findrinnyn.

Brit.

/ˈfɪndrɪni/, U.S.

/ˈfɪndˌrɪni/, Irish English

/ˈfɪndrɪni/

Forms: 1800s findruini, 1800s finnruini, 1800s– findruine, 1900s finndrinn (rare), 1900s– findrinny, 1900s– findruiney.

Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish findruine.

Etymology: < Early Irish findruine kind of white metal alloy, white bronze, electrum (Irish fiondruine white bronze, now only historical and literary), apparently originally a variant of findbruine , in the same sense < find white (Irish fionn ; cognate with Welsh gwyn : see gwyniad n.) + a second element of uncertain sense and origin.It has been suggested that the second element is ultimately related to Early Irish bruth intense heat, charge of glowing metal in a furnace, cognate with Welsh brwd hot, ardent, (noun) heat, ultimately < the same Indo-European base as brew v. In Irish, nd merged with nn (pronounced /nː/) at a very early date, but both spellings continued to be used throughout the Early Irish period. The later Irish form fiondruine shows a learned (antiquarian) spelling of a historical word, based on its Early Irish form and perhaps reinforced by association with druine skill. The English pronunciation with /d/ is a spelling pronunciation.

Irish English (now rare).

Any of various white alloys, esp. white bronze or electrum.Originally in use chiefly among antiquarians, the term was later adopted by literary figures such as Joyce and Yeats.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > bronze > types of

gunmetal1541

white bronze1834

findrinny1839

phosphor-bronze1875

plastic bronze1897

sentoku1902

lead bronze1937

1839 G. Petrie tr. in Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 18 Antiquities 198 (note) Fifty vessels of Findruine [Irish findruine].

1873 W. K. Sullivan in E. O'Curry On Manners & Customs Anc. Irish I. p. cccclxv In Norse shields the rim was of iron, but in the descriptions of shields to be found in Irish poems and prose tales, the material of the rim is almost always Findruini.

1895 W. B. Yeats Poems 6 On a horse with bridle of findrinny.

1934 J. Joyce Let. 16 Oct. (1957) 348 A 30-year wedding should be called a ‘findrinny’ one. Findrinny is a kind of white gold mixed with silver.

1961 M. MacLiammóir Each Actor on His Ass 74 Unknown beasts and birds that seemed fashioned from findrinny and rose-coloured ivory.

1992 M. Donaghy in Verse Winter 35 A nine inch stiletto with a monogrammed handle of findrinny.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	findrinny
释义	findrinnyn. Brit. /ˈfɪndrɪni/, U.S. /ˈfɪndˌrɪni/, Irish English /ˈfɪndrɪni/ Forms: 1800s findruini, 1800s finnruini, 1800s– findruine, 1900s finndrinn (rare), 1900s– findrinny, 1900s– findruiney. Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish findruine. Etymology: < Early Irish findruine kind of white metal alloy, white bronze, electrum (Irish fiondruine white bronze, now only historical and literary), apparently originally a variant of findbruine , in the same sense < find white (Irish fionn ; cognate with Welsh gwyn : see gwyniad n.) + a second element of uncertain sense and origin.It has been suggested that the second element is ultimately related to Early Irish bruth intense heat, charge of glowing metal in a furnace, cognate with Welsh brwd hot, ardent, (noun) heat, ultimately < the same Indo-European base as brew v. In Irish, nd merged with nn (pronounced /nː/) at a very early date, but both spellings continued to be used throughout the Early Irish period. The later Irish form fiondruine shows a learned (antiquarian) spelling of a historical word, based on its Early Irish form and perhaps reinforced by association with druine skill. The English pronunciation with /d/ is a spelling pronunciation. Irish English (now rare). Any of various white alloys, esp. white bronze or electrum.Originally in use chiefly among antiquarians, the term was later adopted by literary figures such as Joyce and Yeats. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > bronze > types of gunmetal1541 white bronze1834 findrinny1839 phosphor-bronze1875 plastic bronze1897 sentoku1902 lead bronze1937 1839 G. Petrie tr. in Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 18 Antiquities 198 (note) Fifty vessels of Findruine [Irish findruine]. 1873 W. K. Sullivan in E. O'Curry On Manners & Customs Anc. Irish I. p. cccclxv In Norse shields the rim was of iron, but in the descriptions of shields to be found in Irish poems and prose tales, the material of the rim is almost always Findruini. 1895 W. B. Yeats Poems 6 On a horse with bridle of findrinny. 1934 J. Joyce Let. 16 Oct. (1957) 348 A 30-year wedding should be called a ‘findrinny’ one. Findrinny is a kind of white gold mixed with silver. 1961 M. MacLiammóir Each Actor on His Ass 74 Unknown beasts and birds that seemed fashioned from findrinny and rose-coloured ivory. 1992 M. Donaghy in Verse Winter 35 A nine inch stiletto with a monogrammed handle of findrinny. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
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