gowpenn.

Brit.

/ˈɡaʊp(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈɡaʊp(ə)n/, Scottish English

/ˈɡʌʊp(ə)n/

Forms: Middle English goupynes (plural 1500s–1600s gopin(g, 1500s–1800s gowpin(g, (1700s gapen, gouppen, 1800s gowpan, 1600s, 1800s goppen), 1700s–1800s goupen, goupin, gowpen.

Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse gaupn.

Etymology: < Old Norse gaupn (Norwegian dialect gaupn , Swedish göpen , Danish gievn , giøvn , in the Dict. of 1802) = Old High German coufana (Middle High German goufen ). Compare yepsen n.The original sense of the Germanic word was probably the single hand hollowed, the sense of ‘double handful’ being expressed by the plural. The Old Norse word seems to occur only as plural; in modern Scandinavian dialects the singular is used, with varying sense.

Scottish and dialect.

a. The two hands placed together so as to form a bowl (†formerly plural in the same sense). Hence, usually, as much as can be contained in the hands so placed; a ‘double handful’.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills part of body > hand > two hands

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c1325 Gloss. W. de Biblesw. in Wright Voc. 147 (note) (Sloane) Amedous les mayns, voides ou pleyns, En Fraunz apellom les galeyns [glossed by goupynes].

c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Dij Bot geuys ane gowpin, or ellis sum thingis mair abone the iust mesure that thay sell.

1724 A. Ramsay S. Sea Sang in Tea-table Misc. When we came to London Town We dream'd of gowd in gowpings here.

1806 H. Macneill Poet. Wks. (new ed.) II. 103 Our laird has fine houses, and guineas in gowpins.

1829 W. Scott Antiquary (new ed.) Advt. p. viii A handful of meal (called a gowpen) was scarce denied by the poorest cottager.

1871 C. Gibbon For Lack of Gold I. vi. 96 He took out a gowpen of the grain.

1872 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Leviticus xvi. 12 Handsful, the full of the gowpens in Old English phrase.

1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Gowpen, the hollow of both hands placed together.

figurative.1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 118 Flang frae her lap rejoicingly Goupins o' glory down.

b. Scots Law. A perquisite allowed to a miller's servant.

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a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. ii. ix. §19. 314 The sequels are the small parcels of corn or meal given as a fee to the servants,..they pass by the name of..bannock, and lock, or gowpen.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i. (note) in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 23 The expression lock, for a small quantity of..corn, meal, flax, or the like, is still preserved, not only popularly, but in a legal description, as the lock and gowpen, or small quantity and handful, payable in thirlage cases, as in-town multure.

2. The grasp of a hand, the fist.

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1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 111 An honest chiel..Juste ram'd it [a letter] in my gowpen.

18.. Tom Linn xxiii, in Maidment New Bk. Old Ball. (1844) 54 Hold me fast, let me not go, Or from your goupen break.

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

单词	gowpen
释义	gowpenn. Brit. /ˈɡaʊp(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈɡaʊp(ə)n/, Scottish English /ˈɡʌʊp(ə)n/ Forms: Middle English goupynes (plural 1500s–1600s gopin(g, 1500s–1800s gowpin(g, (1700s gapen, gouppen, 1800s gowpan, 1600s, 1800s goppen), 1700s–1800s goupen, goupin, gowpen. Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse gaupn. Etymology: < Old Norse gaupn (Norwegian dialect gaupn , Swedish göpen , Danish gievn , giøvn , in the Dict. of 1802) = Old High German coufana (Middle High German goufen ). Compare yepsen n.The original sense of the Germanic word was probably the single hand hollowed, the sense of ‘double handful’ being expressed by the plural. The Old Norse word seems to occur only as plural; in modern Scandinavian dialects the singular is used, with varying sense. Scottish and dialect. 1. a. The two hands placed together so as to form a bowl (†formerly plural in the same sense). Hence, usually, as much as can be contained in the hands so placed; a ‘double handful’. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills part of body > hand > two hands gowpenc1325 yepsenc1325 c1325 Gloss. W. de Biblesw. in Wright Voc. 147 (note) (Sloane) Amedous les mayns, voides ou pleyns, En Fraunz apellom les galeyns [glossed by goupynes]. c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Dij Bot geuys ane gowpin, or ellis sum thingis mair abone the iust mesure that thay sell. 1724 A. Ramsay S. Sea Sang in Tea-table Misc. When we came to London Town We dream'd of gowd in gowpings here. 1806 H. Macneill Poet. Wks. (new ed.) II. 103 Our laird has fine houses, and guineas in gowpins. 1829 W. Scott Antiquary (new ed.) Advt. p. viii A handful of meal (called a gowpen) was scarce denied by the poorest cottager. 1871 C. Gibbon For Lack of Gold I. vi. 96 He took out a gowpen of the grain. 1872 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Leviticus xvi. 12 Handsful, the full of the gowpens in Old English phrase. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Gowpen, the hollow of both hands placed together. figurative.1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 118 Flang frae her lap rejoicingly Goupins o' glory down. b. Scots Law. A perquisite allowed to a miller's servant. ΚΠ a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. ii. ix. §19. 314 The sequels are the small parcels of corn or meal given as a fee to the servants,..they pass by the name of..bannock, and lock, or gowpen. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i. (note) in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 23 The expression lock, for a small quantity of..corn, meal, flax, or the like, is still preserved, not only popularly, but in a legal description, as the lock and gowpen, or small quantity and handful, payable in thirlage cases, as in-town multure. 2. The grasp of a hand, the fist. ΚΠ 1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 111 An honest chiel..Juste ram'd it [a letter] in my gowpen. 18.. Tom Linn xxiii, in Maidment New Bk. Old Ball. (1844) 54 Hold me fast, let me not go, Or from your goupen break. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1325
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