单词 | awebound |
释义 | † aweboundadj. Chiefly English regional (northern). Obsolete. Submissive to or respectful of authority; able to be restrained or disciplined; obedient.Later evidence is found predominantly in the North Riding of Yorkshire.In quot. 1595 the use of the negative unawebound may imply earlier use in a more general sense ‘overwhelmed or constrained by awe’. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > [adjective] tholemodec1000 bowinga1340 subjectc1384 enclinant1400 yoldena1413 subjective1417 prostratec1425 obtemperate?a1475 subjected1550 subject-like1553 submiss1570 submissive1572 yielding1578 obnoxious1591 subordinate1594 subjectly1596 yieldable1603 dejective1611 passive1616 awebound1631 succumbent1647 resigning1648 complaisant1676 ovine1676 1595 W. Covell Polimanteia sig. Q2v No precise Aristarchus, or aged censoring Cato, might challenge greater priuiledge of trueth, then your free toongd and vn-aw-bound skill.] 1631 Durham Consistory Court Deposition Bk. in E. A. Foyster Manhood in Early Mod. Eng. (1999) ii. 40 He was awebound to his wife. 1864 J. C. Atkinson Whitby Gloss. at Awbun They're sadly ower little awbun. 1864 J. C. Atkinson Whitby Gloss. at Awbun They were awebun nowther wi' God nor man. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 5/2 Awebun', Awebund, awebound—i.e. submissive to authority or discipline, respectful, having veneration for. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1631 |
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