knowen.

Brit.

/nəʊ/,

/naʊ/, U.S.

/noʊ/,

/naʊ/, Scottish English

/(k)nʌʊ/, Irish English

/noʊ/

Forms: Scottish pre-1700 cnow, pre-1700 knoys (plural), pre-1700 1700s knou, pre-1700 1700s–1800s know, pre-1700 1700s– knowe, 1800s nowe; English regional (chiefly northern) 1600s knough, 1700s–1800s know, 1800s– knowe; Irish English (northern) 1800s– knowe, 1900s– know.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: knoll n.¹

Etymology: Variant of knoll n.¹ with vocalization of l.

Chiefly Scottish, English regional, and Irish English (northern).

= knoll n.¹; a mound, a hillock; an area of rising ground, a rise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [noun] > hillock

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knowec1505

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mountlet1610

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tuffet1877

c1505 in C. Rogers Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1879) I. 261 Liand in the Baitchelhil haucht. nixt the sandy knoys.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. iii. l. 37 From a hill or a know To thame he callys.

a1585 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Tullibardine) in Poems (2000) I. 141 Mony ȝeld ȝow thow cald fra ane know.

1636 Court Bk. Bishopric of Orkney 99 The know vpoun the head of the brae.

1690 T. D'Urfey New Poems 133 When come riding over a Knough, I met with a Farmer's Daughter.

1709 in C. A. Malcolm Minutes Justices of Peace Lanarkshire (1931) 70 They went altogether over a know out of his sight.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 56 Twa mile frae this, I left them on a know, An far beneath it lies a dreary how.

1804 J. Grahame Sabbath 295 He roam'd O'er hill and dale, o'er broomy knowe.

1857 E. Waugh Sketches Lancs. Life (ed. 2) 202 Oppo that knowe theer, wheer th' new barn stons, there wur an owd plaze o' worship.

1879 E. Waugh Chimney Corner 252 Till I geet at th' top of a bit of a knowe.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xxx. 352 The path rose and came at last to the head of a knowe.

1912 W. W. Gibson Fires II. 33 Upon a heathery knowe hard-by,..I saw a hare.

1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xi. 188 The little stone manse..stood below the kirk on the knowe at the west gate above the brig of Aller.

1951 S. H. Bell December Bride i. iii. 29 Beyond the ken of the island everything was blotted out, and the rolling knowes and farm loomed and disappeared in the driven fog.

2003 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 23 Jan. 5 The building itself is fascinating, a former keep sitting on a knowe above the town.

Compounds

General attributive, as knowe-head, knowe-top.

ΚΠ

1565 in J. M. Thomson Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1886) IV. 656/1 Fra that west..to the Hay know heid.

1568 Wyf of Auchtirmwchty l. 97 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 323 Than vp he gat on ane know heid On hir to cray on hir to schowt.

1662 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. (1888) 22 222 The said James Wilson being lying upon ane knowehead above the stack.

1813 A. Cunningham Songs 49 Sparkled the bright silver clasps of his shoon, As from the knowe head to the bughts he ran down.

1821 J. Hogg Jacobite Relics 2nd Ser. 153 He has..set her on a bonny knowe tap.

1905 S. R. Crockett Maid Margaret vii. 56 She..would be for ever running up to the knowe-top to spy out for Sholto or some other young man.

1912 J. L. Waugh Robbie Doo vii. 127 I kenned every knowe-heid and every dyke tap in the locality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knowe
释义	knowen. Brit. /nəʊ/, /naʊ/, U.S. /noʊ/, /naʊ/, Scottish English /(k)nʌʊ/, Irish English /noʊ/ Forms: Scottish pre-1700 cnow, pre-1700 knoys (plural), pre-1700 1700s knou, pre-1700 1700s–1800s know, pre-1700 1700s– knowe, 1800s nowe; English regional (chiefly northern) 1600s knough, 1700s–1800s know, 1800s– knowe; Irish English (northern) 1800s– knowe, 1900s– know. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: knoll n.¹ Etymology: Variant of knoll n.¹ with vocalization of l. Chiefly Scottish, English regional, and Irish English (northern). = knoll n.¹; a mound, a hillock; an area of rising ground, a rise. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [noun] > hillock barrowc885 burrowc885 berryc1000 knapc1000 knollc1000 ball1166 howa1340 toft1362 hillocka1382 tertre1480 knowec1505 hilleta1552 hummock1555 mountainettea1586 tump1589 butt1600 mountlet1610 mounture1614 colline1641 tuft1651 knock?17.. tummock1789 mound1791 tomhan1811 koppie1848 tuffet1877 c1505 in C. Rogers Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1879) I. 261 Liand in the Baitchelhil haucht. nixt the sandy knoys. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. iii. l. 37 From a hill or a know To thame he callys. a1585 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Tullibardine) in Poems (2000) I. 141 Mony ȝeld ȝow thow cald fra ane know. 1636 Court Bk. Bishopric of Orkney 99 The know vpoun the head of the brae. 1690 T. D'Urfey New Poems 133 When come riding over a Knough, I met with a Farmer's Daughter. 1709 in C. A. Malcolm Minutes Justices of Peace Lanarkshire (1931) 70 They went altogether over a know out of his sight. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 56 Twa mile frae this, I left them on a know, An far beneath it lies a dreary how. 1804 J. Grahame Sabbath 295 He roam'd O'er hill and dale, o'er broomy knowe. 1857 E. Waugh Sketches Lancs. Life (ed. 2) 202 Oppo that knowe theer, wheer th' new barn stons, there wur an owd plaze o' worship. 1879 E. Waugh Chimney Corner 252 Till I geet at th' top of a bit of a knowe. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xxx. 352 The path rose and came at last to the head of a knowe. 1912 W. W. Gibson Fires II. 33 Upon a heathery knowe hard-by,..I saw a hare. 1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xi. 188 The little stone manse..stood below the kirk on the knowe at the west gate above the brig of Aller. 1951 S. H. Bell December Bride i. iii. 29 Beyond the ken of the island everything was blotted out, and the rolling knowes and farm loomed and disappeared in the driven fog. 2003 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 23 Jan. 5 The building itself is fascinating, a former keep sitting on a knowe above the town. Compounds General attributive, as knowe-head, knowe-top. ΚΠ 1565 in J. M. Thomson Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1886) IV. 656/1 Fra that west..to the Hay know heid. 1568 Wyf of Auchtirmwchty l. 97 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 323 Than vp he gat on ane know heid On hir to cray on hir to schowt. 1662 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. (1888) 22 222 The said James Wilson being lying upon ane knowehead above the stack. 1813 A. Cunningham Songs 49 Sparkled the bright silver clasps of his shoon, As from the knowe head to the bughts he ran down. 1821 J. Hogg Jacobite Relics 2nd Ser. 153 He has..set her on a bonny knowe tap. 1905 S. R. Crockett Maid Margaret vii. 56 She..would be for ever running up to the knowe-top to spy out for Sholto or some other young man. 1912 J. L. Waugh Robbie Doo vii. 127 I kenned every knowe-heid and every dyke tap in the locality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1505
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