liver-sickn.

Brit.

/ˈlɪvəsɪk/, U.S.

/ˈlɪvərˌsɪk/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: liver n.², sick n.

Etymology: Apparently < liver n.² (compare later liver n.² 3) + sick n. (compare sick n. 3). Compare liverage n.²

English regional (southern).

A hangnail (hangnail n.) on the finger. Cf. liverage n.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > disorders of nails > [noun]

wartwalec1325

flaw1574

liverage1598

pterygium1601

hangnail1678

mormal1685

agnail1737

onychia1814

defluvium1817

onychogryphosis1833

liver-sick1836

ingrowing1852

backfriend1864

onychomycosis1865

white lie1899

koilonychia1902

1836 W. D. Cooper Gloss. Provincialisms Sussex 24 Liversick, a hang-nail on the finger.

1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words Liversick, a hang-nail; a piece of loose skin on the finger. N[orth] H[ants].

1958 Times 16 Aug. 7/6 She was surprised that the mistress could not understand ‘plain English’—they spoke of ‘hang-nails’ instead of ‘liversicks’.

1967 H. Orton & M. F. Wakelin Surv. Eng. Dial. IV. ii. 701 Loose piece of skin. Q. What do you call this, at the bottom of the nail? [Berkshire, Sussex] Liversick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

liver-sickadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɪvəsɪk/, U.S.

/ˈlɪvərˌsɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: liver n.¹, sick adj.

Etymology: < liver n.¹ + sick adj. Compare Middle High German, German †lebersiech.

Now rare.

Affected with liver disease. Also figurative.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [adjective] > disorders of liver

liver-sickeOE

lapidous1583

liver-shot1618

liver-grown1637

nutmeggy1843

cirrhotic1863

nutmegged1879

tight-lace1880

cirrhosed1886

loaded1897

tight-laced1905

eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. xxiv. 212 Wyrce mon to drencum liferseocum mannum merces sæd, diles, wermodes.

?a1200 ( tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Harl. 6258B) cvii. 81 Origanum..wyd nyrwit & lifer-seocum wel fremeð.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iv. lviii. 520 The rootes..are good for such as be liver sicke.

1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. ii. vii. 45 Demon my friend once liuer-sicke of loue.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 26 The liuer dryed with parsely..is marueilous good for one that is liuer sicke.

1677 E. Coles Dict. Eng.-Lat. Liver-sick, jecinorosus.

1995 R. T. Cook in R. R. Watson Alcohol, Drugs of Abuse & Immune Functions 61 Plasma immunoglobulin levels in liver-sick and liver-normal alcoholics.

Derivatives

ˈliver-sickness n.

ΚΠ

?a1200 ( tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Harl. 6258B) cxxviii. 121 Wið lifer-seocnysse..cnuca þeos wyrt to duste.

1776 J. Swaine Every Farmer his own Cattle Doctor 42 For the Liver Sickness.

1896 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 July 35/2 The liver-sickness in calves has also received attention at the hands of the director.

1998 D. E. Moerman Native Amer. Ethnobotany 229/1 Compound infusion of roots taken for liver sickness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	liver-sick
释义	liver-sickn. Brit. /ˈlɪvəsɪk/, U.S. /ˈlɪvərˌsɪk/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: liver n.², sick n. Etymology: Apparently < liver n.² (compare later liver n.² 3) + sick n. (compare sick n. 3). Compare liverage n.² English regional (southern). A hangnail (hangnail n.) on the finger. Cf. liverage n.² ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > disorders of nails > [noun] wartwalec1325 flaw1574 liverage1598 pterygium1601 hangnail1678 mormal1685 agnail1737 onychia1814 defluvium1817 onychogryphosis1833 liver-sick1836 ingrowing1852 backfriend1864 onychomycosis1865 white lie1899 koilonychia1902 1836 W. D. Cooper Gloss. Provincialisms Sussex 24 Liversick, a hang-nail on the finger. 1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words Liversick, a hang-nail; a piece of loose skin on the finger. N[orth] H[ants]. 1958 Times 16 Aug. 7/6 She was surprised that the mistress could not understand ‘plain English’—they spoke of ‘hang-nails’ instead of ‘liversicks’. 1967 H. Orton & M. F. Wakelin Surv. Eng. Dial. IV. ii. 701 Loose piece of skin. Q. What do you call this, at the bottom of the nail? [Berkshire, Sussex] Liversick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). liver-sickadj. Brit. /ˈlɪvəsɪk/, U.S. /ˈlɪvərˌsɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: liver n.¹, sick adj. Etymology: < liver n.¹ + sick adj. Compare Middle High German, German †lebersiech. Now rare. Affected with liver disease. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [adjective] > disorders of liver liver-sickeOE lapidous1583 liver-shot1618 liver-grown1637 nutmeggy1843 cirrhotic1863 nutmegged1879 tight-lace1880 cirrhosed1886 loaded1897 tight-laced1905 eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. xxiv. 212 Wyrce mon to drencum liferseocum mannum merces sæd, diles, wermodes. ?a1200 ( tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Harl. 6258B) cvii. 81 Origanum..wyd nyrwit & lifer-seocum wel fremeð. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iv. lviii. 520 The rootes..are good for such as be liver sicke. 1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. ii. vii. 45 Demon my friend once liuer-sicke of loue. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 26 The liuer dryed with parsely..is marueilous good for one that is liuer sicke. 1677 E. Coles Dict. Eng.-Lat. Liver-sick, jecinorosus. 1995 R. T. Cook in R. R. Watson Alcohol, Drugs of Abuse & Immune Functions 61 Plasma immunoglobulin levels in liver-sick and liver-normal alcoholics. Derivatives ˈliver-sickness n. ΚΠ ?a1200 ( tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Harl. 6258B) cxxviii. 121 Wið lifer-seocnysse..cnuca þeos wyrt to duste. 1776 J. Swaine Every Farmer his own Cattle Doctor 42 For the Liver Sickness. 1896 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 July 35/2 The liver-sickness in calves has also received attention at the hands of the director. 1998 D. E. Moerman Native Amer. Ethnobotany 229/1 Compound infusion of roots taken for liver sickness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836adj.eOE
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