aspenadj.n.

/ˈɑːspən/

/ˈaspən/

Forms: ? Old English æspen, Middle English– aspen, 1500s–1700s aspine, 1600s–1800s aspin.

Etymology: < asp n.¹ + -en suffix⁴; compare ashen. In aspen leaf we might suppose a survival of the Old English genitive æspan: see the first quot.; compare Middle High German espenlaub; the later substantive use evidently arose from taking aspen in such constructions as a noun used attributively; later instances of the adjective may be really attributive uses of the factitious noun.

A. adj.

1. Of or belonging to the asp: see asp n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > poplars and allies > [adjective]

aspa1000

popple1229

aspenc1386

poplared1881

c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 116 Genim æspan rind.]

c1386 G. Chaucer Summoner's Prol. 3 Lyk an aspen leef he quok for ire.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iv. 45 Oh had the monster seene those Lillie hands, Tremble like aspen leaues vpon a Lute.

1632 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie (ed. 2) 66 Perch't on an aspin sprig.

1829 R. Southey All for Love vi. 66 Like an aspen leaf he trembled.

2. figurative. Tremulous, quivering; quaking, timorous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering

tremblinga1400

aspen?c1412

quavering?a1439

didderingc1440

wavering1488

quavery1519

quiveringa1547

warbling1549

tremble1568

quiverish1582

tremefacting1599

aguisha1602

tremulous1611

twittering1648

brandishing1658

micant1661

shivery1747

shivering1762

tremulating1813

dithing1818

dithering1821

quivery1833

tremulant1837

trembly1846

thrilling1850

trepidatory1881

shuddering1893

doddery1919

?c1412 T. Hoccleve in E. P. Hammond Eng. Verse between Chaucer & Surrey (1927) 67 (MED) With aspen herte I preye hem abyde.

1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades viii. 405 Possess'd with aspen fear.

?1614 W. Drummond Mad.: Like the Idalian Queene in Poems And as their Aspin stalkes those fingers band..I wish'd to be a Hyacinth in Her hand.

1757 H. Walpole Lett. to H. Mann 296 III. 191 Has the aspen Duke of Newcastle lived thus?

1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. i, in Lamia & Other Poems 150 His beard Shook horrid with such aspen-malady.

3. esp. in reference to a woman's tongue.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [adjective] > voluble (of the tongue)

tickle1377

readya1400

aspen1532

rolling1549

rounda1568

voluble1604

well hanged1632

well-hung1648

slippery1699

1532 T. More Confut. Barnes in Wks. (1557) 769/1 For if they [women] myghte be suffred to begin ones in the congregacion to fal in disputing, those aspen leaues of theirs would neuer leaue waggyng.

1597 T. Howell Poems (1879) 150 In womens mindes: are diuers winds, which stur their Aspin tunge, to prate and chat.

B. n.

a. = asp n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > poplars and allies > [noun] > aspen

aspc700

white poplar1542

quaking asp1549

quaking aspen1586

aspen1590

trembling poplar1698

tremble1749

American aspen1785

quaking asp1822

quaking aspen1845

mountain ash1871

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A4 The Aspine good for staues.

1702 R. Neve Apopiroscopy i. 34 The whitest Wood..is fitest for this purpose; as Aspen, Abel, Sycamore.

1717 T. Parnell in A. Pope Wks. 108 Thy Aspins quiver in a breathing breeze!

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. ii. 454 Above our heads rustle the aspens grey.

b. American aspen n. (also American aspen tree) Populus tremuloides.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > poplars and allies > [noun] > aspen

aspc700

white poplar1542

quaking asp1549

quaking aspen1586

aspen1590

trembling poplar1698

tremble1749

American aspen1785

quaking asp1822

quaking aspen1845

mountain ash1871

1785 H. Marshall Arbustrum Americanum 107 American Aspen-tree.

1892 A. C. Apgar Trees Northern U.S. 168 American Aspen..[is] common both in forests and in cultivation.

1946 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald–Jrnl. 7 Oct. 8/1 We are planting Russian oak and American aspen in the shelter belt around Stalingrad.

2006 Biomass & Bioenergy 30 498/1 The interest in growing hybrids between European aspen, P[opulus] tremula, and the American aspen, P. tremuloides, is increasing.

c. in similative relations; as aspen-like, aspen-weak.

ΚΠ

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. xvi. 167 A momentary aspen-like touch.

1878 J. Todhunter Alcestis 116 And leaves me weak, O, aspen weak.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	aspen
释义	aspenadj.n. /ˈɑːspən//ˈaspən/ Forms: ? Old English æspen, Middle English– aspen, 1500s–1700s aspine, 1600s–1800s aspin. Etymology: < asp n.¹ + -en suffix⁴; compare ashen. In aspen leaf we might suppose a survival of the Old English genitive æspan: see the first quot.; compare Middle High German espenlaub; the later substantive use evidently arose from taking aspen in such constructions as a noun used attributively; later instances of the adjective may be really attributive uses of the factitious noun. A. adj. 1. Of or belonging to the asp: see asp n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > poplars and allies > [adjective] aspa1000 popple1229 aspenc1386 poplared1881 c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 116 Genim æspan rind.] c1386 G. Chaucer Summoner's Prol. 3 Lyk an aspen leef he quok for ire. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iv. 45 Oh had the monster seene those Lillie hands, Tremble like aspen leaues vpon a Lute. 1632 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie (ed. 2) 66 Perch't on an aspin sprig. 1829 R. Southey All for Love vi. 66 Like an aspen leaf he trembled. 2. figurative. Tremulous, quivering; quaking, timorous. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering tremblinga1400 aspen?c1412 quavering?a1439 didderingc1440 wavering1488 quavery1519 quiveringa1547 warbling1549 tremble1568 quiverish1582 tremefacting1599 aguisha1602 tremulous1611 twittering1648 brandishing1658 micant1661 shivery1747 shivering1762 tremulating1813 dithing1818 dithering1821 quivery1833 tremulant1837 trembly1846 thrilling1850 trepidatory1881 shuddering1893 doddery1919 ?c1412 T. Hoccleve in E. P. Hammond Eng. Verse between Chaucer & Surrey (1927) 67 (MED) With aspen herte I preye hem abyde. 1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades viii. 405 Possess'd with aspen fear. ?1614 W. Drummond Mad.: Like the Idalian Queene in Poems And as their Aspin stalkes those fingers band..I wish'd to be a Hyacinth in Her hand. 1757 H. Walpole Lett. to H. Mann 296 III. 191 Has the aspen Duke of Newcastle lived thus? 1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. i, in Lamia & Other Poems 150 His beard Shook horrid with such aspen-malady. 3. esp. in reference to a woman's tongue. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [adjective] > voluble (of the tongue) tickle1377 readya1400 aspen1532 rolling1549 rounda1568 voluble1604 well hanged1632 well-hung1648 slippery1699 1532 T. More Confut. Barnes in Wks. (1557) 769/1 For if they [women] myghte be suffred to begin ones in the congregacion to fal in disputing, those aspen leaues of theirs would neuer leaue waggyng. 1597 T. Howell Poems (1879) 150 In womens mindes: are diuers winds, which stur their Aspin tunge, to prate and chat. B. n. a. = asp n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > poplars and allies > [noun] > aspen aspc700 white poplar1542 quaking asp1549 quaking aspen1586 aspen1590 trembling poplar1698 tremble1749 American aspen1785 quaking asp1822 quaking aspen1845 mountain ash1871 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A4 The Aspine good for staues. 1702 R. Neve Apopiroscopy i. 34 The whitest Wood..is fitest for this purpose; as Aspen, Abel, Sycamore. 1717 T. Parnell in A. Pope Wks. 108 Thy Aspins quiver in a breathing breeze! 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. ii. 454 Above our heads rustle the aspens grey. b. American aspen n. (also American aspen tree) Populus tremuloides. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > poplars and allies > [noun] > aspen aspc700 white poplar1542 quaking asp1549 quaking aspen1586 aspen1590 trembling poplar1698 tremble1749 American aspen1785 quaking asp1822 quaking aspen1845 mountain ash1871 1785 H. Marshall Arbustrum Americanum 107 American Aspen-tree. 1892 A. C. Apgar Trees Northern U.S. 168 American Aspen..[is] common both in forests and in cultivation. 1946 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald–Jrnl. 7 Oct. 8/1 We are planting Russian oak and American aspen in the shelter belt around Stalingrad. 2006 Biomass & Bioenergy 30 498/1 The interest in growing hybrids between European aspen, P[opulus] tremula, and the American aspen, P. tremuloides, is increasing. c. in similative relations; as aspen-like, aspen-weak. ΚΠ 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. xvi. 167 A momentary aspen-like touch. 1878 J. Todhunter Alcestis 116 And leaves me weak, O, aspen weak. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.c1386
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