† astirv.

Forms: Old English astyri-, astiri-an, Middle English astiri-, asteri-, Middle English asturi-en, Middle English astere, 1500s asteir.

Etymology: Old English astyri-an , < a- prefix¹ up, out + styrian to stir v.; cognate with Old High German irsturen, Middle High German erstürn to stir up.

Obsolete.

To stir up, move, disturb, excite, physically or emotionally.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > excite [verb (transitive)]

astirc1000

stir?c1225

araisec1374

entalentc1374

flamec1380

reara1382

raisec1384

commove1393

kindlea1400

fluster1422

esmove1474

talent1486

heavec1540

erect?1555

inflame1560

to set on gog1560

yark1565

tickle1567

flesh1573

concitate1574

rouse1574

warmc1580

agitate1587

spirit1598

suscitate1598

fermentate1599

nettle1599

startle1602

worka1616

exagitate1621

foment1621

flush1633

exacuatea1637

ferment1667

to work up1681

pique1697

electrify1748

rattle1781

pump1791

to touch up1796

excite1821

to key up1835

to steam up1909

jazz1916

steam1922

volt1930

whee1949

to fire up1976

geek1984

c1000 West Saxon Gospels: John (Corpus Cambr.) v. 4 Þæt water wæs astyred.

c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Mark (Corpus Cambr.) xv. 11 Þa astyredon þa bisceopas þa menegu.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 95 He sake ne asterde.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 14365 Astured wes al þas þeode strong-liche swiðe.

1567 Test. & Trag. King Henrie Stewart (single sheet) My solace sorow sobbing to asteir.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

astiradv.

Brit.

/əˈstəː/, U.S.

/əˈstər/

Etymology: a prep.¹ + stir n.¹ Not in any Dict. of 18th cent.: not in Todd 1818, Craig 1847, Webster 1864. First in northern writers; perhaps anglicized from Scots asteer adv. Originally phrase.

Stirring.

a. esp. Out of bed, up and moving about.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [adverb] > in action or actively about

upc1460

asteer1786

astir1823

around1849

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > bed related to sleep or rest > [adverb] > out of or risen from bed

upc1390

in, to, out of beda1739

astir1823

1805 W. Wordsworth Waggoner i. 23 Hush, there is some one on the stir!]

1823 J. G. Lockhart Reginald Dalton I. i. vii. 69 Astir by eight o'clock.

1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. III. 236 It is lucky..we have found our friends astir.

1833 H. Martineau Briery Creek iii. 46 The whole village was early astir.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxx. 162 Now it is morning, and everybody is astir.

1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant II. vi. 163 Early as it is, the world is astir.

b. gen. In motion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > [adverb] > in motion

aboutc1325

on footc1400

afoot1786

astir1856

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. i. 17 All hands are astir with their [the winds'] novel influences.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 62 When there is much wind astir.

c. figurative. In excitement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > [adverb] > in a state of excitement

agogc1450

up1470

full scent1614

atop of the house?1651

astir1837

a-seethe1879

above oneself1890

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. v. v. 314 All Kings and Kinglets,..are astir; their brows clouded with menace.

1870 F. R. Wilson Archit. Surv. Churches Lindisfarne 34 The village is astir with sea-faring men.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	astir
释义	† astirv. Forms: Old English astyri-, astiri-an, Middle English astiri-, asteri-, Middle English asturi-en, Middle English astere, 1500s asteir. Etymology: Old English astyri-an , < a- prefix¹ up, out + styrian to stir v.; cognate with Old High German irsturen, Middle High German erstürn to stir up. Obsolete. To stir up, move, disturb, excite, physically or emotionally. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > excite [verb (transitive)] astirc1000 stir?c1225 araisec1374 entalentc1374 flamec1380 reara1382 raisec1384 commove1393 kindlea1400 fluster1422 esmove1474 talent1486 heavec1540 erect?1555 inflame1560 to set on gog1560 yark1565 tickle1567 flesh1573 concitate1574 rouse1574 warmc1580 agitate1587 spirit1598 suscitate1598 fermentate1599 nettle1599 startle1602 worka1616 exagitate1621 foment1621 flush1633 exacuatea1637 ferment1667 to work up1681 pique1697 electrify1748 rattle1781 pump1791 to touch up1796 excite1821 to key up1835 to steam up1909 jazz1916 steam1922 volt1930 whee1949 to fire up1976 geek1984 c1000 West Saxon Gospels: John (Corpus Cambr.) v. 4 Þæt water wæs astyred. c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Mark (Corpus Cambr.) xv. 11 Þa astyredon þa bisceopas þa menegu. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 95 He sake ne asterde. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 14365 Astured wes al þas þeode strong-liche swiðe. 1567 Test. & Trag. King Henrie Stewart (single sheet) My solace sorow sobbing to asteir. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). astiradv. Brit. /əˈstəː/, U.S. /əˈstər/ Etymology: a prep.¹ + stir n.¹ Not in any Dict. of 18th cent.: not in Todd 1818, Craig 1847, Webster 1864. First in northern writers; perhaps anglicized from Scots asteer adv. Originally phrase. Stirring. a. esp. Out of bed, up and moving about. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [adverb] > in action or actively about upc1460 asteer1786 astir1823 around1849 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > bed related to sleep or rest > [adverb] > out of or risen from bed upc1390 in, to, out of beda1739 astir1823 1805 W. Wordsworth Waggoner i. 23 Hush, there is some one on the stir!] 1823 J. G. Lockhart Reginald Dalton I. i. vii. 69 Astir by eight o'clock. 1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. III. 236 It is lucky..we have found our friends astir. 1833 H. Martineau Briery Creek iii. 46 The whole village was early astir. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxx. 162 Now it is morning, and everybody is astir. 1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant II. vi. 163 Early as it is, the world is astir. b. gen. In motion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > [adverb] > in motion aboutc1325 on footc1400 afoot1786 astir1856 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. i. 17 All hands are astir with their [the winds'] novel influences. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 62 When there is much wind astir. c. figurative. In excitement. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > [adverb] > in a state of excitement agogc1450 up1470 full scent1614 atop of the house?1651 astir1837 a-seethe1879 above oneself1890 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. v. v. 314 All Kings and Kinglets,..are astir; their brows clouded with menace. 1870 F. R. Wilson Archit. Surv. Churches Lindisfarne 34 The village is astir with sea-faring men. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.c1000adv.1823
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