menhirn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛnhɪə/, U.S.

/ˈmɛnˌ(h)ɪ(ə)r/

Forms: 1800s menzhir (irregular), 1800s– menhir.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Breton. Etymons: French menhir; Breton maen-hir.

Etymology: < French menhir (P. J. B. Le Grand d'Aussy 1798) or its etymon Breton maen-hir long stone (compare longstone n. at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Compounds 4a) < maen stone (cognate with Old Welsh, Welsh maen , Cornish men , meyn , ultimately < the Indo-European base of magni- comb. form) + hir long (see hiraeth n.). The usual Breton word is, however, peulvan peulvan n. Compare Welsh maen hir (1695), Cornish menhir (attested in the place names Menear , Manheirs , etc.). Compare dolmen n.

Archaeology.

A tall upright monumental stone of a kind erected in prehistoric times in various parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia; a standing stone.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone

stone847

standing stone1180

longstone1651

hoar-stone1666

pillar-stone1723

lech1768

holed-stone1769

stela1776

bluestone1812

menhir1819

stele1820

monolith1836

tanist-stone1851

megalith1853

orthostat1909

1790 W. Pryce Archæologia Cornu-Britannica at Meanhear Menhir, the long stone.]

1819 W. Coxe Galignani's Trav. Guide France vii. 573 In this forest is also a raised stone, or menhir, about six feet high, and half as broad.

1829 tr. H. A. O. Reichard Descriptive Road-bk. France 408 At its southern extremity is a small island, called the Ile d'Un, in the middle of which is an upright stone, or Menhir, five feet high, and two broad at the base.

1840 T. A. Trollope Summer in Brittany II. 300 The menhir of Plouarzel.

1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 469 When will Druidical archæologists be convinced that menzhir and peulven, cromlech and kistvaen tell us nothing?

1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) v. 228 Circular marks, closely resembling those on some of our European menhirs.

1904 B. C. A. Windle Remains Prehist. Age Eng. viii. 192 The Dartmoor row begins with a circle and ends with a menhir.

1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. xiv. 154 Erection of megaliths continued during the Bronze Age, to which belong many standing stones—in single lines or avenues, solitary (menhirs: these are, however, difficult to date) or in circles (cromlechs).

1990 A. S. Byatt Possession xix. 351 The village girls still dance round the menhir, dressed in white, to celebrate May Day.

2004 G. R. Varner Menhirs, Dolmen, & Circles of Stone iii. 85 Menhirs, another term for standing stones, have come to be seen as symbols of the masculine creative force.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	menhir
释义	menhirn. Brit. /ˈmɛnhɪə/, U.S. /ˈmɛnˌ(h)ɪ(ə)r/ Forms: 1800s menzhir (irregular), 1800s– menhir. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Breton. Etymons: French menhir; Breton maen-hir. Etymology: < French menhir (P. J. B. Le Grand d'Aussy 1798) or its etymon Breton maen-hir long stone (compare longstone n. at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Compounds 4a) < maen stone (cognate with Old Welsh, Welsh maen , Cornish men , meyn , ultimately < the Indo-European base of magni- comb. form) + hir long (see hiraeth n.). The usual Breton word is, however, peulvan peulvan n. Compare Welsh maen hir (1695), Cornish menhir (attested in the place names Menear , Manheirs , etc.). Compare dolmen n. Archaeology. A tall upright monumental stone of a kind erected in prehistoric times in various parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia; a standing stone. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone stone847 standing stone1180 longstone1651 hoar-stone1666 pillar-stone1723 lech1768 holed-stone1769 stela1776 bluestone1812 menhir1819 stele1820 monolith1836 tanist-stone1851 megalith1853 orthostat1909 1790 W. Pryce Archæologia Cornu-Britannica at Meanhear Menhir, the long stone.] 1819 W. Coxe Galignani's Trav. Guide France vii. 573 In this forest is also a raised stone, or menhir, about six feet high, and half as broad. 1829 tr. H. A. O. Reichard Descriptive Road-bk. France 408 At its southern extremity is a small island, called the Ile d'Un, in the middle of which is an upright stone, or Menhir, five feet high, and two broad at the base. 1840 T. A. Trollope Summer in Brittany II. 300 The menhir of Plouarzel. 1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 469 When will Druidical archæologists be convinced that menzhir and peulven, cromlech and kistvaen tell us nothing? 1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) v. 228 Circular marks, closely resembling those on some of our European menhirs. 1904 B. C. A. Windle Remains Prehist. Age Eng. viii. 192 The Dartmoor row begins with a circle and ends with a menhir. 1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. xiv. 154 Erection of megaliths continued during the Bronze Age, to which belong many standing stones—in single lines or avenues, solitary (menhirs: these are, however, difficult to date) or in circles (cromlechs). 1990 A. S. Byatt Possession xix. 351 The village girls still dance round the menhir, dressed in white, to celebrate May Day. 2004 G. R. Varner Menhirs, Dolmen, & Circles of Stone iii. 85 Menhirs, another term for standing stones, have come to be seen as symbols of the masculine creative force. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819
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