eldritchadj.

Brit.

/ˈɛldrɪtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɛldrɪtʃ/, Scottish English

/ˈɛldrɪtʃ/

Forms: 1500s elrich(e, elritch(e, elrisch(e, elrish, elraige, elrage, alriche, 1700s–1800s eldrich, (1800s eltrich), 1700s– eldritch.

Etymology: Of obscure origin; connection with elf n.¹, conjectured by Jamieson, would be suitable for the sense, and is supported by the form elphrish, apparently the same word.

Scottish.

Weird, ghostly, unnatural, frightful, hideous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > [adjective] > uncanny

eldritch1508

eerie1792

erlisha1802

unearthly1802

weird1817

pokerish1825

weirdly1831

uncanny1843

spooky1854

weird-like1854

wisht1872

unheimlichc1877

weirdsome1885

1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 188 There was Pluto, the elrich incubus.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. 108 Vgsum to heir was hir wyld elriche screik.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 636 Thair cleithing quhilk wes of elritche hew.

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. vi. ix. f. 71/1 Mony haly and relligious men..fled in desertis and elraige placis.

1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Miiij The king of Fary..With many elrage Incubus rydand.

1598 J. Melville Diary 25 Feb. 320 The amazfull, ugly alriche darkness.

1793 R. Burns Poems (ed. 2) II. 220 Ye'll find him snug in Some eldritch part.

1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches ii. 144 Loud bursts of wild and eldrich laughter.

1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. vii. 127 Pearl..gave an eldritch scream.

1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile i. iii. § i. 87 Truth is appalling and eltrich, as seen By this world's artificial lamplights.

1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life iii. 40 Joy that had something eldritch and unearthly in it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eldritch
释义	eldritchadj. Brit. /ˈɛldrɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˈɛldrɪtʃ/, Scottish English /ˈɛldrɪtʃ/ Forms: 1500s elrich(e, elritch(e, elrisch(e, elrish, elraige, elrage, alriche, 1700s–1800s eldrich, (1800s eltrich), 1700s– eldritch. Etymology: Of obscure origin; connection with elf n.¹, conjectured by Jamieson, would be suitable for the sense, and is supported by the form elphrish, apparently the same word. Scottish. Weird, ghostly, unnatural, frightful, hideous. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > [adjective] > uncanny eldritch1508 eerie1792 erlisha1802 unearthly1802 weird1817 pokerish1825 weirdly1831 uncanny1843 spooky1854 weird-like1854 wisht1872 unheimlichc1877 weirdsome1885 1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 188 There was Pluto, the elrich incubus. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. 108 Vgsum to heir was hir wyld elriche screik. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 636 Thair cleithing quhilk wes of elritche hew. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. vi. ix. f. 71/1 Mony haly and relligious men..fled in desertis and elraige placis. 1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Miiij The king of Fary..With many elrage Incubus rydand. 1598 J. Melville Diary 25 Feb. 320 The amazfull, ugly alriche darkness. 1793 R. Burns Poems (ed. 2) II. 220 Ye'll find him snug in Some eldritch part. 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches ii. 144 Loud bursts of wild and eldrich laughter. 1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. vii. 127 Pearl..gave an eldritch scream. 1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile i. iii. § i. 87 Truth is appalling and eltrich, as seen By this world's artificial lamplights. 1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life iii. 40 Joy that had something eldritch and unearthly in it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1508
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