单词 | hadland |
释义 | † Hadlandn. Obsolete. A humorous title for one who formerly owned land and has lost it. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > loss > [noun] > loss of territory or land > one who Hadland1592 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. D3 They dub him sir John had-lande before they leaue him. 1607 T. Middleton Michaelmas Terme v. sig. I You maister Prodigall had-land, away. 1610 J. Davies Panegyricke in Wks. (Grosart) 3 (note) Few Hadlands take pleasure to behold the lands they had. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021). hadlandv. intransitive. To abut or border upon. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > be near to [verb (transitive)] > be in contact with > border on toucha1387 coastc1400 border1535 to bound on?1577 mere1577 board1596 bank1598 skirt1602 tract1612 bounder1636 buttal1642 border1647 hadland1649 line1846 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver ii. 13 One Furlong butting, or Hadlanding, upon other Furlongs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1592v.1649 |
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