ettercapn.

Brit.

/ˈɛtəkap/, U.S.

/ˈɛdərˌkæp/, Scottish English

/ˈɛtərkap/

Forms:

α. English regional (Northumberland) 1900s– ettercap; Scottish pre-1700 ettercoip, pre-1700 ettercope, pre-1700 1700s– ettercap, 1700s eddercap, 1700s 1900s– ethercap, 1800s ettercoup, 1900s– aiterkep (Orkney), 1900s– eterkap, 1900s– ettercapper (Aberdeenshire), 1900s– ettercaup, 1900s– etterkap.

β. Scottish 1800s neddarcap, 1800s– nettercap, 1800s– nettercaup, 1900s– nethercrap (Fife), 1900s– nettercrab (Fife), 1900s– nettercrap (Fife), 1900s– netterkep.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: attercop n.

Etymology: Variant of attercop n. (compare variants and forms in the Germanic languages cited at atter n.).The β. forms show metanalysis (see N n.). The form ettercapper apparently shows suffixation in -er suffix¹. Forms in -crap show remodelling of the final syllable after crop n. II. The form nettercrab shows further remodelling of the final syllable, apparently after crab n.¹

Scottish and English regional (Northumberland).

1. A spider; = attercop n. 1. Perhaps formerly also: †a wasp (obsolete).Recorded earliest in attributive use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Aranea > member of (spider)

lopc888

attercopc1000

lobc1000

spinnerc1220

araina1300

spider1340

yraync1384

copa1400

spincop1474

copspin1484

ettercapa1525

web-weaver1534

spinster1636

cob1657

weaver1825

araneidan1835

Meggie-lickie-spinnie1849

silk-spinner1868

orbitele1890

a1525 Bk. Chess 802 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1923) I The ettercope vobbis ar thir lawis lyk.

1611 W. Cowper Anat. Christian Man Ep. Ded. sig. B2 Anarxexes spake of the lawes of Solon, like the webbes of the Ettercope, through which the greater Flyes may breake at their pleasure.

1755 R. Forbes Jrnl. London to Portsmouth in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 28 The third was an auld, wizen'd, haave coloured carlen,..as baul as ony ettercap.

1827 C. I. Johnstone Elizabeth De Bruce III. ii. 30 The skirling and squeeling the women-folk..will set up if they see an ettercap on their tucker.

a1894 J. Shaw in R. Wallace Country Schoolmaster (1899) 326 As mad's an ettercap.

1919 Caledonian Oct. 257/2 At a distance the hale machine just mindit me o' a muckle ettercap, and close inbye the wheels were like ettercaps' wabs.

2010 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 21 Aug. (Features section) 15 Ettercaps are regarded by some with affection.

2. A bad-tempered or spiteful person; = attercop n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill will, malevolence > [noun] > person or thing displaying

devilOE

hatelc1175

fiendc1220

hellhoundc1340

foea1393

atterlingc1450

basilisk1477

ill-willerc1500

attercop1508

malign1536

ettercapa1583

demon1591

viper1596

dragon1600

ill-wisher1607

malevolent1609

malevolo1648

a1583 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Tullibardine MS.) 87 Arpit angrie Ettercoip, and auld vnsell aip.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iv. i 'Tis dafter like to thole An ether-cap like him to blaw the coal!

a1749 A. Robertson tr. Horace in W. Scott Waverley (1814) III. xvi. 242 A fiery etter-cap, a fractious chiel.

1793 ‘T. Thrum’ Look before ye Loup 27 You wou'd undervalue poor fo'k; you wou'd ca' us, like that ettercap Burke, the swinish multitude.

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 8 15 That ettercap..is flying through the town like a shunky.

1840 Fraser's Mag. 22 478 A cool temper..I'm sure yon fiery ettercap has not.

a1894 R. L. Stevenson Weir of Hermiston (1896) vii. 208 Here, ettercap! Ye'll have to wait on yon Innes! I canna haud myself in.

1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xxi. 366 He sat yestreen at Kirk Aller wi' a face like a corp and took his paiks as mild as a wean, and him for ordinar' sic an ettercap.

2011 P. McIntosh Counterfeit Madam xi. 235 At least we can see the auld ettercap into the ground now, Christ be praised.

Derivatives

† ettercapped adj. Obsolete rare inflicted by a spider or (perhaps) a wasp.

ΚΠ

1728 A. Ramsay Poems II. 167 Ye may smile at Ether-capite Stings With careless Pride.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ettercap
释义	ettercapn. Brit. /ˈɛtəkap/, U.S. /ˈɛdərˌkæp/, Scottish English /ˈɛtərkap/ Forms: α. English regional (Northumberland) 1900s– ettercap; Scottish pre-1700 ettercoip, pre-1700 ettercope, pre-1700 1700s– ettercap, 1700s eddercap, 1700s 1900s– ethercap, 1800s ettercoup, 1900s– aiterkep (Orkney), 1900s– eterkap, 1900s– ettercapper (Aberdeenshire), 1900s– ettercaup, 1900s– etterkap. β. Scottish 1800s neddarcap, 1800s– nettercap, 1800s– nettercaup, 1900s– nethercrap (Fife), 1900s– nettercrab (Fife), 1900s– nettercrap (Fife), 1900s– netterkep. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: attercop n. Etymology: Variant of attercop n. (compare variants and forms in the Germanic languages cited at atter n.).The β. forms show metanalysis (see N n.). The form ettercapper apparently shows suffixation in -er suffix¹. Forms in -crap show remodelling of the final syllable after crop n. II. The form nettercrab shows further remodelling of the final syllable, apparently after crab n.¹ Scottish and English regional (Northumberland). 1. A spider; = attercop n. 1. Perhaps formerly also: †a wasp (obsolete).Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Aranea > member of (spider) lopc888 attercopc1000 lobc1000 spinnerc1220 araina1300 spider1340 yraync1384 copa1400 spincop1474 copspin1484 ettercapa1525 web-weaver1534 spinster1636 cob1657 weaver1825 araneidan1835 Meggie-lickie-spinnie1849 silk-spinner1868 orbitele1890 a1525 Bk. Chess 802 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1923) I The ettercope vobbis ar thir lawis lyk. 1611 W. Cowper Anat. Christian Man Ep. Ded. sig. B2 Anarxexes spake of the lawes of Solon, like the webbes of the Ettercope, through which the greater Flyes may breake at their pleasure. 1755 R. Forbes Jrnl. London to Portsmouth in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 28 The third was an auld, wizen'd, haave coloured carlen,..as baul as ony ettercap. 1827 C. I. Johnstone Elizabeth De Bruce III. ii. 30 The skirling and squeeling the women-folk..will set up if they see an ettercap on their tucker. a1894 J. Shaw in R. Wallace Country Schoolmaster (1899) 326 As mad's an ettercap. 1919 Caledonian Oct. 257/2 At a distance the hale machine just mindit me o' a muckle ettercap, and close inbye the wheels were like ettercaps' wabs. 2010 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 21 Aug. (Features section) 15 Ettercaps are regarded by some with affection. 2. A bad-tempered or spiteful person; = attercop n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill will, malevolence > [noun] > person or thing displaying devilOE hatelc1175 fiendc1220 hellhoundc1340 foea1393 atterlingc1450 basilisk1477 ill-willerc1500 attercop1508 malign1536 ettercapa1583 demon1591 viper1596 dragon1600 ill-wisher1607 malevolent1609 malevolo1648 a1583 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Tullibardine MS.) 87 Arpit angrie Ettercoip, and auld vnsell aip. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iv. i 'Tis dafter like to thole An ether-cap like him to blaw the coal! a1749 A. Robertson tr. Horace in W. Scott Waverley (1814) III. xvi. 242 A fiery etter-cap, a fractious chiel. 1793 ‘T. Thrum’ Look before ye Loup 27 You wou'd undervalue poor fo'k; you wou'd ca' us, like that ettercap Burke, the swinish multitude. 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 8 15 That ettercap..is flying through the town like a shunky. 1840 Fraser's Mag. 22 478 A cool temper..I'm sure yon fiery ettercap has not. a1894 R. L. Stevenson Weir of Hermiston (1896) vii. 208 Here, ettercap! Ye'll have to wait on yon Innes! I canna haud myself in. 1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xxi. 366 He sat yestreen at Kirk Aller wi' a face like a corp and took his paiks as mild as a wean, and him for ordinar' sic an ettercap. 2011 P. McIntosh Counterfeit Madam xi. 235 At least we can see the auld ettercap into the ground now, Christ be praised. Derivatives † ettercapped adj. Obsolete rare inflicted by a spider or (perhaps) a wasp. ΚΠ 1728 A. Ramsay Poems II. 167 Ye may smile at Ether-capite Stings With careless Pride. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1525
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