lightning birdn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ bəːd/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˌbərd/, South African English /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ bɜːd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lightning n., bird n.

Etymology: < lightning n. + bird n. In sense 3 originally after Zulu inyoni yezulu ( < inyoni bird + yezulu of lightning); subsequently also used to translate etymologically unrelated words for this spirit, such as Zulu impundulu and Xhosa impundulu. With use denoting the hamerkop compare e.g. Tswana tladi lightning, also (in different noun class) denoting the hamerkop.

1. (A name for) any of various birds or flying insects whose behaviour is suggestive of lightning in some way. Now rare.

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1768 H. Simm Let. 2 Dec. in B. DeWolfe Discov. Amer. (1997) 128 A little insect..is Called the lightning bird and is about the Size of a butterflye they are never Seen but in dark nights when they appear flying from tree to tree leaving a Stream of Sparkling fire behind them.

1811 J. Carr Descriptive Trav. Spain & Balearic Isles v. 104 The lightning-bird, so called from the swiftness of its wing.

2003 J. Benson et al. DK Eyewitness Trav. Guides: Japan (rev. ed.) 278/2 Overhead Latham's snipe perform the bizarre zigzag display flights that earn them the local name of ‘lightning bird’.

2. (A name for) any of various birds considered in folklore to portend, create, protect against, or otherwise be associated with lightning or fire. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1863 W. K. Kelly Curiosities Indo-European Trad. iii. 101 Some of this fallen hair was the very same that Lubberkin's sweetheart found in her shoe, when prompted to look for it by a lightning-bird [sc. the cuckoo].

1923 E. Ingersoll Birds in Legend xiii. 251 The woodpecker of old was a ‘lightning-bird’ because..it was supposed to get fire by boring into wood.

1937 Primitive Man 10 70 Maria Cafuza described the jacamim (trumpeter-bird, Psophia sp.) as the lightning-bird: the convulsive opening and closing of his wings produces lightning.

3. South African Mythology. A malevolent shape-shifting spirit that most frequently assumes the form of a bird. Also: (a name for) any of various birds identified with this spirit, esp. the hamerkop, Scopus umbretta.The lightning bird figures in the mythology of peoples including the Xhosa, Zulu, and Sotho. It is variously held to emit lightning when it swoops to earth; to appear on ground that has been struck by lightning; to lay its eggs on such ground; or to cause those who try to steal its eggs to be struck by lightning.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun]

evil angel, spiritc950

ghosteOE

uncleanOE

demonOE

devilOE

devilshineOE

groa1225

debleriea1325

devilnessa1400

devilryc1400

sprat?a1475

nicker1481

fiend of hell1509

imp1526

virtue1584

elf1587

succubus1601

blue devilc1616

black man1656

woolsaw1757

buggane1775

bhut1785

demonic1785

pishachi1807

devil-devil1831

skookum1838

taipo1848

lightning bird1870

demonry1883

pisaca1885

mafufunyanas1963

mare1981

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > types of mythical bird

pelicanOE

tiger1481

Stymphalid1560

roc1579

mamuque?1590

firebird1601

sunbird1616

ganzaa1633

cocklicrane1653

white bird1697

wakon-bird1778

simurgh1786

thunder-birda1827

huma1841

oozlum bird1858

lightning bird1870

jubjub1871

ho-ho bird1901

storm-bird1913

1870 H. Callaway tr. in Relig. Syst. Amazulu III. 383/2 When it thunders and the lightning strikes the ground..the bird remains where the ground was struck... ‘Is it not really that bird which it is said exists, the lightning-bird [Zulu inyoni yezulu] which goes with the lightning?’

1920 C. K. Simango in N. Curtis et al. Songs & Tales from Dark Continent 23 If a man is struck by lightning, it is because a wizard has sent Mbe'ni, the lightning-bird, to kill him.

1955 S. Afr. Archaeol. Bull. 10 83 These bird figures were intended to ward off the attacks of the lightning bird, which among the Basotho is the hamerkop.

2008 J. Steinberg Sizwe's Test 133 The impundulu, or lightning bird..appears to his human lover as a beautiful young man.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	lightning bird
释义	lightning birdn. Brit. /ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ bəːd/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˌbərd/, South African English /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ bɜːd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lightning n., bird n. Etymology: < lightning n. + bird n. In sense 3 originally after Zulu inyoni yezulu ( < inyoni bird + yezulu of lightning); subsequently also used to translate etymologically unrelated words for this spirit, such as Zulu impundulu and Xhosa impundulu. With use denoting the hamerkop compare e.g. Tswana tladi lightning, also (in different noun class) denoting the hamerkop. 1. (A name for) any of various birds or flying insects whose behaviour is suggestive of lightning in some way. Now rare. ΚΠ 1768 H. Simm Let. 2 Dec. in B. DeWolfe Discov. Amer. (1997) 128 A little insect..is Called the lightning bird and is about the Size of a butterflye they are never Seen but in dark nights when they appear flying from tree to tree leaving a Stream of Sparkling fire behind them. 1811 J. Carr Descriptive Trav. Spain & Balearic Isles v. 104 The lightning-bird, so called from the swiftness of its wing. 2003 J. Benson et al. DK Eyewitness Trav. Guides: Japan (rev. ed.) 278/2 Overhead Latham's snipe perform the bizarre zigzag display flights that earn them the local name of ‘lightning bird’. 2. (A name for) any of various birds considered in folklore to portend, create, protect against, or otherwise be associated with lightning or fire. Now rare. ΚΠ 1863 W. K. Kelly Curiosities Indo-European Trad. iii. 101 Some of this fallen hair was the very same that Lubberkin's sweetheart found in her shoe, when prompted to look for it by a lightning-bird [sc. the cuckoo]. 1923 E. Ingersoll Birds in Legend xiii. 251 The woodpecker of old was a ‘lightning-bird’ because..it was supposed to get fire by boring into wood. 1937 Primitive Man 10 70 Maria Cafuza described the jacamim (trumpeter-bird, Psophia sp.) as the lightning-bird: the convulsive opening and closing of his wings produces lightning. 3. South African Mythology. A malevolent shape-shifting spirit that most frequently assumes the form of a bird. Also: (a name for) any of various birds identified with this spirit, esp. the hamerkop, Scopus umbretta.The lightning bird figures in the mythology of peoples including the Xhosa, Zulu, and Sotho. It is variously held to emit lightning when it swoops to earth; to appear on ground that has been struck by lightning; to lay its eggs on such ground; or to cause those who try to steal its eggs to be struck by lightning. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] evil angel, spiritc950 ghosteOE uncleanOE demonOE devilOE devilshineOE groa1225 debleriea1325 devilnessa1400 devilryc1400 sprat?a1475 nicker1481 fiend of hell1509 imp1526 virtue1584 elf1587 succubus1601 blue devilc1616 black man1656 woolsaw1757 buggane1775 bhut1785 demonic1785 pishachi1807 devil-devil1831 skookum1838 taipo1848 lightning bird1870 demonry1883 pisaca1885 mafufunyanas1963 mare1981 the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > types of mythical bird pelicanOE tiger1481 Stymphalid1560 roc1579 mamuque?1590 firebird1601 sunbird1616 ganzaa1633 cocklicrane1653 white bird1697 wakon-bird1778 simurgh1786 thunder-birda1827 huma1841 oozlum bird1858 lightning bird1870 jubjub1871 ho-ho bird1901 storm-bird1913 1870 H. Callaway tr. in Relig. Syst. Amazulu III. 383/2 When it thunders and the lightning strikes the ground..the bird remains where the ground was struck... ‘Is it not really that bird which it is said exists, the lightning-bird [Zulu inyoni yezulu] which goes with the lightning?’ 1920 C. K. Simango in N. Curtis et al. Songs & Tales from Dark Continent 23 If a man is struck by lightning, it is because a wizard has sent Mbe'ni, the lightning-bird, to kill him. 1955 S. Afr. Archaeol. Bull. 10 83 These bird figures were intended to ward off the attacks of the lightning bird, which among the Basotho is the hamerkop. 2008 J. Steinberg Sizwe's Test 133 The impundulu, or lightning bird..appears to his human lover as a beautiful young man. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1768
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