† dowsen.

Forms: Middle English douce, Middle English–1500s dowse.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: douce adj.

Etymology: Probably < douce adj. N.E.D. (1897) gives the pronunciation as (dɑus) /daʊs/.

Obsolete.

A sweetheart, a lover. Also ironic: an immoral, unchaste woman; a harlot.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart

copenerc897

lovec1225

lemanc1275

sweetinga1300

druery13..

doceamurc1320

paramoura1375

honeybirdc1390

honey-sweetc1440

dowsec1450

heart-rootc1460

prim1509

joa1529

sweetheart1576

love-mate1582

belamour1590

copemate1593

frister1639

sprunny1739

Liebling1868

Liebchen1876

angel pie1878

loved one1879

cariad1899

square piece1925

sheikha1926

sweetie-pie1928

oppo1932

poopsie1937

mi'jita1970

squeeze1980

boo1988

bae2006

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 830 ‘Fadire,’ quod þis fell knyȝt..‘here to duell with þi douce deynes me na langer.’

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 136 Yit is she a fowll dowse, If ye com nar.

1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 5^v Who loketh to mary must lay to kepe house, for loue may not alway be plaiyng with dowse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

dowsev.

Brit.

/daʊz/, U.S.

/daʊz/,

/daʊs/

Forms: Also dowze, douse.

Etymology: Derivation unknown; apparently a dialect term.

intransitive. To use the divining- or dowsing-rod in search of subterraneous supplies of water or mineral veins.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > make a search [verb (intransitive)] > search for subterraneous water

witch1848

to work the twig1883

dowse1894

1894 Daily News 28 Dec. 5/2 Instances are adduced of ladies who have tried..and found that they could ‘dowse’.

Derivatives

dowser n.

/ˈdaʊzə(r)/ one who uses the divining-rod, a water-diviner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching for subterraneous water or minerals > instrument used in

rhabdomancer1817

dowser1835

witcher1906

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > detection of radiation > detecting subterraneous springs, etc. > rhabdomancy > one who practises

water-finder1656

hydrophantic1729

spring-teller1785

water witch1808

rhabdomancer1817

water diviner1825

rhabdomantist1832

dowser1835

jowser1840

witch1843

water witcher1868

water dowser1873

hydroscopist1885

1835Dowsers [see dowsing n.].

1888 Standard 22 Dec. These authorities [Hastings Board of Guardians] lately invoked the aid of a ‘Dowser’, or water diviner, to tell them where to sink a well.

1894 Daily News 28 Dec. 5/2 The dry summer of 1893 brought the Divining Rod forward..‘dowsers’ sought for water with the mystic ‘twig’, and, very often, found it.

ˈdowsing n. the action or practice of dowsing; frequently in dowsing-rod the rod or twig used by dowsers.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > instrument for detection > [noun] > divining rod

divining-wand1656

dowsing-rod1692

divining-stick1712

divining-rod1751

mineral rod1797

doodlebug1924

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching for subterraneous water or minerals > instrument used in

divining-wand1656

dowsing-rod1692

divining-stick1712

divining-rod1751

witching stick1864

twig1883

witching rod1919

doodlebug1924

witching wand2011

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > detection of radiation > detecting subterraneous springs, etc. > rhabdomancy > divining-rod

rod1617

Moses' rod1646

divining-wand1656

virgula divina or divinatoria1656

Mosaical roda1681

dowsing-rod1692

divining-stick1712

waggers1747

divining-rod1751

mineral rod1797

fork1886

1692 J. Locke Some Considerations Lowering Interest 127 Not of the nature of the Deusing-rod, or Virgula Divina, able to discover Mines of Gold and Silver.

1835 E. Pearse Let. in A. E. Bray Descr. Part Devonshire (1836) III. xxxix. 260 The superstition relative to the dowsing or divining rod, and the dowsers themselves, is too well known to be noticed here.

1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. 1st Ser. Introd. 20 The divining or dowzing rod is certainly not older than the German miners, who were brought over by Queen Elizabeth to teach the Cornish to work their mines.

1869 Eng. Mech. 31 Dec. 380 1 The ‘dowsing’ or ‘divining’ rod is a forked stick of some fruit-bearing wood, generally hazel, held by the extremity of each prong of the fork in a peculiar way.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dowse
释义	† dowsen. Forms: Middle English douce, Middle English–1500s dowse. Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: douce adj. Etymology: Probably < douce adj. N.E.D. (1897) gives the pronunciation as (dɑus) /daʊs/. Obsolete. A sweetheart, a lover. Also ironic: an immoral, unchaste woman; a harlot. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart copenerc897 lovec1225 lemanc1275 sweetinga1300 druery13.. doceamurc1320 paramoura1375 honeybirdc1390 honey-sweetc1440 dowsec1450 heart-rootc1460 prim1509 joa1529 sweetheart1576 love-mate1582 belamour1590 copemate1593 frister1639 sprunny1739 Liebling1868 Liebchen1876 angel pie1878 loved one1879 cariad1899 square piece1925 sheikha1926 sweetie-pie1928 oppo1932 poopsie1937 mi'jita1970 squeeze1980 boo1988 bae2006 c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 830 ‘Fadire,’ quod þis fell knyȝt..‘here to duell with þi douce deynes me na langer.’ a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 136 Yit is she a fowll dowse, If ye com nar. 1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 5^v Who loketh to mary must lay to kepe house, for loue may not alway be plaiyng with dowse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). dowsev. Brit. /daʊz/, U.S. /daʊz/, /daʊs/ Forms: Also dowze, douse. Etymology: Derivation unknown; apparently a dialect term. intransitive. To use the divining- or dowsing-rod in search of subterraneous supplies of water or mineral veins. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > make a search [verb (intransitive)] > search for subterraneous water witch1848 to work the twig1883 dowse1894 1894 Daily News 28 Dec. 5/2 Instances are adduced of ladies who have tried..and found that they could ‘dowse’. Derivatives dowser n. /ˈdaʊzə(r)/ one who uses the divining-rod, a water-diviner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching for subterraneous water or minerals > instrument used in rhabdomancer1817 dowser1835 witcher1906 the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > detection of radiation > detecting subterraneous springs, etc. > rhabdomancy > one who practises water-finder1656 hydrophantic1729 spring-teller1785 water witch1808 rhabdomancer1817 water diviner1825 rhabdomantist1832 dowser1835 jowser1840 witch1843 water witcher1868 water dowser1873 hydroscopist1885 1835Dowsers [see dowsing n.]. 1888 Standard 22 Dec. These authorities [Hastings Board of Guardians] lately invoked the aid of a ‘Dowser’, or water diviner, to tell them where to sink a well. 1894 Daily News 28 Dec. 5/2 The dry summer of 1893 brought the Divining Rod forward..‘dowsers’ sought for water with the mystic ‘twig’, and, very often, found it. ˈdowsing n. the action or practice of dowsing; frequently in dowsing-rod the rod or twig used by dowsers. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > instrument for detection > [noun] > divining rod divining-wand1656 dowsing-rod1692 divining-stick1712 divining-rod1751 mineral rod1797 doodlebug1924 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching for subterraneous water or minerals > instrument used in divining-wand1656 dowsing-rod1692 divining-stick1712 divining-rod1751 witching stick1864 twig1883 witching rod1919 doodlebug1924 witching wand2011 the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > detection of radiation > detecting subterraneous springs, etc. > rhabdomancy > divining-rod rod1617 Moses' rod1646 divining-wand1656 virgula divina or divinatoria1656 Mosaical roda1681 dowsing-rod1692 divining-stick1712 waggers1747 divining-rod1751 mineral rod1797 fork1886 1692 J. Locke Some Considerations Lowering Interest 127 Not of the nature of the Deusing-rod, or Virgula Divina, able to discover Mines of Gold and Silver. 1835 E. Pearse Let. in A. E. Bray Descr. Part Devonshire (1836) III. xxxix. 260 The superstition relative to the dowsing or divining rod, and the dowsers themselves, is too well known to be noticed here. 1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. 1st Ser. Introd. 20 The divining or dowzing rod is certainly not older than the German miners, who were brought over by Queen Elizabeth to teach the Cornish to work their mines. 1869 Eng. Mech. 31 Dec. 380 1 The ‘dowsing’ or ‘divining’ rod is a forked stick of some fruit-bearing wood, generally hazel, held by the extremity of each prong of the fork in a peculiar way. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1450v.1692
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