† littlelaikn.

Forms: late Middle English litilayke, late Middle English litillaike, late Middle English lityllake.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian.

Etymology: Probably < early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic lítilleikr lowness, smallness < lítill (see little adj.) + -leikr -laik suffix). Compare earlier littleness n., littlehead n.

Obsolete.

= littleness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun]

littlenessOE

ungreatc1275

littleheadc1350

smallnessa1398

littlelaikc1450

exiguity1604

pusillage1610

parvity1620

parvitude1652

petitenessa1676

exiguousness1727

exility1779

toydom1882

weeness1882

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 2706 How þi lawnes & þi litillaike [a1500 Trin. Dublin lityllake] þou lickyns to my hiȝt.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 1709 As he lenes & lokis on his fourme, His litillaike [a1500 Trin. Dublin litilayke] & his licknes he laythly dispiced.

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

单词	littlelaik
释义	† littlelaikn. Forms: late Middle English litilayke, late Middle English litillaike, late Middle English lityllake. Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymology: Probably < early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic lítilleikr lowness, smallness < lítill (see little adj.) + -leikr -laik suffix). Compare earlier littleness n., littlehead n. Obsolete. = littleness n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] littlenessOE ungreatc1275 littleheadc1350 smallnessa1398 littlelaikc1450 exiguity1604 pusillage1610 parvity1620 parvitude1652 petitenessa1676 exiguousness1727 exility1779 toydom1882 weeness1882 c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 2706 How þi lawnes & þi litillaike [a1500 Trin. Dublin lityllake] þou lickyns to my hiȝt. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 1709 As he lenes & lokis on his fourme, His litillaike [a1500 Trin. Dublin litilayke] & his licknes he laythly dispiced. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1450
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