† little whatn.

Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and what pron., adv., int., adj.¹, conj., and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: little adj., what pron.

Etymology: < little adj. + what pron. Compare little's what at little pron. and n. 2.With a little what in sense ‘for a little while’ (see sense 2) compare a litel wan at whon n. and adj. c.

Obsolete.

1. A small portion or quantity (of); a trifle. Cf. little pron. and n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount

speckc725

littleOE

somethingc1200

lutewihtc1230

little whatc1384

ouncec1387

lap1393

smalla1400

modicumc1400

nekedc1400

spota1413

tinec1420

nieveful?a1425

handfulc1443

mouthful?c1450

smatchc1456

weec1480

quern1503

halfpennyworth1533

groatsworth1562

dram1566

shellful1578

trickle1580

snatch1592

sprinkling1594

fleck1598

snip1598

pittance1600

lick1603

fingerful1604

modicum1606

thimbleful1607

flash1614

dasha1616

pipa1616

pickle1629

drachm1635

cue1654

smack1693

starn1720

bit1753

kenning1787

minikin1787

tate1805

starnie1808

sprat1815

harl1821

skerrick1825

smallums1828

huckleberry1832

scrimp1840

thimble1841

smite1843

nattering1859

sensation1859

spurt1859

pauchlea1870

mention1891

sketch1894

sputterings1894

scrappet1901

titch1937

tad1940

skosh1959

smattering1973

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > somewhat

somedealc725

halfc1175

somewhatc1175

somethingc1275

little whatc1384

somedeallyc1400

measurablec1420

somewhatlyc1450

somewisec1450

somepartc1485

parta1500

something1548

rather1573

some1575

rathera1684

sunket1686

somethingisha1726

measurably1756

rather1770

rather1772

somec1780

sumthin1786

wee1816

sumfin1852

sumptin1852

measuredly1860

sumpin1889

part-way1954

ish1986

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) John vi. 7 The looues of two hundrid pens suffysen not to hem, that ech man take a litle what [L. modicum quid].

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 62 So þat ech on myȝte take a litil what of breed.

c1450 (?a1370) Wynnere & Wastoure (1990) l. 225 Thoo þat spedfully will spare and spende not to grete, Lyve appon littil-whattes I lufe hym the bettir.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. July 31 Come downe, and learne the little what, that Thomalin can sayne.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 436 Between the Membrane and the Muscles on either side there is a little what of fat to be found.

2. With a. Used adverbially: in some degree, to some extent, somewhat; = little pron. and n. 4a. Also: for a little while; cf. little pron. and n. 4b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > small of quantity, amount, or degree [phrase] > to a small extent or a little

littlec1175

a litec1290

a little quantityc1330

little whata1387

wee1513

a whit1526

thought1581

a wee bita1661

a small (also little) matter1690

a trifle1859

a wheen1869

a taste1894

smitch1895

a lick1902

mite1939

a skosh1959

a tidge1959

a tad1969

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 99 Twenty ȝere and a litelwhat more.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 191 And so he reste a litel what sittynge [L. modicum sedendo].

a1425 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (Pierpont Morgan) iv. ix A litill what swete in sauoure [L. in sapore parum dulce].

?a1475 Lessons of Dirige (Douce) l. 662 in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 142 (MED) Therfore, lord, suffer thow me A lytell what.

a1500 ( Poems from Pilgrimage of Soul (Egerton) in F. J. Furnivall Wks. T. Hoccleve: Regement Princes (1897) p. xxix But thei haue repented..Some of hem, but at hire lyves ende; & somme of hem a litel what be-fore Be-gan him selfe somwhat to amende.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	little what
释义	† little whatn. Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and what pron., adv., int., adj.¹, conj., and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: little adj., what pron. Etymology: < little adj. + what pron. Compare little's what at little pron. and n. 2.With a little what in sense ‘for a little while’ (see sense 2) compare a litel wan at whon n. and adj. c. Obsolete. 1. A small portion or quantity (of); a trifle. Cf. little pron. and n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount speckc725 littleOE somethingc1200 lutewihtc1230 little whatc1384 ouncec1387 lap1393 smalla1400 modicumc1400 nekedc1400 spota1413 tinec1420 nieveful?a1425 handfulc1443 mouthful?c1450 smatchc1456 weec1480 quern1503 halfpennyworth1533 groatsworth1562 dram1566 shellful1578 trickle1580 snatch1592 sprinkling1594 fleck1598 snip1598 pittance1600 lick1603 fingerful1604 modicum1606 thimbleful1607 flash1614 dasha1616 pipa1616 pickle1629 drachm1635 cue1654 smack1693 starn1720 bit1753 kenning1787 minikin1787 tate1805 starnie1808 sprat1815 harl1821 skerrick1825 smallums1828 huckleberry1832 scrimp1840 thimble1841 smite1843 nattering1859 sensation1859 spurt1859 pauchlea1870 mention1891 sketch1894 sputterings1894 scrappet1901 titch1937 tad1940 skosh1959 smattering1973 the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > somewhat somedealc725 halfc1175 somewhatc1175 somethingc1275 little whatc1384 somedeallyc1400 measurablec1420 somewhatlyc1450 somewisec1450 somepartc1485 parta1500 something1548 rather1573 some1575 rathera1684 sunket1686 somethingisha1726 measurably1756 rather1770 rather1772 somec1780 sumthin1786 wee1816 sumfin1852 sumptin1852 measuredly1860 sumpin1889 part-way1954 ish1986 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) John vi. 7 The looues of two hundrid pens suffysen not to hem, that ech man take a litle what [L. modicum quid]. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 62 So þat ech on myȝte take a litil what of breed. c1450 (?a1370) Wynnere & Wastoure (1990) l. 225 Thoo þat spedfully will spare and spende not to grete, Lyve appon littil-whattes I lufe hym the bettir. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. July 31 Come downe, and learne the little what, that Thomalin can sayne. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 436 Between the Membrane and the Muscles on either side there is a little what of fat to be found. 2. With a. Used adverbially: in some degree, to some extent, somewhat; = little pron. and n. 4a. Also: for a little while; cf. little pron. and n. 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > small of quantity, amount, or degree [phrase] > to a small extent or a little littlec1175 a litec1290 a little quantityc1330 little whata1387 wee1513 a whit1526 thought1581 a wee bita1661 a small (also little) matter1690 a trifle1859 a wheen1869 a taste1894 smitch1895 a lick1902 mite1939 a skosh1959 a tidge1959 a tad1969 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 99 Twenty ȝere and a litelwhat more. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 191 And so he reste a litel what sittynge [L. modicum sedendo]. a1425 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (Pierpont Morgan) iv. ix A litill what swete in sauoure [L. in sapore parum dulce]. ?a1475 Lessons of Dirige (Douce) l. 662 in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 142 (MED) Therfore, lord, suffer thow me A lytell what. a1500 ( Poems from Pilgrimage of Soul (Egerton) in F. J. Furnivall Wks. T. Hoccleve: Regement Princes (1897) p. xxix But thei haue repented..Some of hem, but at hire lyves ende; & somme of hem a litel what be-fore Be-gan him selfe somwhat to amende. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1384
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