greenswardn.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːnswɔːd/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinˌswɔrd/,

/ˈɡrinˌswɑrd/

Forms: see green adj. and n.¹ and sward n.; also English regional (south midlands) 1800s– grinsard, 1800s– grinserd.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., sward n.

Etymology: < green adj. + sward n.

Now chiefly literary and poetic.

Grass-covered ground; turf; an area of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > grassland

wong971

greenc1225

clowrec1350

bentc1360

swarth?a1400

flaughtc1400

grassa1500

sward?1507

greenswarda1522

sward-earth1541

swarf1599

over-swarth1649

lawn1674

sod1729

swath1776

spine1786

swad1877

turfage1899

padang1909

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vi. iii. l. 65 On the grene sward thar place tuke law. This rial prynce, alssone as he thame saw, His moderis byrdis knew.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxiii. 487 The enemies had turned up with a plough all the green sord.

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) vii. xvi. 662 Except you leaue such large space of greeneswarth betwixt it and the corne-lands, that [etc.].

a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd i. v. 6 in Wks. (1640) III On every greene sworth, and in every path.

1661 I. Walton Compl. Angler (ed. 3) xvi. 221 When you see men ploughing up..greenswards, then follow the plough.

1709 A. Pope Chaucer's January & May in Poet. Misc.: 6th Pt. 216 The Knights so nimbly o'er the Greensword bound.

1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 8 A greensward smooth And faithful to the foot.

1792 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. i. 147 Oft as he turned the greensward with his spade.

1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. Introd. v. 125 The soft green-sward is inlaid With varied moss and thyme.

1842 R. H. Barham Netley Abbey in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 114 There they lie on the greensward strown.

1855 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 3 Oct. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iii. 380 The garden is..set out with green sward and gravel walks.

1906 H. James in N. Amer. Rev. 15 Feb. 183 The children at play, more particularly the little girls,..frisking about over the greenswards, grouping together in the vistas.

1950 P. Larkin Let. 5 Nov. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 167 Queen's University, a red brick building..with a large greensward in front of it & ornamental iron gates.

1974 K. Tynan Diary 16 Dec. (2001) 210 Definition of lyricism in the English cinema: a solo woodwind against shots of hilly greensward, overlooking a vista of smoking factory chimneys.

2006 Wall St. Jrnl. 9 Aug. a12/4 New houses standing on treeless greensward.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, as greensward common, greensward ground, greensward plain, greensward show, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [adjective] > provided with garden walks > specific surface

greensward1633

crazy1923

1633 H. Hawkins Partheneia Sacra ix. 98 Looke into a garden, in that season of the Spring; and whatsoever your eyes can behold truly delicious there, in the greennes of the plots and arbours, both open and close, and in the green-sword allies and bancks.

1691 J. Dryden King Arthur ii. i. 11 Trembling Bogs, that bear a Green-Sword show.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 276 We spread the Tables, on the greensword Ground.

1778 T. Jefferson Memorandum Bks. 10 Oct. (1997) I. 471 P[ai]d...for 35 pints greensword seed 43/9.

1886 W. E. Channing John Brown 136 Oh, ye hills, And groves, and charming greensward meads Of rural Torrington.

1920 W. A. Anderson South of Suez 117 I rode through the villages that lie from the capital out to eastward where a clear greensward plain, a hollow in the palm of the hills, had been prepared to stage the triumph.

1977 J. Pournelle Mercenary in Future Hist. (1980) 153 Their house was on one of the large greensward commons running up the hill from Allansport.

1990 P. L. Mariani Salvage Operations 75 The invincible Yankees..were beating the worthy (but vincible) Red Sox on the greensward enclosure.

C2.

† greensward way n. Obsolete = greenway n. at green adj. and n.¹ Compounds 1d(a) (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > covered with verdure

greenwayOE

green gatec1540

greensward way1703

trace1871

tapis vert1960

1703 J. Savage tr. Select Coll. Lett. Antients viii. 46 He..had an easy greensword Way to whatever else he had a mind to persue.

1808 W. Scott Marmion iv. iv. 189 The green-sward way was smooth and good.

Derivatives

ˈgreenswarded adj. covered with greensward.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] > grassland

swarded1513

turfy1552

swarth1598

laundy1611

swarthy1613

turfed1628

swardy1639

scurfy1712

herbaged1727

lawny1744

turfen1778

greenswarded1797

open range1905

tall-grass1920

1797 J. Hurdis Village Curate (new ed.) 48 A green swarded wain-way.

1845 E. Cook Poems 2nd Ser. 8 The greens-warded paradise watered by thee.

1870 T. H. Huxley Lay Serm. (1874) iii. 48 Greenswarded courts.

1908 R. Broughton Mamma xxv. 239 She was..seen trailing up and down the green-swarded lime avenue in her long white gown.

1992 F. Kaplan Henry James xii. 427 An unexpectedly large, handsome, green-swarded garden facing the garden house.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greensward
释义	greenswardn. Brit. /ˈɡriːnswɔːd/, U.S. /ˈɡrinˌswɔrd/, /ˈɡrinˌswɑrd/ Forms: see green adj. and n.¹ and sward n.; also English regional (south midlands) 1800s– grinsard, 1800s– grinserd. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., sward n. Etymology: < green adj. + sward n. Now chiefly literary and poetic. Grass-covered ground; turf; an area of this. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > grassland wong971 greenc1225 clowrec1350 bentc1360 swarth?a1400 flaughtc1400 grassa1500 sward?1507 greenswarda1522 sward-earth1541 swarf1599 over-swarth1649 lawn1674 sod1729 swath1776 spine1786 swad1877 turfage1899 padang1909 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vi. iii. l. 65 On the grene sward thar place tuke law. This rial prynce, alssone as he thame saw, His moderis byrdis knew. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxiii. 487 The enemies had turned up with a plough all the green sord. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) vii. xvi. 662 Except you leaue such large space of greeneswarth betwixt it and the corne-lands, that [etc.]. a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd i. v. 6 in Wks. (1640) III On every greene sworth, and in every path. View more context for this quotation 1661 I. Walton Compl. Angler (ed. 3) xvi. 221 When you see men ploughing up..greenswards, then follow the plough. 1709 A. Pope Chaucer's January & May in Poet. Misc.: 6th Pt. 216 The Knights so nimbly o'er the Greensword bound. 1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 8 A greensward smooth And faithful to the foot. 1792 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. i. 147 Oft as he turned the greensward with his spade. 1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. Introd. v. 125 The soft green-sward is inlaid With varied moss and thyme. 1842 R. H. Barham Netley Abbey in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 114 There they lie on the greensward strown. 1855 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 3 Oct. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iii. 380 The garden is..set out with green sward and gravel walks. 1906 H. James in N. Amer. Rev. 15 Feb. 183 The children at play, more particularly the little girls,..frisking about over the greenswards, grouping together in the vistas. 1950 P. Larkin Let. 5 Nov. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 167 Queen's University, a red brick building..with a large greensward in front of it & ornamental iron gates. 1974 K. Tynan Diary 16 Dec. (2001) 210 Definition of lyricism in the English cinema: a solo woodwind against shots of hilly greensward, overlooking a vista of smoking factory chimneys. 2006 Wall St. Jrnl. 9 Aug. a12/4 New houses standing on treeless greensward. Compounds C1. General attributive, as greensward common, greensward ground, greensward plain, greensward show, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [adjective] > provided with garden walks > specific surface greensward1633 crazy1923 1633 H. Hawkins Partheneia Sacra ix. 98 Looke into a garden, in that season of the Spring; and whatsoever your eyes can behold truly delicious there, in the greennes of the plots and arbours, both open and close, and in the green-sword allies and bancks. 1691 J. Dryden King Arthur ii. i. 11 Trembling Bogs, that bear a Green-Sword show. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 276 We spread the Tables, on the greensword Ground. 1778 T. Jefferson Memorandum Bks. 10 Oct. (1997) I. 471 P[ai]d...for 35 pints greensword seed 43/9. 1886 W. E. Channing John Brown 136 Oh, ye hills, And groves, and charming greensward meads Of rural Torrington. 1920 W. A. Anderson South of Suez 117 I rode through the villages that lie from the capital out to eastward where a clear greensward plain, a hollow in the palm of the hills, had been prepared to stage the triumph. 1977 J. Pournelle Mercenary in Future Hist. (1980) 153 Their house was on one of the large greensward commons running up the hill from Allansport. 1990 P. L. Mariani Salvage Operations 75 The invincible Yankees..were beating the worthy (but vincible) Red Sox on the greensward enclosure. C2. † greensward way n. Obsolete = greenway n. at green adj. and n.¹ Compounds 1d(a) (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > covered with verdure greenwayOE green gatec1540 greensward way1703 trace1871 tapis vert1960 1703 J. Savage tr. Select Coll. Lett. Antients viii. 46 He..had an easy greensword Way to whatever else he had a mind to persue. 1808 W. Scott Marmion iv. iv. 189 The green-sward way was smooth and good. Derivatives ˈgreenswarded adj. covered with greensward. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] > grassland swarded1513 turfy1552 swarth1598 laundy1611 swarthy1613 turfed1628 swardy1639 scurfy1712 herbaged1727 lawny1744 turfen1778 greenswarded1797 open range1905 tall-grass1920 1797 J. Hurdis Village Curate (new ed.) 48 A green swarded wain-way. 1845 E. Cook Poems 2nd Ser. 8 The greens-warded paradise watered by thee. 1870 T. H. Huxley Lay Serm. (1874) iii. 48 Greenswarded courts. 1908 R. Broughton Mamma xxv. 239 She was..seen trailing up and down the green-swarded lime avenue in her long white gown. 1992 F. Kaplan Henry James xii. 427 An unexpectedly large, handsome, green-swarded garden facing the garden house. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1522
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