† fittenn.

Forms: Middle English fyton, 1500s fytten, fitton(e, 1500s–1600s fitten.

Etymology: Of unknown origin. The suggestion that it is a corruption of fiction is inadmissible. The form coincides curiously with the corruption of Latin python found in various Germanic languages: Old Norse fítón, Middle Dutch fytoen necromancy, sorcery.

Obsolete.

An untruth, a lie, an invention.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie

liec900

leasingc1000

falsehoodc1290

falsedom1297

gabbinga1300

fablec1300

follyc1300

fittenc1440

untruthc1449

crackc1450

fallacy1481

falsity1557

falsedict1579

untroth1581

crackera1625

flam1632

mendacity1646

fairy story1692

false1786

whid1794

gag1805

wrinkle1819

reacher1828

cram1842

untruism1845

crammer1861

inveracity1864

bung1882

fairy tale1896

mistruth1897

post-and-rails1945

pork pie1973

porky1985

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 163/1 Fyton, or lesynge, mendacium.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 220/2 Fytten, mensonge, menterie.

1575 G. Gascoigne Fruites of Warre xxiv, in Posies sig. Hiii^v Let not dame flatterie in your bosome creepe, To tell a fittone in your Landlordes eares.

1616 B. Jonson Cynthias Revels (rev. ed.) i. iv, in Wks. I. 192 He doth feed you with fittons, figments, and leasings.

1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 69 Others of them may wel be deemed Fittons of his own framing, as [etc.].

1825 J. Britton Beauties Wilts. III. 373 Fitten, a feint, a pretence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

fittenadj.

Etymology: as if a past participle (strong formation) < fit v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfitten.

Obsolete except in U.S. dialect.

Suitable, fit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective]

goodeOE

rightOE

queemlOE

belonglOE

behovingc1175

limplyc1200

tidefula1300

avenantc1300

mackc1330

worthy1340

hemea1350

convenientc1374

seemlya1375

shapelyc1374

ablea1382

cordant1382

meetc1385

accordable1386

accordinga1387

appurtenantc1386

pertinentc1390

accordanta1393

likea1393

setea1400

throa1400

agreeablec1425

habilec1425

suitly1426

competentc1430

suiting1431

fitc1440

proportionablec1443

justc1450

congruent?a1475

cordinga1475

congruec1475

afferant1480

belonging1483

cordable1485

hovable1508

attainanta1513

accommodate1525

agreeing1533

respondent1533

opportunate?1541

appropriate1544

commode1549

familiar1553

apt1563

pliant1565

liable1570

sortly1570

competible1586

sortable1586

fitty1589

accommodable1592

congruable1603

affining1606

feated1606

suity1607

reputable1611

suited1613

idoneousa1615

matchable1614

suitablea1616

congruous1631

fitten1642

responsal1647

appropriated1651

adapt1658

mack-like1672

squared1698

homogeneous1708

applicable1711

unforeign1718

fitted1736

congenial1738

assorted1790

accommodatable1874

OK1925

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. P5^v Sensation The soul some fitten hint doth promptly lend To find out plantall life.

1873 ‘M. Twain’ & C. D. Warner Gilded Age 32 It was fitten to make a body's heart break.

1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer xiii. 120 I reckon I ain't dressed fitten for a pirate.

1932 W. Faulkner Light in August vi. 98 He would see fitten to reveal it.

1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling ii. 19 The scrub's a fitten place for the game to raise, and all the wild things.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

† fittenv.

Forms: Also 1500s fiton.

Etymology: < fitten n.

Obsolete.

intransitive. To utter falsehoods, fib, tell lies.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lie, tell lies [verb (intransitive)]

lie971

leasec1000

triflec1305

gabc1330

fablec1525

fitten1577

falsify1629

Cretize1655

a bottle of smoke1787

wrinkle1819

blague1883

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande ii. f. 6/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Least the Apostle should haue bene thought to haue fitoned.

1579 T. Lodge Protogenes 30 Yf Boetyus fitten not.

1624 H. Mason New Art of Lying v. 104 How can I tell that they doe not fitten and deuise all that vpon their fingers ende?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

n.c1440

adj.1642

v.1577

单词	fitten
释义	† fittenn. Forms: Middle English fyton, 1500s fytten, fitton(e, 1500s–1600s fitten. Etymology: Of unknown origin. The suggestion that it is a corruption of fiction is inadmissible. The form coincides curiously with the corruption of Latin python found in various Germanic languages: Old Norse fítón, Middle Dutch fytoen necromancy, sorcery. Obsolete. An untruth, a lie, an invention. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie liec900 leasingc1000 falsehoodc1290 falsedom1297 gabbinga1300 fablec1300 follyc1300 fittenc1440 untruthc1449 crackc1450 fallacy1481 falsity1557 falsedict1579 untroth1581 crackera1625 flam1632 mendacity1646 fairy story1692 false1786 whid1794 gag1805 wrinkle1819 reacher1828 cram1842 untruism1845 crammer1861 inveracity1864 bung1882 fairy tale1896 mistruth1897 post-and-rails1945 pork pie1973 porky1985 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 163/1 Fyton, or lesynge, mendacium. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 220/2 Fytten, mensonge, menterie. 1575 G. Gascoigne Fruites of Warre xxiv, in Posies sig. Hiii^v Let not dame flatterie in your bosome creepe, To tell a fittone in your Landlordes eares. 1616 B. Jonson Cynthias Revels (rev. ed.) i. iv, in Wks. I. 192 He doth feed you with fittons, figments, and leasings. 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 69 Others of them may wel be deemed Fittons of his own framing, as [etc.]. 1825 J. Britton Beauties Wilts. III. 373 Fitten, a feint, a pretence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020). fittenadj. Etymology: as if a past participle (strong formation) < fit v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfitten. Obsolete except in U.S. dialect. Suitable, fit. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] goodeOE rightOE queemlOE belonglOE behovingc1175 limplyc1200 tidefula1300 avenantc1300 mackc1330 worthy1340 hemea1350 convenientc1374 seemlya1375 shapelyc1374 ablea1382 cordant1382 meetc1385 accordable1386 accordinga1387 appurtenantc1386 pertinentc1390 accordanta1393 likea1393 setea1400 throa1400 agreeablec1425 habilec1425 suitly1426 competentc1430 suiting1431 fitc1440 proportionablec1443 justc1450 congruent?a1475 cordinga1475 congruec1475 afferant1480 belonging1483 cordable1485 hovable1508 attainanta1513 accommodate1525 agreeing1533 respondent1533 opportunate?1541 appropriate1544 commode1549 familiar1553 apt1563 pliant1565 liable1570 sortly1570 competible1586 sortable1586 fitty1589 accommodable1592 congruable1603 affining1606 feated1606 suity1607 reputable1611 suited1613 idoneousa1615 matchable1614 suitablea1616 congruous1631 fitten1642 responsal1647 appropriated1651 adapt1658 mack-like1672 squared1698 homogeneous1708 applicable1711 unforeign1718 fitted1736 congenial1738 assorted1790 accommodatable1874 OK1925 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. P5^v Sensation The soul some fitten hint doth promptly lend To find out plantall life. 1873 ‘M. Twain’ & C. D. Warner Gilded Age 32 It was fitten to make a body's heart break. 1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer xiii. 120 I reckon I ain't dressed fitten for a pirate. 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August vi. 98 He would see fitten to reveal it. 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling ii. 19 The scrub's a fitten place for the game to raise, and all the wild things. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019). † fittenv. Forms: Also 1500s fiton. Etymology: < fitten n. Obsolete. intransitive. To utter falsehoods, fib, tell lies. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lie, tell lies [verb (intransitive)] lie971 leasec1000 triflec1305 gabc1330 fablec1525 fitten1577 falsify1629 Cretize1655 a bottle of smoke1787 wrinkle1819 blague1883 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande ii. f. 6/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Least the Apostle should haue bene thought to haue fitoned. 1579 T. Lodge Protogenes 30 Yf Boetyus fitten not. 1624 H. Mason New Art of Lying v. 104 How can I tell that they doe not fitten and deuise all that vpon their fingers ende? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1440adj.1642v.1577
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