hypermetricadj.

/hʌɪpəˈmɛtrɪk/

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὑπέρμετρος (see hypermeter n.) + -ic suffix; compare μετρικός metric adj.¹

1. Prosody. Of a ‘verse’ or line: Having one or more syllables beyond those normal to the metre; having a redundant syllable or syllables. Also said of the redundant syllable. Used esp. of Old English verse.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [adjective] > relating to or consisting of lines > hypermetric

elbowic1654

hypercatalectic1704

hypermetrical1751

hypermetric1865

1865 Athenæum No. 1975. 302/3 Hypermetric lines.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Aug. 3/2 ‘While heav'n is silver o'er him, and underfoot’, for example, is hypermetric.

1892 F. J. Mather in Mod. Lang. Notes VII. 200 It will be well to note the occurrences of hypermetric lines in the different poems.

1906 G. P. Krapp Andreas p. xlvii Beowulf (which contains twelve hypermetric lines).

1958 A. J. Bliss Metre of Beowulf 96 The distribution of hypermetric verses varies from poem to poem.

1970 M. Swanton Dream of Rood 61 Blocks of hypermetric verse used contrapuntally to accommodate significantly more complex thematic material.

2. gen. Beyond measure, excessive, immoderate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree

overmeteeOE

unmeeteOE

unimeteOE

unmethelyOE

over-mickleOE

hoflesc1175

overmucha1300

unskilwisea1340

unskilfulc1370

luxuriousc1374

overseemingc1384

superfluec1384

unreasonablea1387

outrageousc1390

over-greatc1390

overlargec1390

overgrowna1398

unmeasurablea1398

unmoderatea1398

unordinatea1398

immoderate1398

rankc1400

overabundantc1410

excessivea1420

superabundant?a1425

unmeasureda1425

superfluousc1475

nimious?c1500

surfeitc1500

overliberala1535

torc1540

exceeding1548

distemperate1557

over-ranka1568

overswelling1582

accessive1583

overaboundinga1600

overteeming1603

excessful1633

overproportionated1647

superproportioned1652

over-proportioned1662

overproportionate1672

unduea1684

unequal1704

unmerciful1707

hypermetric1854

hypertrophied1879

over the top1980

1854 Lady Lytton Behind Scenes II. ii. viii. 34 His sublimated hypermetric impudence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	hypermetric
释义	hypermetricadj. /hʌɪpəˈmɛtrɪk/ Etymology: < ancient Greek ὑπέρμετρος (see hypermeter n.) + -ic suffix; compare μετρικός metric adj.¹ 1. Prosody. Of a ‘verse’ or line: Having one or more syllables beyond those normal to the metre; having a redundant syllable or syllables. Also said of the redundant syllable. Used esp. of Old English verse. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [adjective] > relating to or consisting of lines > hypermetric elbowic1654 hypercatalectic1704 hypermetrical1751 hypermetric1865 1865 Athenæum No. 1975. 302/3 Hypermetric lines. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Aug. 3/2 ‘While heav'n is silver o'er him, and underfoot’, for example, is hypermetric. 1892 F. J. Mather in Mod. Lang. Notes VII. 200 It will be well to note the occurrences of hypermetric lines in the different poems. 1906 G. P. Krapp Andreas p. xlvii Beowulf (which contains twelve hypermetric lines). 1958 A. J. Bliss Metre of Beowulf 96 The distribution of hypermetric verses varies from poem to poem. 1970 M. Swanton Dream of Rood 61 Blocks of hypermetric verse used contrapuntally to accommodate significantly more complex thematic material. 2. gen. Beyond measure, excessive, immoderate. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree overmeteeOE unmeeteOE unimeteOE unmethelyOE over-mickleOE hoflesc1175 overmucha1300 unskilwisea1340 unskilfulc1370 luxuriousc1374 overseemingc1384 superfluec1384 unreasonablea1387 outrageousc1390 over-greatc1390 overlargec1390 overgrowna1398 unmeasurablea1398 unmoderatea1398 unordinatea1398 immoderate1398 rankc1400 overabundantc1410 excessivea1420 superabundant?a1425 unmeasureda1425 superfluousc1475 nimious?c1500 surfeitc1500 overliberala1535 torc1540 exceeding1548 distemperate1557 over-ranka1568 overswelling1582 accessive1583 overaboundinga1600 overteeming1603 excessful1633 overproportionated1647 superproportioned1652 over-proportioned1662 overproportionate1672 unduea1684 unequal1704 unmerciful1707 hypermetric1854 hypertrophied1879 over the top1980 1854 Lady Lytton Behind Scenes II. ii. viii. 34 His sublimated hypermetric impudence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1854
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