单词 | fewter |
释义 | † fewtern. Obsolete. A rest or support for a spear or lance, usually lined with felt and probably attached either to the breastplate of a knight on horseback, or to the saddle of his horse. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > lance > rest for lance fewtera1375 rest1391 queue1830 bucket1833 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 3437 Wiþ spere festened in feuter. c1450 (?a1400) Sege Melayne (1880) l. 1462 (MED) In fewter sone he keste his spere And thoghte the Boldeste down to bere. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) iii. l. 168 Thair cheyff chyftan..In fewtir kest a fellone aspre sper. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin viii. 127 Gripynge his spere in the fewtre. c1580 ( tr. Bk. Alexander (1925) I. i. l. 1145 Antigonvs..Plungit into the thikkest preis. With spere in fewter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). fewterv. Now historical and rare. 1. transitive. To put (a spear or lance ) into a rest or fewter (fewter n.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > cut or penetrate (of weapon) [verb (transitive)] > thrust a spear > put spear or lance in rest fewterc1440 aventre1485 inrest1612 rest1632 c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 3775 (MED) Þan sir Gawayne was greuede, and with a gret wyll Fewters a faire spere and freschely askryes. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 262 And than they feautred their sperys. 1557 Malory's Story Noble & Worthy Kynge Arthur (Copland) v. ix Whan syr Gawayn espyed this gaye knyght he fewtred hys spere and rode strayght unto hym. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. vi. sig. Fv He his threatfull speare Gan fewter . View more context for this quotation 1600 Heroicall Aduentures Knight of Sea v. 46 Licandro, and Rogesto fewtered their Launces at once against Alphortio. 1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 26 Oct. 727/3 He has feutred his spear and rides on at a great wallop. 1938 T. H. White Sword in Stone vii. 113 They fewtered their spears again, and thundered into the charge. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (transitive)] > draw up (troops) > in battle array setc1275 host1297 ordainc1300 devisec1325 battle1330 arraya1375 stuffc1390 addressa1393 embattle1393 fit?a1400 stedilla1400 fewterc1440 to pitch (also set) a fielda1500 order1509 pitcha1513 deraign1528 marshal1543 re-embattle1590 size1802 form1816 c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 1711 (MED) Fifty thosandez of folke of ferse men of armez, Þat faire are fewteride on frounte undyr fre bowes. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > contend in battle or give battle [verb (intransitive)] > come to close quarters to fling togetherc1300 fewterc1440 to come to handstrokes1488 to come to (one's) hands (also hand)1524 to fight short1533 buckle1535 close1590 to close in1704 c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 2140 Bot they fitt them fayre, thes frekk byernez, Fewters in freely one feraunte stedes, Foynes ful felly with flyschande speris. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) x. vi. l. 166 Thai fewtyr fut to fut, and man to man. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1375v.c1440 |
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