单词 | gain-giving |
释义 | gain-givingn.ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > [noun] gain-giving1489 retaliation1546 reciprocation1561 counterchange1586 return1591 paying back1598 revying1610 gratuity1614 quida1616 retreat?1615 retortion1636 retortment1649 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 115 He ȝe..consideryt his vsage Yat gryppyt ay but gayne-gevyng. 2. A misgiving. Obsolete exc. archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] > instance of suspicionc1384 suspect1541 scruple1600 umbrage1604 gain-givinga1616 inkling1620 surmise1719 a1616 W. Shakespeare Hamlet (1623) v. ii. 161 It is but foolery; but it is such a kinde of gain-giuing [1604 gamgiuing] as would perhaps trouble a woman. 1887 S. Coleridge Demetrius 11 There crept over the mother's heart a gaingiving undefined but strong and deep. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1489 |
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