goslingn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɒzlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡɑzlɪŋ/

Forms: α. Middle English geslyng(e, gesseling, 1500s–1800s Scottish gaislin(g, 1600s–1800s dialect gesling, (1500s Scottish gaysling, 1600s gazeling). β. Middle English gosselyng, gusling, Middle English–1500s gos(e)lyng(e, (1500s gozelyng), 1500s–1600s go(o)s(e)ling, 1600s–1800s goslin, (1600s gosselin, gooselin, gozeling), 1500s– gosling.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Partly formed within English, by derivation.

Etymology: Probably the α form is the earlier: Middle English geslyng , < Old Norse gǽsling-r (Swedish, Danish gäsling ), < gás goose n.: see -ling suffix¹. The form surviving in standard English was probably a new formation on Middle English gōs goose n. + -ling suffix¹; the shortening of the vowel is normal in formations of this kind.

1. A young goose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > gosling

gull1382

green goose1416

goslingc1425

α.

c1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 638/17 Hic ancerulus, geslyng.

1483 Cath. Angl. 154/2 A Geslynge (A. Gesseling), ancerulus.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 31 Gayslingis cryit quhilk quhilk.

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xii. 60 Whether had you rather ride on a gesling, or lead a sow in a Leash?

1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. Gesling.

β. c1430 J. Lydgate Horse, Goose & Sheep 191 in Polit. Relig. & Love Poems (1866) 21 The goos with her gosselyngis to swyme in the lake.c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 204/2 Goselynge, ancerulus.1465 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 296 Item, my mastyr paid her for a gander, iiij. bredegese, and v. goslynges,..iiij.s.?a1500 Nominale (Yale Beinecke 594) in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 760/35 Hic ancerulus, a guslyng.a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 460 Two goslynges, That were noughty froslynges.1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1891) 118 Yt is saied that this fish [Salmon] and the gooselinge concurre in growth.1735 J. Swift Humble Addr. to Parl. in Wks. IV. 232 Nature hath instructed even a Brood of Goslings to stick together while the Kite is hovering over their Heads.1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 18 Other losses too the dames recite, Of chick, and duck, and gosling gone astray.Proverbs.1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 1431 Whan the rayne rayneth and the gose wynkith, Lytill wotith the goslyng what the gose thinkith.1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. iii. sig. Gii Who medleth in all thyng, maie shoe the goslyng.1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiv. 243 A woman will weepe for pitie to see a gosling goe barefoote.1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 29 As warye as she was, yet the old goose could spie the gosling winke.1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scotl. 9 A gude goose may hae an ill gaislin.

2. figurative. A foolish, inexperienced person; one who is young and ‘green’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > simpleton

innocentc1386

greenhead1576

gonyc1580

ninnyhammer1592

chicken1600

loach1605

simplician1605

hichcock1607

smelt1607

foppasty1611

dovea1616

goslinga1616

funge1621

simplicity1633

gewgaw1634

squab1640

simpletonian1652

ninny-whoop1653

softhead1654

foppotee1663

greenhorn1672

sumph1682

sawney1699

sillyton1708

gaby?1746

gobbin?1746

green goose1768

nin-a-kin1787

Jacob1811

green1824

sillikin1832

greeny1834

softhorn1836

sucker1838

softie1850

dope1851

soft1854

verigreen1854

peanut1864

daftie1872

josser1886

naïf1891

yapc1894

barm-stick1924

knobhead1931

sook1933

nig-nog1953

sawn1953

pronk1959

stiffy1965

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. iii. 35 Ile neuer Be such a Gosling to obey instinct.

1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies ii. 12 Guarded with a Ianizarie of Costermongers, and Countrey Gooselings.

1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 21 He let them..returne home like Goslings as they went.

1766 T. Gray Let. 26 Aug. in Corr. (1971) III. 926 You are a green gosling! I was at the same age (very near) as wise as you.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 283 Did ever ony man see sic a set of green-gaislings!

1824 L. L. Cameron Pink Tippet ii. 30 ‘What a gosling you are, child’, said Mrs. Price, ‘you know nothing’.

appositive.1771 Bachelor (1773) I. 75 The sentiments of such a gosling critic would not be worth notice.1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 379 Surprised at all they meet, the gosling pair, With awkward gait, stretched neck, and silly stare Discover huge cathedrals built with stone.

3. The figure of a gosling.

ΚΠ

a1535 T. More Wks. (R.) 1224 Make goselinges in the ashes with a sticke as children do.

4. A catkin or blossom on a tree (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [noun] > bloom or powdery deposit

bloom1640

gosling1706

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > blossom or flower(s)

blossom971

bledec975

blooma1400

flourishinga1400

floweringa1400

flourisha1500

blowing1578

blooming1622

pip1753

floriage1782

florescence1793

blow1797

flowerage1831

bloom-flinder1840

gosling1847–78

snow1859

fleuret1868

bloomagea1876

blossomry1901

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Gosling,..a kind of Substance that grows upon a Nut-tree.

1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ I. (at cited word) Goslin on a nut tree, nucamentum.

1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) II. ii. 304 Its nest..lined..with the goslin or cotton of the sallow.

1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Goslings, the blossoms of the willow.

Compounds

gosling-colour n. and adj. = gosling-green n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > yellowish green

gaudy-greenc1400

gosling-colour1600

gosling-green1756

Pomona1833

chrysoprase1835

tilleul1884

1600 Q. Eliz. Wardr. in J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth (1823) III. 509 Item, one cloak and a saufegarde of gozelinge-colour taphata.

gosling-green n. and adj. a pale yellowish green.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > yellowish green

gaudy-greenc1400

gosling-colour1600

gosling-green1756

Pomona1833

chrysoprase1835

tilleul1884

the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > yellowish green

popinjayc1484

parrot green1646

gosling-green1756

siskin green1757

Pomona green1788

chrysoprase1835

Georgian green1918

honeydew1920

Pomona1969

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 102 It turns to a pale yellow or gosling green with alcalies.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xii. 114 His waistcoat was of gosling green.

1807 P. Gass Jrnls. 146 We found the southwest branch..of a goslin-green colour.

1835 H. W. Longfellow Outre-Mer (1851) 285 The nice little man in gosling-green.

gosling-weed local name for Galium Aparine, goose-grass n. 2 (Britten & Holland).

ΚΠ

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Goslynge weade herbe, Rueba minor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gosling
释义	goslingn. Brit. /ˈɡɒzlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡɑzlɪŋ/ Forms: α. Middle English geslyng(e, gesseling, 1500s–1800s Scottish gaislin(g, 1600s–1800s dialect gesling, (1500s Scottish gaysling, 1600s gazeling). β. Middle English gosselyng, gusling, Middle English–1500s gos(e)lyng(e, (1500s gozelyng), 1500s–1600s go(o)s(e)ling, 1600s–1800s goslin, (1600s gosselin, gooselin, gozeling), 1500s– gosling. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymology: Probably the α form is the earlier: Middle English geslyng , < Old Norse gǽsling-r (Swedish, Danish gäsling ), < gás goose n.: see -ling suffix¹. The form surviving in standard English was probably a new formation on Middle English gōs goose n. + -ling suffix¹; the shortening of the vowel is normal in formations of this kind. 1. A young goose. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > gosling gull1382 green goose1416 goslingc1425 α. c1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 638/17 Hic ancerulus, geslyng. 1483 Cath. Angl. 154/2 A Geslynge (A. Gesseling), ancerulus. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 31 Gayslingis cryit quhilk quhilk. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xii. 60 Whether had you rather ride on a gesling, or lead a sow in a Leash? 1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. Gesling. β. c1430 J. Lydgate Horse, Goose & Sheep 191 in Polit. Relig. & Love Poems (1866) 21 The goos with her gosselyngis to swyme in the lake.c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 204/2 Goselynge, ancerulus.1465 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 296 Item, my mastyr paid her for a gander, iiij. bredegese, and v. goslynges,..iiij.s.?a1500 Nominale (Yale Beinecke 594) in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 760/35 Hic ancerulus, a guslyng.a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 460 Two goslynges, That were noughty froslynges.1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1891) 118 Yt is saied that this fish [Salmon] and the gooselinge concurre in growth.1735 J. Swift Humble Addr. to Parl. in Wks. IV. 232 Nature hath instructed even a Brood of Goslings to stick together while the Kite is hovering over their Heads.1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 18 Other losses too the dames recite, Of chick, and duck, and gosling gone astray.Proverbs.1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 1431 Whan the rayne rayneth and the gose wynkith, Lytill wotith the goslyng what the gose thinkith.1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. iii. sig. Gii Who medleth in all thyng, maie shoe the goslyng.1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiv. 243 A woman will weepe for pitie to see a gosling goe barefoote.1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 29 As warye as she was, yet the old goose could spie the gosling winke.1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scotl. 9 A gude goose may hae an ill gaislin. 2. figurative. A foolish, inexperienced person; one who is young and ‘green’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > simpleton innocentc1386 greenhead1576 gonyc1580 ninnyhammer1592 chicken1600 loach1605 simplician1605 hichcock1607 smelt1607 foppasty1611 dovea1616 goslinga1616 funge1621 simplicity1633 gewgaw1634 squab1640 simpletonian1652 ninny-whoop1653 softhead1654 foppotee1663 greenhorn1672 sumph1682 sawney1699 sillyton1708 gaby?1746 gobbin?1746 green goose1768 nin-a-kin1787 Jacob1811 green1824 sillikin1832 greeny1834 softhorn1836 sucker1838 softie1850 dope1851 soft1854 verigreen1854 peanut1864 daftie1872 josser1886 naïf1891 yapc1894 barm-stick1924 knobhead1931 sook1933 nig-nog1953 sawn1953 pronk1959 stiffy1965 a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. iii. 35 Ile neuer Be such a Gosling to obey instinct. View more context for this quotation 1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies ii. 12 Guarded with a Ianizarie of Costermongers, and Countrey Gooselings. 1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 21 He let them..returne home like Goslings as they went. 1766 T. Gray Let. 26 Aug. in Corr. (1971) III. 926 You are a green gosling! I was at the same age (very near) as wise as you. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 283 Did ever ony man see sic a set of green-gaislings! 1824 L. L. Cameron Pink Tippet ii. 30 ‘What a gosling you are, child’, said Mrs. Price, ‘you know nothing’. appositive.1771 Bachelor (1773) I. 75 The sentiments of such a gosling critic would not be worth notice.1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 379 Surprised at all they meet, the gosling pair, With awkward gait, stretched neck, and silly stare Discover huge cathedrals built with stone. 3. The figure of a gosling. ΚΠ a1535 T. More Wks. (R.) 1224 Make goselinges in the ashes with a sticke as children do. 4. A catkin or blossom on a tree (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [noun] > bloom or powdery deposit bloom1640 gosling1706 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > blossom or flower(s) blossom971 bledec975 blooma1400 flourishinga1400 floweringa1400 flourisha1500 blowing1578 blooming1622 pip1753 floriage1782 florescence1793 blow1797 flowerage1831 bloom-flinder1840 gosling1847–78 snow1859 fleuret1868 bloomagea1876 blossomry1901 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Gosling,..a kind of Substance that grows upon a Nut-tree. 1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. 1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ I. (at cited word) Goslin on a nut tree, nucamentum. 1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) II. ii. 304 Its nest..lined..with the goslin or cotton of the sallow. 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Goslings, the blossoms of the willow. Compounds gosling-colour n. and adj. = gosling-green n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > yellowish green gaudy-greenc1400 gosling-colour1600 gosling-green1756 Pomona1833 chrysoprase1835 tilleul1884 1600 Q. Eliz. Wardr. in J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth (1823) III. 509 Item, one cloak and a saufegarde of gozelinge-colour taphata. gosling-green n. and adj. a pale yellowish green. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > yellowish green gaudy-greenc1400 gosling-colour1600 gosling-green1756 Pomona1833 chrysoprase1835 tilleul1884 the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > yellowish green popinjayc1484 parrot green1646 gosling-green1756 siskin green1757 Pomona green1788 chrysoprase1835 Georgian green1918 honeydew1920 Pomona1969 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 102 It turns to a pale yellow or gosling green with alcalies. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xii. 114 His waistcoat was of gosling green. 1807 P. Gass Jrnls. 146 We found the southwest branch..of a goslin-green colour. 1835 H. W. Longfellow Outre-Mer (1851) 285 The nice little man in gosling-green. gosling-weed local name for Galium Aparine, goose-grass n. 2 (Britten & Holland). ΚΠ 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Goslynge weade herbe, Rueba minor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1425
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