mallyshagn.

Brit.

/ˈmalɪʃaɡ/, U.S.

/ˈmæliˌʃæɡ/

Forms:

α. Middle English malschrag, Middle English malschragg, Middle English malschragge, Middle English malshragge, Middle English (1800s–1900s English regional (Yorkshire)) malshrag.

β. Middle English maleschagge; English regional 1700s maltshag (Gloucestershire), 1800s maleshag (Hampshire), 1800s malleyshag (Isle of Wight), 1800s moleshag (Gloucestershire), 1800s– mallishag (Isle of Wight).

Origin: Probably formed within English, by blending. Etymons: malshave n., shrag n.

Etymology: Probably a blend of malshave n. and shrag n. Since both elements of malshave are obsolete, its regional forms have probably been influenced by folk etymology: see Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. maskel for forms probably after scrawl v.¹ 2.

English regional in later use (now chiefly Isle of Wight).

A caterpillar.

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a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 246 Aysshen shullen be medled wiþ seed þerof to destruye maleschagges and oþre wormes.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 275 A malschragge þat gnaweþ caule leues.

1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xviii. xlvii. f. 365^v/1 This Malshragge abideth vppon twigges and leaues, and wasteth them all with gnawing and biting, and is slow in creeping.

1777–8 R. Wight Horæ Subsecivæ (MS Bodl. Eng. lang. d.66) 265 [Gloucestershire] A Maltshag idem [sc. a Palmer worm, that devours Cabbages &c.].

1881 H. Smith & C. R. Smith Isle of Wight Words Mallishag, a caterpillar.

1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words Maleshag, a caterpillar.

1886 W. H. Long Dict. Isle of Wight Dial. 38 I ben out in gearden to cut a cabbage or two vor dinner, but they be very near all spwiled, and vull o' mallishags.

1889 ‘M. Gray’ Reproach of Annesley I. 114 Buoys is made a purpose to tarment mankind, zame as malleyshags and vlays.

1902 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 21/1 [Yorks.] The malshrag is a worm with many feet and breeds in cole leaves.

1911 M. C. G. Byron Wind on Heath 54 I zays to myself, Let be: She'll furl en away like a mallishag—her can zee droo the likes o' he!

2011 @Isleofwightone 27 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Mallyshags ate my nasturtiums, but they survived!

2013 @gypcol 30 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Is nothing safe from Mallyshags? Inspection by magnifying glass resulted in 2 chrysalis and 1 caterpillar on my windowsill basil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mallyshag
释义	mallyshagn. Brit. /ˈmalɪʃaɡ/, U.S. /ˈmæliˌʃæɡ/ Forms: α. Middle English malschrag, Middle English malschragg, Middle English malschragge, Middle English malshragge, Middle English (1800s–1900s English regional (Yorkshire)) malshrag. β. Middle English maleschagge; English regional 1700s maltshag (Gloucestershire), 1800s maleshag (Hampshire), 1800s malleyshag (Isle of Wight), 1800s moleshag (Gloucestershire), 1800s– mallishag (Isle of Wight). Origin: Probably formed within English, by blending. Etymons: malshave n., shrag n. Etymology: Probably a blend of malshave n. and shrag n. Since both elements of malshave are obsolete, its regional forms have probably been influenced by folk etymology: see Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. maskel for forms probably after scrawl v.¹ 2. English regional in later use (now chiefly Isle of Wight). A caterpillar. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [noun] > larva malshaveOE eruke1382 Bruchusa1398 mallyshaga1398 hockc1420 caterpillarc1440 eruca1692 slug1868 fetch-after1888 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 246 Aysshen shullen be medled wiþ seed þerof to destruye maleschagges and oþre wormes. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 275 A malschragge þat gnaweþ caule leues. 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xviii. xlvii. f. 365^v/1 This Malshragge abideth vppon twigges and leaues, and wasteth them all with gnawing and biting, and is slow in creeping. 1777–8 R. Wight Horæ Subsecivæ (MS Bodl. Eng. lang. d.66) 265 [Gloucestershire] A Maltshag idem [sc. a Palmer worm, that devours Cabbages &c.]. 1881 H. Smith & C. R. Smith Isle of Wight Words Mallishag, a caterpillar. 1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words Maleshag, a caterpillar. 1886 W. H. Long Dict. Isle of Wight Dial. 38 I ben out in gearden to cut a cabbage or two vor dinner, but they be very near all spwiled, and vull o' mallishags. 1889 ‘M. Gray’ Reproach of Annesley I. 114 Buoys is made a purpose to tarment mankind, zame as malleyshags and vlays. 1902 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 21/1 [Yorks.] The malshrag is a worm with many feet and breeds in cole leaves. 1911 M. C. G. Byron Wind on Heath 54 I zays to myself, Let be: She'll furl en away like a mallishag—her can zee droo the likes o' he! 2011 @Isleofwightone 27 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Mallyshags ate my nasturtiums, but they survived! 2013 @gypcol 30 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Is nothing safe from Mallyshags? Inspection by magnifying glass resulted in 2 chrysalis and 1 caterpillar on my windowsill basil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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