athirstadj.

Brit.

/əˈθəːst/, U.S.

/əˈθərst/

Forms: Middle English afurst, Middle English afforst; Middle English athrist, athryst, Middle English–1500s athurst(e, athrust, Middle English–1500s athyrst(e, 1500s– athirst.

Etymology: Worn-down form of Old English ofþyrst, for ofþyrsted , past participle of ofþyrstan to suffer thirst, be very thirsty. Compare ahungered adj., and a- prefix⁴.

1. Suffering from, or oppressed by, thirst; thirsty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adjective]

thirstyc950

ofthirstOE

athirstc1305

thirstinga1382

dry1406

thirstlewc1425

altered1596

adry1599

droughty1626

chapped1673

bone-dry1920

c1305 St. Kenelm in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 56 Aþurst hi were for werinisse.

c1320 Cast. Love (Halliw.) 1654 When I was afurst ȝe ȝeve me dryng.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. xxxviii. 244 A drye stomak is sone aþryst.

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. x. 85 Boþe a-fyngrede and a-furst [v.r. of-þerst].

a1450 Castle of Love (Bodl. Add.) (1967) 1653 When I was afurst, ȝe ȝeue me dryng.

a1500 Frere & Boy 21 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. III. 61 Nor halffe ynowh therof he had, Oft he was afforst.

c1500 Lyfe Roberte Deuyll 459 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) I. 237 If ye be a thrust, ye shall drynke nowe.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judges iv. 19 Geue me a litle water to drynke, for I am a thyrst.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 102 And, when athirst, restrain 'em from the flood.

1805 R. Southey Madoc i. v. 55 Fatigued, and hungry, and athirst.

2. figurative. Eager, earnestly desirous, longing (for).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adjective] > craving

thirstyc888

ofthirstOE

hungryc1200

athirsta1387

hydropicc1400

anhungered?1556

sharp-set1580

hydropical1656

esurienta1672

craving1688

thirstful1865

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 189 Þou art aferst [v.r. a thyrste] after gold; now drynke gold at þe fulle.

1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. lxxv. 59 To hem that ben a thyrste hys worde shal be Gospell.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xlii. 1 My soule is a thurste for God.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State i. ix. 23 He is athirst to know the issue of the matter.

1876 L. Morris Epic of Hades ii. 54 Bold young hearts, Athirst for fame of war.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	athirst
释义	athirstadj. Brit. /əˈθəːst/, U.S. /əˈθərst/ Forms: Middle English afurst, Middle English afforst; Middle English athrist, athryst, Middle English–1500s athurst(e, athrust, Middle English–1500s athyrst(e, 1500s– athirst. Etymology: Worn-down form of Old English ofþyrst, for ofþyrsted , past participle of ofþyrstan to suffer thirst, be very thirsty. Compare ahungered adj., and a- prefix⁴. 1. Suffering from, or oppressed by, thirst; thirsty. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adjective] thirstyc950 ofthirstOE athirstc1305 thirstinga1382 dry1406 thirstlewc1425 altered1596 adry1599 droughty1626 chapped1673 bone-dry1920 c1305 St. Kenelm in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 56 Aþurst hi were for werinisse. c1320 Cast. Love (Halliw.) 1654 When I was afurst ȝe ȝeve me dryng. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. xxxviii. 244 A drye stomak is sone aþryst. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. x. 85 Boþe a-fyngrede and a-furst [v.r. of-þerst]. a1450 Castle of Love (Bodl. Add.) (1967) 1653 When I was afurst, ȝe ȝeue me dryng. a1500 Frere & Boy 21 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. III. 61 Nor halffe ynowh therof he had, Oft he was afforst. c1500 Lyfe Roberte Deuyll 459 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) I. 237 If ye be a thrust, ye shall drynke nowe. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judges iv. 19 Geue me a litle water to drynke, for I am a thyrst. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 102 And, when athirst, restrain 'em from the flood. View more context for this quotation 1805 R. Southey Madoc i. v. 55 Fatigued, and hungry, and athirst. 2. figurative. Eager, earnestly desirous, longing (for). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adjective] > craving thirstyc888 ofthirstOE hungryc1200 athirsta1387 hydropicc1400 anhungered?1556 sharp-set1580 hydropical1656 esurienta1672 craving1688 thirstful1865 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 189 Þou art aferst [v.r. a thyrste] after gold; now drynke gold at þe fulle. 1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. lxxv. 59 To hem that ben a thyrste hys worde shal be Gospell. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xlii. 1 My soule is a thurste for God. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State i. ix. 23 He is athirst to know the issue of the matter. 1876 L. Morris Epic of Hades ii. 54 Bold young hearts, Athirst for fame of war. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1305
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