† mephisn.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin memphītēs; Greek μεμϕίτης.

Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin memphītēs of or belonging to Memphis (Pliny) or its etymon ancient Greek μεμϕίτης (see Memphite adj.). Compare earlier Memphite n.

Obsolete. rare.

= Memphian stone n. at Memphian adj. 1.

ΚΠ

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xiii. vi. 295 Mephis..being broken into powder, and droonke with water, maketh insensibilitie of torture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	mephis
释义	† mephisn. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin memphītēs; Greek μεμϕίτης. Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin memphītēs of or belonging to Memphis (Pliny) or its etymon ancient Greek μεμϕίτης (see Memphite adj.). Compare earlier Memphite n. Obsolete. rare. = Memphian stone n. at Memphian adj. 1. ΚΠ 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xiii. vi. 295 Mephis..being broken into powder, and droonke with water, maketh insensibilitie of torture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1584
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