Jenny Greenteethn.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛnɪ ˈɡriːntiːθ/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛni ˈɡrinˌtiθ/

Forms: 1800s– Jenny Greenteeth, 1800s– Jinny Greenteeth, 1900s– Ginny Greenteeth.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: proper name Jenny , green adj., tooth n.

Etymology: < the female forename Jenny (see jenny n.) + green adj. + the plural of tooth n.

English regional (northern).

1. The name of: a female supernatural being or creature said to lurk beneath the surface of (esp. weed-covered) ponds, ditches, etc., waiting to pull in and drown those who venture into or near the water.The supposed presence of Jenny Greenteeth is often used by adults as a means of deterring children from going into or near potentially dangerous bodies of water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > nature-spirit > inhabiting water

lady of the lake1579

shoupiltin1711

wraith1755

nixie1816

undine1821

nix1833

Jenny Greenteeth1850

1850 Manch. Examiner & Times 2 Nov. (Suppl.) 3/1 Jenny Greenteeth..was also a sore terror to rambling children.

1872 C. Hardwick Trad., Superstitions, & Folk-lore xiv. 279 I firmly believed that, if I disobeyed this instruction, a certain water ‘boggart’ named ‘Jenny Greenteeth’ would drag me beneath her verdant screen and subject me to other tortures besides death by drowning.

1931 A. Uttley Country Child iv. 47 She was warned against going near the pretty mill pond..for Jinny Green-teeth lived there, just under the bright green scum.

1980 D. Wakeham in Folklore (1983) 94 248 Ginny Greenteeth..enticed little children into the ponds by making them look like grass and safe to walk on.

2012 J. Jarman Jenny Greenteeth i. 11 Don't go near the pond or Jenny Greenteeth will get you!

2. Any of various free-floating aquatic plants or algae which grow in ponds and stagnant water, forming colonies that cover the surface of the water, esp. the common duckweed, Lemna minor.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > duckweeds and allies

endemetea1387

duckweedc1440

frog's foot1526

greens1526

duck's meat1538

water lentil1548

grain1578

fen lentil1601

Pistia1754

lemna1789

lentil-dew1800

water lettuce1847

Jenny Greenteeth1852

creed1880

1852 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 16 Oct. 7/5 The hedges have been nearly choked up with floating weeds, called ‘Jenny Green Teeth’.

1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Jenny Green-teeth. Lemna minor.

1904 Notes & Queries 7 May 365/2 At this day in all East Lancashire the older inhabitants call the green moss which covers the surface of stagnant ponds ‘Jenny Greenteeth’.

1970 T. Whittle Plant Hunters 257 Duckweed..is less rich in equivalents than most English natives, but it still has ten, among them boggart creed, jenny green-teeth, duck's meat and toad spit.

2013 Western Morning News (Nexis) 2 Oct. 14 A snaking line of dark water in the middle of a slightly moving carpet of Jenny Green-teeth told of the passage of a moorhen now well hidden in tall reeds.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jenny greenteeth
释义	Jenny Greenteethn. Brit. /ˌdʒɛnɪ ˈɡriːntiːθ/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛni ˈɡrinˌtiθ/ Forms: 1800s– Jenny Greenteeth, 1800s– Jinny Greenteeth, 1900s– Ginny Greenteeth. Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: proper name Jenny , green adj., tooth n. Etymology: < the female forename Jenny (see jenny n.) + green adj. + the plural of tooth n. English regional (northern). 1. The name of: a female supernatural being or creature said to lurk beneath the surface of (esp. weed-covered) ponds, ditches, etc., waiting to pull in and drown those who venture into or near the water.The supposed presence of Jenny Greenteeth is often used by adults as a means of deterring children from going into or near potentially dangerous bodies of water. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > nature-spirit > inhabiting water lady of the lake1579 shoupiltin1711 wraith1755 nixie1816 undine1821 nix1833 Jenny Greenteeth1850 1850 Manch. Examiner & Times 2 Nov. (Suppl.) 3/1 Jenny Greenteeth..was also a sore terror to rambling children. 1872 C. Hardwick Trad., Superstitions, & Folk-lore xiv. 279 I firmly believed that, if I disobeyed this instruction, a certain water ‘boggart’ named ‘Jenny Greenteeth’ would drag me beneath her verdant screen and subject me to other tortures besides death by drowning. 1931 A. Uttley Country Child iv. 47 She was warned against going near the pretty mill pond..for Jinny Green-teeth lived there, just under the bright green scum. 1980 D. Wakeham in Folklore (1983) 94 248 Ginny Greenteeth..enticed little children into the ponds by making them look like grass and safe to walk on. 2012 J. Jarman Jenny Greenteeth i. 11 Don't go near the pond or Jenny Greenteeth will get you! 2. Any of various free-floating aquatic plants or algae which grow in ponds and stagnant water, forming colonies that cover the surface of the water, esp. the common duckweed, Lemna minor. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > duckweeds and allies endemetea1387 duckweedc1440 frog's foot1526 greens1526 duck's meat1538 water lentil1548 grain1578 fen lentil1601 Pistia1754 lemna1789 lentil-dew1800 water lettuce1847 Jenny Greenteeth1852 creed1880 1852 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 16 Oct. 7/5 The hedges have been nearly choked up with floating weeds, called ‘Jenny Green Teeth’. 1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Jenny Green-teeth. Lemna minor. 1904 Notes & Queries 7 May 365/2 At this day in all East Lancashire the older inhabitants call the green moss which covers the surface of stagnant ponds ‘Jenny Greenteeth’. 1970 T. Whittle Plant Hunters 257 Duckweed..is less rich in equivalents than most English natives, but it still has ten, among them boggart creed, jenny green-teeth, duck's meat and toad spit. 2013 Western Morning News (Nexis) 2 Oct. 14 A snaking line of dark water in the middle of a slightly moving carpet of Jenny Green-teeth told of the passage of a moorhen now well hidden in tall reeds. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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