eerieadj.

/ˈiːri/

Forms: Middle English eri, hery, Middle English–1500s ery, 1500s erie, 1700s iry, 1800s eirie, eiry (Anglo-Irish airy), 1700s– eery, eerie.

Etymology: Middle English eri, ? variant of erȝ, argh adj.; or perhaps < erȝ + -y suffix¹. The word occurs in the northern (not in the midland) version of the Cursor Mundi. ‘It has recently been often used in general literature, but is still regarded as properly Scotch.’ ( N.E.D.)

1. Fearful, timid. In modern use, expressing the notion of a vague superstitious uneasiness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adjective] > uneasy > superstitiously uneasy

eeriec1375

oorie1843

c1375 ? J. Barbour SS. Cosmas & Damian 321 & scho..wes for hyme hery.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 17685 Ioseph be noght eri.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. iv. 91 He fled..and to his cave hym sped with ery spreit.

?1553 (c1501) G. Douglas Palice of Honour (London) Prol. l. 103 in Shorter Poems (1967) 14 With ery curage.

1572 Sempill Ballates (1872) 159 We pure sall cry with erie hartis..To the, O God.

1728 A. Ramsay Cordial iv My dear, I'm faint and iry.

a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 180 They glour eiry at a friend's disgrace.

a1810 R. Tannahill Poems & Songs (1815) 115 The watch-dog's howling..makes the nightly wand'rer eerie.

1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights II. ii. 357 Do you feel eerie?

1878 H. M. Stanley Through Dark Continent I. xiv. 353 This eerie feeling..might be causeless.

2. Fear-inspiring; gloomy, strange, weird.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > [adjective] > uncanny

eldritch1508

eerie1792

erlisha1802

unearthly1802

weird1817

pokerish1825

weirdly1831

uncanny1843

spooky1854

weird-like1854

wisht1872

unheimlichc1877

weirdsome1885

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being eerie > [adjective]

unked1574

iry1603

wanchancy1768

eerie1792

eerisome1818

pokerish1825

unco1828

oorie1843

spooky1854

creepy-crawly1902

1792 R. Burns Let. 10 Sept. (1985) II. 145 Be thou a bogle by the eerie side of an auld thorn.

1796 H. Macneill Waes o' War iii. 24 Night comes dark and eerie.

1828 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Mag. 23 116 Hae ye walked..fra Bawhannan Lodge, in sic an eerie night.

1875 M. E. Braddon Strange World II. i. 10 The..sheep bell had an eerie sound.

Derivatives

ˈeerily adv. in an eerie manner; weirdly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > [adverb] > uncannily

eerily1847

uncannily1873

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being eerie > [adverb]

eerily1847

spookily1955

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. ix. 244 It spoke in pain and woe..eerily.

1863 Good Words 4 522 A weird unhappy sound! what could it be That through the wan night wailed so eerily.

ˈeeriness n. an undefined sense of fear; superstitious dread.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > apprehension > superstitious dread

eeriness1489

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ii. 298 Sum man for erynes will trymbill.

1724 A. Ramsay Vision in Ever Green I. vi Debar then..All eiryness or feir.

1839 T. De Quincey Sketches Life & Manners in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 574/1 Feeling the sensation of eariness [1854 reads eeriness] as twilight came on.

1865 Jrnl. Horticulture Christm. No. 16/2 From that night I have never known eeriness.

ˈeerisome adj. weird, gloomy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being eerie > [adjective]

unked1574

iry1603

wanchancy1768

eerie1792

eerisome1818

pokerish1825

unco1828

oorie1843

spooky1854

creepy-crawly1902

1818 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Dec. 503 (Jam.) The kye..gied a dowf an' eerisome crune.

1832–53 Whistle-Binkie 3rd Ser. (Sc. Songs) 49 The objects sae dear..Turn eerisome hame thoughts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	eerie
释义	eerieadj. /ˈiːri/ Forms: Middle English eri, hery, Middle English–1500s ery, 1500s erie, 1700s iry, 1800s eirie, eiry (Anglo-Irish airy), 1700s– eery, eerie. Etymology: Middle English eri, ? variant of erȝ, argh adj.; or perhaps < erȝ + -y suffix¹. The word occurs in the northern (not in the midland) version of the Cursor Mundi. ‘It has recently been often used in general literature, but is still regarded as properly Scotch.’ ( N.E.D.) 1. Fearful, timid. In modern use, expressing the notion of a vague superstitious uneasiness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adjective] > uneasy > superstitiously uneasy eeriec1375 oorie1843 c1375 ? J. Barbour SS. Cosmas & Damian 321 & scho..wes for hyme hery. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 17685 Ioseph be noght eri. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. iv. 91 He fled..and to his cave hym sped with ery spreit. ?1553 (c1501) G. Douglas Palice of Honour (London) Prol. l. 103 in Shorter Poems (1967) 14 With ery curage. 1572 Sempill Ballates (1872) 159 We pure sall cry with erie hartis..To the, O God. 1728 A. Ramsay Cordial iv My dear, I'm faint and iry. a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 180 They glour eiry at a friend's disgrace. a1810 R. Tannahill Poems & Songs (1815) 115 The watch-dog's howling..makes the nightly wand'rer eerie. 1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights II. ii. 357 Do you feel eerie? 1878 H. M. Stanley Through Dark Continent I. xiv. 353 This eerie feeling..might be causeless. 2. Fear-inspiring; gloomy, strange, weird. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > [adjective] > uncanny eldritch1508 eerie1792 erlisha1802 unearthly1802 weird1817 pokerish1825 weirdly1831 uncanny1843 spooky1854 weird-like1854 wisht1872 unheimlichc1877 weirdsome1885 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being eerie > [adjective] unked1574 iry1603 wanchancy1768 eerie1792 eerisome1818 pokerish1825 unco1828 oorie1843 spooky1854 creepy-crawly1902 1792 R. Burns Let. 10 Sept. (1985) II. 145 Be thou a bogle by the eerie side of an auld thorn. 1796 H. Macneill Waes o' War iii. 24 Night comes dark and eerie. 1828 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Mag. 23 116 Hae ye walked..fra Bawhannan Lodge, in sic an eerie night. 1875 M. E. Braddon Strange World II. i. 10 The..sheep bell had an eerie sound. Derivatives ˈeerily adv. in an eerie manner; weirdly. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > [adverb] > uncannily eerily1847 uncannily1873 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being eerie > [adverb] eerily1847 spookily1955 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. ix. 244 It spoke in pain and woe..eerily. 1863 Good Words 4 522 A weird unhappy sound! what could it be That through the wan night wailed so eerily. ˈeeriness n. an undefined sense of fear; superstitious dread. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > apprehension > superstitious dread eeriness1489 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ii. 298 Sum man for erynes will trymbill. 1724 A. Ramsay Vision in Ever Green I. vi Debar then..All eiryness or feir. 1839 T. De Quincey Sketches Life & Manners in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 574/1 Feeling the sensation of eariness [1854 reads eeriness] as twilight came on. 1865 Jrnl. Horticulture Christm. No. 16/2 From that night I have never known eeriness. ˈeerisome adj. weird, gloomy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being eerie > [adjective] unked1574 iry1603 wanchancy1768 eerie1792 eerisome1818 pokerish1825 unco1828 oorie1843 spooky1854 creepy-crawly1902 1818 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Dec. 503 (Jam.) The kye..gied a dowf an' eerisome crune. 1832–53 Whistle-Binkie 3rd Ser. (Sc. Songs) 49 The objects sae dear..Turn eerisome hame thoughts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1375
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