† moonsickadj.

Forms: Old English monsek (Mercian), 1500s–1600s moone-sicke.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: moon n.¹, sick adj.

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + sick adj., after Latin lunaticus (see lunatic adj.). Compare Middle Dutch maynsieck (Dutch maanziek), Middle High German mān-siech, Danish månesyg (1550 as maanesiug). Compare also German mondsüchtig (15th cent. as mānsühtic, monsuchtig), Middle Dutch maynsuyctich (Dutch maanzuchtig) moonsick, somnambulant.

Obsolete.

Insane, lunatic, deranged.

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OE (Mercian) Rushw. Gospels: Matt. iv. 24 Qui demonia habebant et lunaticos et paraliticos : þa þe dioful hæfdun & monsekæ & loman.

OE (Mercian) Rushw. Gospels: Matt. xvii. 15 Miserere filio meo quia lunaticus est : miltse sunu min forþon monsek he is.

1562 J. Heywood Sixt Hundred Epigrammes xxvii. in Wks. sig. Cciij Wyfe, I weene thou art dronke or Leunitike. Nay husband: women are neuer moone sicke.

1616 T. Adams Dis. Soule 66 If his Itch proceede from a Moone-sicke head, the chiefe intention is to settle his braines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	moonsick
释义	† moonsickadj. Forms: Old English monsek (Mercian), 1500s–1600s moone-sicke. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: moon n.¹, sick adj. Etymology: < moon n.¹ + sick adj., after Latin lunaticus (see lunatic adj.). Compare Middle Dutch maynsieck (Dutch maanziek), Middle High German mān-siech, Danish månesyg (1550 as maanesiug). Compare also German mondsüchtig (15th cent. as mānsühtic, monsuchtig), Middle Dutch maynsuyctich (Dutch maanzuchtig) moonsick, somnambulant. Obsolete. Insane, lunatic, deranged. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > lunatic lunaticc1290 mooneda1557 moonsick1562 moonburnt1568 moonstruck1674 OE (Mercian) Rushw. Gospels: Matt. iv. 24 Qui demonia habebant et lunaticos et paraliticos : þa þe dioful hæfdun & monsekæ & loman. OE (Mercian) Rushw. Gospels: Matt. xvii. 15 Miserere filio meo quia lunaticus est : miltse sunu min forþon monsek he is. 1562 J. Heywood Sixt Hundred Epigrammes xxvii. in Wks. sig. Cciij Wyfe, I weene thou art dronke or Leunitike. Nay husband: women are neuer moone sicke. 1616 T. Adams Dis. Soule 66 If his Itch proceede from a Moone-sicke head, the chiefe intention is to settle his braines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.OE
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