man-keenadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmanˌkiːn/, U.S.

/ˈmænˌkin/

Forms: see man n.¹ and keen adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: man n.¹, keen adj.

Etymology: < man n.¹ + keen adj. With sense A. 1 compare man n.¹ I.; with sense A. 2 compare man n.¹ II.

Now English regional (northern).

A. adj.

1. Of an animal or (rarely) a person: inclined to attack people; fierce, savage.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [adjective]

grimlyc893

wrothc893

reighOE

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grillc1175

witherc1175

grimfula1240

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fiercea1300

man-keenc1300

stoutc1300

cruelc1330

fell?c1335

wicked1375

felonousc1386

felona1400

cursedc1400

runishc1400

keen?c1425

roid?c1425

wolvishc1430

ranishc1450

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mankind1519

mannish1530

lionish1549

truculent?c1550

lion-like1556

tigerish?1573

tiger-like1587

truculental1593

Amazonian1595

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feral1604

fierceful1607

efferous1614

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tigerly1633

feroce1641

ferocious1646

asperous1650

ferousa1652

blusterous1663

wolfish1674

boarisha1718

savage-fierce1770

Tartar1809

Tartarly1821

wolfy1828

savagerous1832

hawkish1841

tigery1859

attern1868

Hunnish1915

the world > animals > by nature > [adjective] > wild or vicious

wildc725

wrothOE

keenOE

ramagec1300

fell?c1335

furiousc1374

fierce1377

ramageousa1398

eagerc1405

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kwaai1827

skelm1827

c1300 Childhood Jesus (Laud) 57 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1875) 1st Ser. 4 (MED) Ne hadden huy nouȝt ful longue i fare Þat huy ne seiȝen wondres þare; Þe Bestes Mankene and eke wilde Comen out of wodes and of felde.

1568 Newe Comedie Iacob & Esau ii. ii. sig. C.j^v What? are you mankene now? I recken it best I, To bind your handes behind you euen as ye lye. Esau. Nay haue mercy on me, and let me not perishe.

1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders 263 He cured a man-keene wolfe..by making the signe of the crosse.

1625 T. Jackson Treat. Originall of Vnbeliefe v. vii. §3 Boares and Bulls..grow often wilde, fierce, or mankene.

1632 R. Sanderson 12 Serm. 203 (If after all that they [sc. dogs] still continue mankeen) knocke out their teeth.

1643 C. Herle Answer to Fernes Reply 6 How hard the Scripture is in yeelding any of its sincere milke for babes to these mankeene Gyants.

1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. iii. 83 If we are over-kind to them [sc. horses], it is more likely to make them Man-keen (as we say) than better conditioned.

1864 E. Lynn Linton Lake Country 181 The fields where used to be the mad man-keen bull that went raging mad if he heard the voice or step of a man.

1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Cattle are termed mankeen when they attack human beings.

2. Of a woman: strongly attracted to men; libidinous, flirtatious.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [adjective] > for men

man-wood1579

man-keen1683

man-mad1904

man-crazy1923

nympho1935

man-hungry1951

man-starved1961

1683 G. Meriton York-shire Dialogue in Pure Nat. Dial. 17 Shees gane Eighteen And few but at that Age they are Man keen.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Fellow-fond, Man-craz'd, Man-fond, Man-keen, love smitten. ‘She's desperate man-keen’, very fond of the men.

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 165/2 Man-keen, man-fond, libidinosa.

†B. n.

A savage animal. Obsolete.In quot. 1652 plural unchanged.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by nature > [noun] > wild animal

wild deerc825

wildc1275

Satanasc1300

wild beastc1325

unbeasta1400

savage?a1425

feral1639

man-keen1652

yelper1823

wildling1841

tiger1859

rogue1872

ferine1895

wilding1897

1652 T. Elsliot True Mariner 26 Bowes, and good store of barbed Arrows invenomed, to destroy those violent Mankeen, and pestilent beasts they must expect inevitably to encounter with.

1760 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances (ed. 2) II. cccxxxiii. 387 I have got so far on my Journey, having bought a Horse for my Servant... It is a Mankeen in Miniature.

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

单词	man-keen
释义	man-keenadj.n. Brit. /ˈmanˌkiːn/, U.S. /ˈmænˌkin/ Forms: see man n.¹ and keen adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: man n.¹, keen adj. Etymology: < man n.¹ + keen adj. With sense A. 1 compare man n.¹ I.; with sense A. 2 compare man n.¹ II. Now English regional (northern). A. adj. 1. Of an animal or (rarely) a person: inclined to attack people; fierce, savage. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [adjective] grimlyc893 wrothc893 reighOE grima1000 grillc1175 witherc1175 grimfula1240 sturdy1297 wild1297 fiercea1300 man-keenc1300 stoutc1300 cruelc1330 fell?c1335 wicked1375 felonousc1386 felona1400 cursedc1400 runishc1400 keen?c1425 roid?c1425 wolvishc1430 ranishc1450 malicious1485 mankind1519 mannish1530 lionish1549 truculent?c1550 lion-like1556 tigerish?1573 tiger-like1587 truculental1593 Amazonian1595 tigerous1597 feral1604 fierceful1607 efferous1614 lionly1631 tigerly1633 feroce1641 ferocious1646 asperous1650 ferousa1652 blusterous1663 wolfish1674 boarisha1718 savage-fierce1770 Tartar1809 Tartarly1821 wolfy1828 savagerous1832 hawkish1841 tigery1859 attern1868 Hunnish1915 the world > animals > by nature > [adjective] > wild or vicious wildc725 wrothOE keenOE ramagec1300 fell?c1335 furiousc1374 fierce1377 ramageousa1398 eagerc1405 savage1447 naughtyc1460 criminal1477 ill1480 shrewd1509 mankind1519 roidc1540 mad1565 horn-mad1579 fierceful1607 man-keen1607 indomite1617 fellish1638 ferocious1646 ferousa1652 ferinea1676 kwaai1827 skelm1827 c1300 Childhood Jesus (Laud) 57 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1875) 1st Ser. 4 (MED) Ne hadden huy nouȝt ful longue i fare Þat huy ne seiȝen wondres þare; Þe Bestes Mankene and eke wilde Comen out of wodes and of felde. 1568 Newe Comedie Iacob & Esau ii. ii. sig. C.j^v What? are you mankene now? I recken it best I, To bind your handes behind you euen as ye lye. Esau. Nay haue mercy on me, and let me not perishe. 1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders 263 He cured a man-keene wolfe..by making the signe of the crosse. 1625 T. Jackson Treat. Originall of Vnbeliefe v. vii. §3 Boares and Bulls..grow often wilde, fierce, or mankene. 1632 R. Sanderson 12 Serm. 203 (If after all that they [sc. dogs] still continue mankeen) knocke out their teeth. 1643 C. Herle Answer to Fernes Reply 6 How hard the Scripture is in yeelding any of its sincere milke for babes to these mankeene Gyants. 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. iii. 83 If we are over-kind to them [sc. horses], it is more likely to make them Man-keen (as we say) than better conditioned. 1864 E. Lynn Linton Lake Country 181 The fields where used to be the mad man-keen bull that went raging mad if he heard the voice or step of a man. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Cattle are termed mankeen when they attack human beings. 2. Of a woman: strongly attracted to men; libidinous, flirtatious. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [adjective] > for men man-wood1579 man-keen1683 man-mad1904 man-crazy1923 nympho1935 man-hungry1951 man-starved1961 1683 G. Meriton York-shire Dialogue in Pure Nat. Dial. 17 Shees gane Eighteen And few but at that Age they are Man keen. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Fellow-fond, Man-craz'd, Man-fond, Man-keen, love smitten. ‘She's desperate man-keen’, very fond of the men. 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 165/2 Man-keen, man-fond, libidinosa. †B. n. A savage animal. Obsolete.In quot. 1652 plural unchanged. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by nature > [noun] > wild animal wild deerc825 wildc1275 Satanasc1300 wild beastc1325 unbeasta1400 savage?a1425 feral1639 man-keen1652 yelper1823 wildling1841 tiger1859 rogue1872 ferine1895 wilding1897 1652 T. Elsliot True Mariner 26 Bowes, and good store of barbed Arrows invenomed, to destroy those violent Mankeen, and pestilent beasts they must expect inevitably to encounter with. 1760 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances (ed. 2) II. cccxxxiii. 387 I have got so far on my Journey, having bought a Horse for my Servant... It is a Mankeen in Miniature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1300
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