单词 | mensk |
释义 | † menskn. Obsolete. 1. a. As a mass noun: honour, dignity, reverence. Also in plural in same sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > [noun] worthnesseOE oreeOE manshipc1175 honoura1200 menskc1225 credit1587 c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) 322 (MED) Þus feole priuileges schawið..Hwucche beoð þer meiðnes & sundrið ham from þe oðre wið þus feole mensken. a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 85 Mid more menke not ich none ancre. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 2535 Ah fourti wintre heore fader..mid mensca heold his riche. c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 2118 (MED) More menske were it to þe Better for to do. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 4245 (MED) Putifer..held ioseph in mensk and are. c1440 (?a1400) Sir Perceval (1930) 1423 If..we foure kempys agayne one knyght, Littill menske wold to vs lighte. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xvi. 621 Men sall se Quha lufis the kyngis mensk to-day! a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 209 Mensk be to this meneye. ?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 50 I maid that wif carll to werk all womenis werkis, And laid all manly materis and mensk in this eird. 1509 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1884) V. 3 Ȝe shall have moch menske thereof. b. An honour, a credit, an ornament. Frequently with of. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > [noun] > conferring of honour > an) honour(s) or distinction worshipOE mensk?c1225 pre-eminence1433 honoura1500 pre-eminency1555 a feather in the cap, hat1581 garland1591 honorarium1609 honorary1610 blushing honours1623 signal1655 gayness1670 honourability1694 honourable mention1797 special mention1886 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 202 A mid þe menske of þi neb þet is þe feȝereste del..ne berest þu as twa priuees þurles. a1250 Wohunge ure Lauerd in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 281 (MED) Þu..menske art of al mon kin. c1440 (a1400) Sir Eglamour (Thornton) (1965) 132 In dedis of armis ferre or nere Þe gre he wynnes wyth iornaye clere, Oure menske for euir and aye. 2. Humanity, kindness; graciousness, courtesy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness esteOE heldOE menska1250 nighsomenessa1400 benisonc1450 graciosity1477 buxomnessc1503 suavity1508 gratitude?a1513 gratuity1523 graciousness1532 handsomeness1577 propitiousness1593 gracefulness1640 well-beteemingness1642 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > humaneness menska1250 manhead1340 humanityc1384 manlinessc1384 manhooda1425 mankind1605 humaneness1729 humanitarianism1850 a1250 Wohunge ure Lauerd in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 269 Summe menske and mildeschipe and debonairte. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 313 Moch is þi mercy & þi miȝt, þi menske, & þi grace! c1400 (?c1380) Pearl 163 A mayden of menske, ful debonere. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 2410 (MED) & he ȝelde hit yow ȝare þat ȝarkkez al menskes. c1440 Sir Degrevant (Thornton) (1949) 83 (MED) He louede almous-dede, Poure folke for to fede With menske and with manhede. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † menskadj. Obsolete. Honourable, worshipful, beautiful.In quot. c1400 used ironically. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective] faireOE wortheOE worthlyeOE worthfulOE menskful?c1225 toldc1275 digne1297 of price?a1300 worshiply1340 worthya1350 menska1375 thriftyc1374 worshipfula1375 worthilya1375 honesta1382 honourablec1384 unshamedc1384 sada1387 of reputationc1390 well-nameda1393 reverent1398 worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400 celebrable?c1400 honouredc1400 worshipablec1425 substantialc1449 undefameda1450 unreviled?1457 honorousa1500 reputed?1532 well-thought-ona1533 well-spoken1539 credible1543 undespised?1548 imitable1550 famous1555 undistained1565 undefame1578 untarred1579 well-reputed1583 unsoiledc1592 dishonourless1595 well-deemed1595 nameworthy1598 regardful1600 indisgraced1606 credenta1616 undishonoureda1616 unscandalized1618 unscandalous1618 unslandered1622 untainted1627 dignousa1636 undisparaged1636 considerable1641 unbranded1641 glorifiable1651 reputable1671 unsullied1743 unstigmatized1778 undisgraced1812 unstained1863 well-thought-of1865 uncompromised1882 scandal-proof1904 cred1987 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 3900 (MED) More mensk it is manliche to deie þan for to fle couwarli. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 964 A mensk lady on molde mon may hir calle..Hir body watz schort & þik [etc.]. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 1746 (MED) Mare menseke is a man to meke him be tyme, þan eftir made to be meke malegreue his chekis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † menskv. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To reverence, honour; to dignify, grace, favour (with gifts, etc.); to help, save. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > give honour to [verb (transitive)] wortheOE i-worthOE menskc1225 athelec1275 aworthyc1275 honoura1325 furtherc1374 honesta1382 worship1389 gloryc1400 dignifya1530 worthy1532 endue1565 enhonour1571 to do (a person or thing) the honour?1572 deign1579 honorify1606 famous1622 blazon1815 to do a person proud1819 c1225 (?c1200) St. Juliana (Bodl.) 5 (MED) He hire walde menskin wið al þet he mahte. c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. iii. 177 (MED) For ȝit I may, as I mihte, menske [v.rr. manschippyn, mylde, auaunce] þe wiþ ȝiftes. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 2432 (MED) Þe king..commaunded thoru-out al his land Men suld him mensk and hald in hand. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 141 (MED) Þe abyt þat þou hatz upon, no halyday hit menskez. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 82 Mahowne the menske, my lord kyng. 1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. biiv Hym to mensk on mold withoutin manance. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 1855 Send hom þat semly þat I sew fore, That he may menske hur with mariage. 1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS f. 227v In bour is no so brycht..As is that hendly hycht menskyt with all honour. 2. transitive. To adorn; to render graceful. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament dightc1200 begoa1225 fay?c1225 rustc1275 duba1300 shrouda1300 adorna1325 flourishc1325 apparel1366 depaintc1374 dressa1375 raila1375 anorna1382 orna1382 honourc1390 paintc1390 pare1393 garnisha1400 mensk?a1400 apykec1400 hightlec1400 overfretc1440 exornc1450 embroider1460 repair1484 empare1490 ornate1490 bedo?a1500 purfle?a1500 glorify?1504 betrap1509 broider1509 deck?1521 likelya1522 to set forth1530 exornate1539 grace1548 adornate1550 fardc1550 gaud1554 pink1558 bedeck1559 tight1572 begaud1579 embellish1579 bepounce1582 parela1586 flower1587 ornify1590 illustrate1592 tinsel1594 formalize1595 adore1596 suborn1596 trapper1597 condecorate1599 diamondize1600 furnish1600 enrich1601 mense1602 prank1605 overgreen1609 crown1611 enjewel1611 broocha1616 varnish1641 ornament1650 array1652 bedub1657 bespangle1675 irradiate1717 gem1747 begem1749 redeck1771 blazon1813 aggrace1825 diamond1839 panoply1851 ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. 12140 To mensk it [sc. a cloak] þer it was wane. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 153 (MED) A mere mantile abof, mensked with-inne With pelure pured apert. c1480 (a1400) St. Margaret 525 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 62 One þe morne, quhen sown was brycht, þat menskis al þe warld of lycht [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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