moll-heronn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒlˌhɛrən/,

/ˈmɒlˌhɛrn̩/, U.S.

/ˈmɑlˌhɛr(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s molhern, 1800s moll-yern, 1800s– mollern, 1800s– moll 'ern, 1800s– moll-hern, 1800s– moll-heron, 1800s– mollyarn, 1800s– mollyern, 1800s– molly-hern, 1800s– molly-heron, 1900s– mollerne.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moll n.², heron n.

Etymology: < moll n.² + heron n.Forms mollyarn and mollyern probably reflect a rising diphthong in the second syllable; forms molly-hern and molly-heron perhaps show subsequent remodelling after Molly , pet form of the female forename Mary (see molly n.¹).

English regional (west midlands and southern).

The grey heron, Ardea cinerea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Ardeidae (herons and bitterns) > genus Ardea (heron)

shiterowc1200

heron1340

heronshaw1381

herle?1507

frank1823

frog-pecker1825

moll-heron1848

1848 Zoologist 6 2191 Herons are not only very commonly called ‘cranes’..but also ‘moll-herons’, or rather ‘moll-yerns’.

1880 R. Jefferies Round about Great Estate iv. 78 A moll ern flod away.

1939 F. Thompson Lark Rise v. 98 Like a moll heron, all legs and wings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moll-heron
释义	moll-heronn. Brit. /ˈmɒlˌhɛrən/, /ˈmɒlˌhɛrn̩/, U.S. /ˈmɑlˌhɛr(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s molhern, 1800s moll-yern, 1800s– mollern, 1800s– moll 'ern, 1800s– moll-hern, 1800s– moll-heron, 1800s– mollyarn, 1800s– mollyern, 1800s– molly-hern, 1800s– molly-heron, 1900s– mollerne. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moll n.², heron n. Etymology: < moll n.² + heron n.Forms mollyarn and mollyern probably reflect a rising diphthong in the second syllable; forms molly-hern and molly-heron perhaps show subsequent remodelling after Molly , pet form of the female forename Mary (see molly n.¹). English regional (west midlands and southern). The grey heron, Ardea cinerea. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Ardeidae (herons and bitterns) > genus Ardea (heron) shiterowc1200 heron1340 heronshaw1381 herle?1507 frank1823 frog-pecker1825 moll-heron1848 1848 Zoologist 6 2191 Herons are not only very commonly called ‘cranes’..but also ‘moll-herons’, or rather ‘moll-yerns’. 1880 R. Jefferies Round about Great Estate iv. 78 A moll ern flod away. 1939 F. Thompson Lark Rise v. 98 Like a moll heron, all legs and wings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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