lowthn.

Brit.

/ləʊθ/, U.S.

/loʊθ/

Forms: 1500s loweth, 1500s– lowth; English regional 1700s lowf (Yorkshire), 1900s– lowt (Worcestershire).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: low adj., -th suffix¹.

Etymology: < low adj. + -th suffix¹, perhaps after height n. (compare forms at that entry). Compare depth n., and earlier lowness n.

Now rare.

1. Lowness; depth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [noun] > great or considerable depth

deepnessc1384

lownessa1387

profundity?a1425

profoundness1509

depth1526

lowth1526

hownessa1605

profunditudec1616

profundeur1658

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rom. viii. 39 Nether heyth, nether lowth [King James depth], nether eny other creature.

1585 J. Dee Jrnl. 28 Jan. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) i. cxiii. 369 Then could I have lifted you up, placed you amongst the worldly wise, or opened unto you the lowth of the Earth.

1765 C. Smart tr. Psalms David cxix. 121/1 My soul adheres to lowth and dust, And worldly cares and carnal lust Her excellence degrade.

1889 J. Nicholson Folk-speech E. Yorks. 4 How good such words as these are:—lowth (lowness) fulth (fulness) growsome (favourable to growth) laboursome, healthsome, [etc.].

1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Oct. b1/6 It is not a matter of height [of a building] being difficult—or ‘lowth’ being difficult, whatever the opposite word is. There is nothing inherently beautiful or ugly about either.

2. English regional. With the. The low country; the lowlands. Usually in plural, with reference to the low-lying parts of the East Riding of Yorkshire, in contrast with the Yorkshire Wolds (see wold n. 4) (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > [noun]

lowa1200

bottom1342

lowness?a1425

low countryc1450

lowland1488

lowlanda1522

downland1608

bottomland1612

bottom glade1637

lowth1691

underground1842

1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) Postscr. 171 That which lies under the Hills, especially down by Humber and Ouse side,..is called by the Country-people the Lowths, i.e. The low Country in contradistinction to the Wauds.

1790 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (ed. 2) Lowfs, low grounds adjoining the Woulds. Yorksh[ire].

1858 W. White Month in Yorks. v. 41 As you step on the leads and gaze around on what was once called ‘the Lowths’, you are surprised by the apparently boundless expanse.

1902 in Eng. Dial. Dict. III. 680/2 [Worcestershire] Down in the lowt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lowth
释义	lowthn. Brit. /ləʊθ/, U.S. /loʊθ/ Forms: 1500s loweth, 1500s– lowth; English regional 1700s lowf (Yorkshire), 1900s– lowt (Worcestershire). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: low adj., -th suffix¹. Etymology: < low adj. + -th suffix¹, perhaps after height n. (compare forms at that entry). Compare depth n., and earlier lowness n. Now rare. 1. Lowness; depth. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [noun] > great or considerable depth deepnessc1384 lownessa1387 profundity?a1425 profoundness1509 depth1526 lowth1526 hownessa1605 profunditudec1616 profundeur1658 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rom. viii. 39 Nether heyth, nether lowth [King James depth], nether eny other creature. 1585 J. Dee Jrnl. 28 Jan. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) i. cxiii. 369 Then could I have lifted you up, placed you amongst the worldly wise, or opened unto you the lowth of the Earth. 1765 C. Smart tr. Psalms David cxix. 121/1 My soul adheres to lowth and dust, And worldly cares and carnal lust Her excellence degrade. 1889 J. Nicholson Folk-speech E. Yorks. 4 How good such words as these are:—lowth (lowness) fulth (fulness) growsome (favourable to growth) laboursome, healthsome, [etc.]. 1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Oct. b1/6 It is not a matter of height [of a building] being difficult—or ‘lowth’ being difficult, whatever the opposite word is. There is nothing inherently beautiful or ugly about either. 2. English regional. With the. The low country; the lowlands. Usually in plural, with reference to the low-lying parts of the East Riding of Yorkshire, in contrast with the Yorkshire Wolds (see wold n. 4) (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > [noun] lowa1200 bottom1342 lowness?a1425 low countryc1450 lowland1488 lowlanda1522 downland1608 bottomland1612 bottom glade1637 lowth1691 underground1842 1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) Postscr. 171 That which lies under the Hills, especially down by Humber and Ouse side,..is called by the Country-people the Lowths, i.e. The low Country in contradistinction to the Wauds. 1790 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (ed. 2) Lowfs, low grounds adjoining the Woulds. Yorksh[ire]. 1858 W. White Month in Yorks. v. 41 As you step on the leads and gaze around on what was once called ‘the Lowths’, you are surprised by the apparently boundless expanse. 1902 in Eng. Dial. Dict. III. 680/2 [Worcestershire] Down in the lowt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1526
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