† mediamnesn.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mediamnes.

Etymology: Probably < post-classical Latin mediamnes, plural of mediamnis island or sandbank in the middle of a river (from late 12th cent., chiefly in British sources) < classical Latin medius middle (see medium adj.) + amnis river (see amnic adj.¹), perhaps after, or alteration of, post-classical Latin mediamna (5th–6th cent. in Priscian; from late 12th cent. chiefly in British sources), a calque on ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία Mesopotamia n.Post-classical Latin mediamna might also be the source of the English word, but does not so well account for its termination in -es.

Obsolete. rare.

With plural agreement. Islands in the middle of a river.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > island > [noun] > small > in river or lake

aiteOE

holm?c1050

mediamnesa1552

eyot1670

haft1686

osier isle1744

osier ait1766

knoll1772

twig-ait1867

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) II. 5 Diverse Armelettes breking out of the 2. Streames and making Mediamnes.

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) II. 12 The Ise [i.e. Isis] at Abbingdon is a Confluence of 2. Armes that brekith aboute the Est Ende of Abbingdon-Abbay out of the hole streame of the Ise, and make 2. litle Isles or Mediamnes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	mediamnes
释义	† mediamnesn. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mediamnes. Etymology: Probably < post-classical Latin mediamnes, plural of mediamnis island or sandbank in the middle of a river (from late 12th cent., chiefly in British sources) < classical Latin medius middle (see medium adj.) + amnis river (see amnic adj.¹), perhaps after, or alteration of, post-classical Latin mediamna (5th–6th cent. in Priscian; from late 12th cent. chiefly in British sources), a calque on ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία Mesopotamia n.Post-classical Latin mediamna might also be the source of the English word, but does not so well account for its termination in -es. Obsolete. rare. With plural agreement. Islands in the middle of a river. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > island > [noun] > small > in river or lake aiteOE holm?c1050 mediamnesa1552 eyot1670 haft1686 osier isle1744 osier ait1766 knoll1772 twig-ait1867 a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) II. 5 Diverse Armelettes breking out of the 2. Streames and making Mediamnes. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) II. 12 The Ise [i.e. Isis] at Abbingdon is a Confluence of 2. Armes that brekith aboute the Est Ende of Abbingdon-Abbay out of the hole streame of the Ise, and make 2. litle Isles or Mediamnes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.a1552
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