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mattien.Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch maatjes. Etymology: Partly < Dutch maatjes (1667 as †maetjes ), short for maatjesharing ( > German regional (Low German) Maatjes-hering (18th cent.)), alteration of early modern Dutch maetgens haringh (1604), maeghdekens haerinck (1599), Middle Dutch medykens hering , meeckens hering (1466–7) < Middle Dutch māgedekijn girl ( < māghet maiden n. + -kijn , diminutive suffix: compare -kin suffix) + harinc herring n.; and partly < the similarly formed German regional (Low German) Madikes-hering (Middle Low German mādikes hērink ). Compare maid n.1 8, maiden n. 5, and fair maid n. 2.The -s of the Dutch and Low German forms was probably originally interpreted as the plural suffix, whence English singular forms without -s . The wide variation in forms suggests that independent borrowing may have occurred over a long period. The α. forms represent a borrowing of a form with -k- of the diminutive suffix intact (compare German regional (Bremen) madikes-hering ); the γ. forms and δ. forms reflect differing pronunciations of Dutch or Low German maatje ; in all of these forms the ending has been assimilated to -y suffix6. The γ. forms reflect a lesser degree of assimilation than the others, and in recent use probably represent an independent English shortening of matjes herring n. the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > fish > herring the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > family Clupeidae and herrings > member of > in good condition α. 1721 A. Ramsay (1953) I. 162 Dare she [sc. Scotland] nane of her Herrings sel or prive, Afore she say, Dear Matkie [sc. Holland] wi' ye'r leave? 1750 Aug. 396 The matkiss herring, which is of the smallest kind. 1773 Caledonian Mercury 7 Aug. in (at cited word) A few Ankers of Matkie cured Picked Herrings, of the very best quality. β. 1790 T. Coxe Notes on Dutch & Prussian Fisheries in J. P. Boyd (1974) XIX. 180 Full hering from Holland..Matjes do.1864 J. M. Mitchell 114 The full herrings (herrings full of milt and roe) [are] separated from matjes (herrings with the milt and roe of a small size).1898 27 Aug. 4/6 Excluding the Lewis and Barra matje fishings.c1938 27/2 Herrings, Matje..per tin 1/6.1952 Sept. 462 The early season's large Matja herring, lightly salted.1958 W. Bickel tr. R. Hering 198 Small herrings..are called streamlings, young female herrings Matjes.1997 C. Roden 61/1 When you buy salt herring, find out from the shopkeeper how much soaking it needs. Matjes need only 1 hour.γ. 1858 P. L. Simmonds 243/2 Maties.1863 Rep. Royal Comm. Operation Acts Trawling for Herring Scotl. 26 in (C. 3106) XVIII. 139 The herring is found under four different conditions: 1st, Fry or Sill; 2d, Maties or Fat Herring; 3d, Full Herring; 4th, Shotten or Spent Herring.1864 Aug. 344 In the next [sc. the second] stage of the herring, it is called a matie.1866 J. G. Nall 280 The fry pass imperceptibly into Maties, in length from six inches to thirteen... Internally, a matie is characterised by two peculiarities—the quantity of fat.., and the small size of the roe.1883 69 1 Barrel Mattie Herrings.1894 R. Leighton 38 Not many maties among 'em, eh?—Maties? No. I aren't seen a dacent-sized herrin come aboard yet.1911 R. J. Duthie 18 The mattie brand is put upon barrels of small-sized herrings that are ineligible for any of the other brands. They must, however, be at least 9 in. long.1989 R. A. Watt 4 Mattie, maiden herring.δ. 1962 in (1965) VI. 218/3 Madgies are sometimes distinguished from matties by being selected from larger herring, more lightly cured and exported for immediate consumption.1979 J. J. Graham 52/1 Matchie, immature female herring.This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > as lemmasmat-tie the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > fibre or cloth to tie plants 1824 J. C. Loudon (ed. 2) §1514 The flat-headed..nail, used either with lists, loops of cord, or mat; and the eyed..nail, used with mat-ties. 1824 J. C. Loudon (ed. 2) §1519 When mat, bark, rush,..or straw are used [for tying]. < n.1721as lemmas |