† electren.

Forms: early Old English elothr, early Old English elotr, early Old English eolectre (Anglian), Old English ealehtre, Old English ealhtre, Old English elechtre, Old English eluhtre, Old English lehtre (rare), Old English–early Middle English elehtre, Old English–1600s electre, late Old English eleotre, 1600s electar (in sense 3).

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

Etymology: < classical Latin ēlectrum amber, also an alloy of gold and silver (see electrum n.), in post-classical Latin also lupin (11th cent. in British sources; compare quot. OE¹ at sense 1). With sense 2 compare Old French electre amber (a1150), Anglo-Norman and Old French electre electrum (c1200 or earlier), Italian elettro amber, electrum (a1333). Compare electrum n.The use as plant name probably derives from the yellow colour of the flowers. With the form electar in sense 3 compare ambar (variant of amber n.²), nectar n., and -ar suffix¹, -ar suffix³.

Obsolete.

1. The yellow lupin, Lupinus luteus, of the Mediterranean.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > pea flowers > lupins

electreOE

lupinec1420

flat-bean1597

fig-bean1657

tree lupine1882

blue bonnet1901

Russell1937

OE Ælfric Gloss. (St. John's Oxf.) 310 Feniculum, finol. Anetum, dile. Electrum, elehtre. [etc.]

OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) cii. 148 Wið þæt rengwyrmas ymbe þone nafolan derigen genim þas ylcan wyrte absinthium & harehunan & elechtran [?a1200 Harl. 6258B elehtran], ealra gelice mycel [L. herbae absynthii et marrubii et lupinorum paria pondera].

lOE Durham Plant Gloss. 18 Walupia, electre.

2. An alloy of gold and silver; = amber n.² 9. Cf. electrum n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > alloy of precious metals > alloy of gold and silver

electrec1384

electruma1398

pewtera1425

amber1572

green gold1697

electron1856

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Ezek. i. 4 A lickenesse of electre [L. electri], that is a metal of gold and syluere, cleerer than gold.

1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Dij The fyfth [part of the crown] is made of pale Electre light, The sixt of Mercure, seuint of Siluer bright.

1598 R. Carew Herrings Tayle sig. A3 Each broached a beguiled ropper mound, All which a Petasus of fine Electre crownd.

a1626 F. Bacon Physiol. Remains in Baconiana (1679) 98 Change Silver Plate or Vessel into the Compound Stuff, being a kind of Silver Electre.

1656 H. More Antidote Atheism (1712) iii. ix. 168 The Bell made of Paracelsus's Electre.

3. Chiefly poetic. = liquidambar n. 1, esp. considered as a healing balm or elixir. Also: the tree from which this exudes; = liquidambar n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > amber > [noun]

amber1365

electruma1398

lambera1400

karabe1545

electre1595

succin1596

ounce stone1601

succinum1608

bead-amber1611

sunstone1848

succinite1854

electron1882

burmite1893

1595 B. Barnes Divine Cent. Spirituall Sonnets ii. sig. A4^v O blessed sweete wounds fountaines of electre, My wounded soules balme.

1632 T. Randolph Jealous Lovers iii. v. 43 Sweet gummes that from Electar trees Distill.

1669 Songs Alamode in New Acad. Complements 128 Electar and Nectar that flows from thy lip.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	electre
释义	† electren. Forms: early Old English elothr, early Old English elotr, early Old English eolectre (Anglian), Old English ealehtre, Old English ealhtre, Old English elechtre, Old English eluhtre, Old English lehtre (rare), Old English–early Middle English elehtre, Old English–1600s electre, late Old English eleotre, 1600s electar (in sense 3). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ēlectrum. Etymology: < classical Latin ēlectrum amber, also an alloy of gold and silver (see electrum n.), in post-classical Latin also lupin (11th cent. in British sources; compare quot. OE¹ at sense 1). With sense 2 compare Old French electre amber (a1150), Anglo-Norman and Old French electre electrum (c1200 or earlier), Italian elettro amber, electrum (a1333). Compare electrum n.The use as plant name probably derives from the yellow colour of the flowers. With the form electar in sense 3 compare ambar (variant of amber n.²), nectar n., and -ar suffix¹, -ar suffix³. Obsolete. 1. The yellow lupin, Lupinus luteus, of the Mediterranean. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > pea flowers > lupins electreOE lupinec1420 flat-bean1597 fig-bean1657 tree lupine1882 blue bonnet1901 Russell1937 OE Ælfric Gloss. (St. John's Oxf.) 310 Feniculum, finol. Anetum, dile. Electrum, elehtre. [etc.] OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) cii. 148 Wið þæt rengwyrmas ymbe þone nafolan derigen genim þas ylcan wyrte absinthium & harehunan & elechtran [?a1200 Harl. 6258B elehtran], ealra gelice mycel [L. herbae absynthii et marrubii et lupinorum paria pondera]. lOE Durham Plant Gloss. 18 Walupia, electre. 2. An alloy of gold and silver; = amber n.² 9. Cf. electrum n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > alloy of precious metals > alloy of gold and silver electrec1384 electruma1398 pewtera1425 amber1572 green gold1697 electron1856 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Ezek. i. 4 A lickenesse of electre [L. electri], that is a metal of gold and syluere, cleerer than gold. 1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Dij The fyfth [part of the crown] is made of pale Electre light, The sixt of Mercure, seuint of Siluer bright. 1598 R. Carew Herrings Tayle sig. A3 Each broached a beguiled ropper mound, All which a Petasus of fine Electre crownd. a1626 F. Bacon Physiol. Remains in Baconiana (1679) 98 Change Silver Plate or Vessel into the Compound Stuff, being a kind of Silver Electre. 1656 H. More Antidote Atheism (1712) iii. ix. 168 The Bell made of Paracelsus's Electre. 3. Chiefly poetic. = liquidambar n. 1, esp. considered as a healing balm or elixir. Also: the tree from which this exudes; = liquidambar n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > amber > [noun] amber1365 electruma1398 lambera1400 karabe1545 electre1595 succin1596 ounce stone1601 succinum1608 bead-amber1611 sunstone1848 succinite1854 electron1882 burmite1893 1595 B. Barnes Divine Cent. Spirituall Sonnets ii. sig. A4^v O blessed sweete wounds fountaines of electre, My wounded soules balme. 1632 T. Randolph Jealous Lovers iii. v. 43 Sweet gummes that from Electar trees Distill. 1669 Songs Alamode in New Acad. Complements 128 Electar and Nectar that flows from thy lip. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.OE
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