n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > [noun] > continuous succession motionc1425 coursec1460 discourse1541 discurse?1549 current1587 running1662 ?1549 J. Hooper Declar. 10 Commandm. xviii. p. ccxxiii This discurse, and progresse in thacknolege of sinne barythe him in hand that it is impossible to returne vnto god. 1555 H. Pendilton in E. Bonner Homilies 35 By contynuall discurse of tyme euery one hath deliuered the fayth. b. The thread of an argument; a line of reasoning. Cf. discourse n. 2a. ΚΠ 1563 G. Hay Confut. Abbote of Crosraguels Masse f. 4^v In the discurs of the whole, if I should dishiffer to the particulare. 1652 R. Williams Bloody Tenent yet More Bloody 143 It is strange, and in my understanding suits not with the rest of Master Cottons discurse. a1679 J. Brown Life of Justif. Opened (1695) viii. 76 The whole discurse of the Apostle here, & particularly the comparison so much here insisted upon, putteth the matter beyond all debate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?a1425
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