hippogriffinn.

Brit.

/ˈhɪpə(ʊ)ˌɡrɪf(ɪ)n/, U.S.

/ˈhɪpəˌɡrɪfən/

Forms:

α. 1600s–1700s hippogriphon, 1600s 1900s hippogryphon, 1700s hippogriffon.

β. 1600s– hippogriffin.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: hippo- comb. form, griffin n.¹

Etymology: < hippo- comb. form + griffin n.¹, originally after Spanish hipógrifo (1549), itself after Italian ippogrifo hippogriff n. Compare hippogriff n.

Now somewhat rare.

A hippogriff (hippogriff n. 1).In quot. 1798 used allusively, with reference to the beast's supposed wildness or uncontrollabilty, to refer to Ariosto's Orlando Furioso; cf. hippogriff n. 2 and the note at sense 1 of that entry.In quot. 1848 used to translate a reference to a hippalektryon (hippalektryon n.) in Ancient Greek.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > (egg of) griffin > griffin and horse

hippogriff1612

hippogriffin1612

hippogriffic1656

1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 iii. xi. 238 Neyther the Hippogriphon [Sp. Hipogrifo] of Astolpho, nor the renowned Frontino..could compare with thee for swiftnesse.

1687 J. Phillips tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote iv. xx. 263 Inchanted Knights..were wont to be whirl'd away i' the Air..in a fiery Chariot, or upon a Hippo-Griffin [Sp. hipogrifo].

1768 J. Cleland Specimen Etimol. Vocab. Antient Celtic 140 The winged dragons..may very well take rank with the hippogriffins, with fairy-dances in a ring on the green.

1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 26 247 Ariosto, whose hippogriffon so few have since been able to govern.

1848 C. C. Clifford tr. Aristophanes Frogs 31 Not hippogriffins [Gk. ἱππαλεκτρυόνας], sir, nor yet stag-goats.

1893 E. Field Holy Cross iii. 65 A country where unicorns and dragons be, and where dwelleth the phoœnix and hippogriffins and the cockatrix.

1910 San Antonio (Texas) Light & Gaz. 8 May 44/4 Tapestries.., representing a cupid mounting the back of his steed, a hippogriffin.

1951 C. A. Smith Dark Chateau 50 Tall marble cliffs whereon the hippogriffin Rears his head and gazes seaward, Unalarmed.

2011 T. Breverton Breverton's Phantasmagoria 171/2 The idea of the hippogriffin came from Virgil's metaphor ‘to cross gryphons with horses’, meaning to attempt the impossible.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hippogriffin
释义	hippogriffinn. Brit. /ˈhɪpə(ʊ)ˌɡrɪf(ɪ)n/, U.S. /ˈhɪpəˌɡrɪfən/ Forms: α. 1600s–1700s hippogriphon, 1600s 1900s hippogryphon, 1700s hippogriffon. β. 1600s– hippogriffin. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: hippo- comb. form, griffin n.¹ Etymology: < hippo- comb. form + griffin n.¹, originally after Spanish hipógrifo (1549), itself after Italian ippogrifo hippogriff n. Compare hippogriff n. Now somewhat rare. A hippogriff (hippogriff n. 1).In quot. 1798 used allusively, with reference to the beast's supposed wildness or uncontrollabilty, to refer to Ariosto's Orlando Furioso; cf. hippogriff n. 2 and the note at sense 1 of that entry.In quot. 1848 used to translate a reference to a hippalektryon (hippalektryon n.) in Ancient Greek. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > (egg of) griffin > griffin and horse hippogriff1612 hippogriffin1612 hippogriffic1656 1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 iii. xi. 238 Neyther the Hippogriphon [Sp. Hipogrifo] of Astolpho, nor the renowned Frontino..could compare with thee for swiftnesse. 1687 J. Phillips tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote iv. xx. 263 Inchanted Knights..were wont to be whirl'd away i' the Air..in a fiery Chariot, or upon a Hippo-Griffin [Sp. hipogrifo]. 1768 J. Cleland Specimen Etimol. Vocab. Antient Celtic 140 The winged dragons..may very well take rank with the hippogriffins, with fairy-dances in a ring on the green. 1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 26 247 Ariosto, whose hippogriffon so few have since been able to govern. 1848 C. C. Clifford tr. Aristophanes Frogs 31 Not hippogriffins [Gk. ἱππαλεκτρυόνας], sir, nor yet stag-goats. 1893 E. Field Holy Cross iii. 65 A country where unicorns and dragons be, and where dwelleth the phoœnix and hippogriffins and the cockatrix. 1910 San Antonio (Texas) Light & Gaz. 8 May 44/4 Tapestries.., representing a cupid mounting the back of his steed, a hippogriffin. 1951 C. A. Smith Dark Chateau 50 Tall marble cliffs whereon the hippogriffin Rears his head and gazes seaward, Unalarmed. 2011 T. Breverton Breverton's Phantasmagoria 171/2 The idea of the hippogriffin came from Virgil's metaphor ‘to cross gryphons with horses’, meaning to attempt the impossible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1612
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