aasvoeln.

Brit.

/ˈɑːsvəʊəl/,

/ˈɑːsvʊəl/,

/ˈɑːsfʊəl/, U.S.

/ˈɑsˌvoʊ(ə)l/, South African English

/ˈɑːsfʊəl/

Forms:

α. 1800s aarsvogel, 1800s aarvogel, 1800s aasvögel, 1800s asphogel, 1800s assevogel, 1800s astvogel, 1800s asvogel, 1800s– aasvogel, 1800s– assvogel.

β. 1900s– aasvoël, 1900s– aasvoel.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch aasvogel; Afrikaans aasvoël.

Etymology: In α. forms < South African Dutch aasvogel (1808 or earlier; Afrikaans aasvoël), specific use of Dutch aasvogel carrion bird (1644 or earlier) < aas carrion (see ees n.) + vogel bird (see fowl n.). In β. forms < Afrikaans aasvoël (see above). Compare German Aasvogel carrion bird (1725 or earlier).

South African.

A vulture; esp. the Cape vulture, Gyps coprotheres.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > vultures or a vulture

gripea1250

vulturec1374

griffin1382

bawtere1486

grape?a1500

geir1565

gryph1570

carrion crow1699

aasvoel1821

carrion-vulture1829

α.

?a1808 Universal Syst. Nat. Hist. VIII. 11 The Dutch colonists call this species swarte aas vogel, dark carrion-bird.]

1821 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds I. 141 The natives call it Strout-Vogel, or Aas-Vogel, dung, or carrion bird.

1838 W. C. Harris Narr. Exped. S. Afr. xix. 186 (note) Vultus Fulvus, and Vultus Auricularis: White and Black Aasvogel of the Cape Colonist.

1887 H. R. Haggard Jess xxvi. 250 They would not be found till the aasvögels had picked them clean.

1903 R. Kipling Five Nations 94 Well the keen aas-vogels know it.

1924 R. Campbell Flaming Terrapin vi. 90 Great aasvogels, like beetles on a pond, Veered in slow circles.

1979 E. Drummond Burning Land 100 They also heard the desolate cries of the aasvogels as they circled high above a distant spot.

β. 1935 S. Afr. Opinion Mar. (1945) 18/1 Overhead a lonely aasvoel wheeled, circling slowly round and round without flapping his wings.1968 K. L. McMagh Dinner of Herbs 27 A pall of dust still hung curtaining the sky while aasvoels flapped their wings and fought over the wealth of carrion.2004 T. Blacklaws Karoo Boy (2005) 178 I call Marsden aasvoël to rile him and he calls me koggelmander.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aasvoel
释义	aasvoeln. Brit. /ˈɑːsvəʊəl/, /ˈɑːsvʊəl/, /ˈɑːsfʊəl/, U.S. /ˈɑsˌvoʊ(ə)l/, South African English /ˈɑːsfʊəl/ Forms: α. 1800s aarsvogel, 1800s aarvogel, 1800s aasvögel, 1800s asphogel, 1800s assevogel, 1800s astvogel, 1800s asvogel, 1800s– aasvogel, 1800s– assvogel. β. 1900s– aasvoël, 1900s– aasvoel. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch aasvogel; Afrikaans aasvoël. Etymology: In α. forms < South African Dutch aasvogel (1808 or earlier; Afrikaans aasvoël), specific use of Dutch aasvogel carrion bird (1644 or earlier) < aas carrion (see ees n.) + vogel bird (see fowl n.). In β. forms < Afrikaans aasvoël (see above). Compare German Aasvogel carrion bird (1725 or earlier). South African. A vulture; esp. the Cape vulture, Gyps coprotheres. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > vultures or a vulture gripea1250 vulturec1374 griffin1382 bawtere1486 grape?a1500 geir1565 gryph1570 carrion crow1699 aasvoel1821 carrion-vulture1829 α. ?a1808 Universal Syst. Nat. Hist. VIII. 11 The Dutch colonists call this species swarte aas vogel, dark carrion-bird.] 1821 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds I. 141 The natives call it Strout-Vogel, or Aas-Vogel, dung, or carrion bird. 1838 W. C. Harris Narr. Exped. S. Afr. xix. 186 (note) Vultus Fulvus, and Vultus Auricularis: White and Black Aasvogel of the Cape Colonist. 1887 H. R. Haggard Jess xxvi. 250 They would not be found till the aasvögels had picked them clean. 1903 R. Kipling Five Nations 94 Well the keen aas-vogels know it. 1924 R. Campbell Flaming Terrapin vi. 90 Great aasvogels, like beetles on a pond, Veered in slow circles. 1979 E. Drummond Burning Land 100 They also heard the desolate cries of the aasvogels as they circled high above a distant spot. β. 1935 S. Afr. Opinion Mar. (1945) 18/1 Overhead a lonely aasvoel wheeled, circling slowly round and round without flapping his wings.1968 K. L. McMagh Dinner of Herbs 27 A pall of dust still hung curtaining the sky while aasvoels flapped their wings and fought over the wealth of carrion.2004 T. Blacklaws Karoo Boy (2005) 178 I call Marsden aasvoël to rile him and he calls me koggelmander. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1821
随便看	θ142280 θ142281 θ142282 θ142283 θ142284 θ142285 θ142286 θ142287 θ142288 θ142289 θ14229 θ142290 θ142291 θ142292 θ142293 θ142294 θ142295 θ142296 θ142297 θ142298 θ142299 θ1423 θ14230 θ142300 θ142301