单词 | myance |
释义 | † myancen. Scottish. Obsolete. 1. Means, resources; agency, intercession, influence exerted on behalf of another. Cf. moyen n.1In some instances plural agreement may be intended. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > intercession or influence on someone's behalf > [noun] erndinga1000 mediationa1387 advocacyc1390 mediacya1425 meanc1450 moyen1454 interposition1462 mean1465 myance?a1513 advocation1532 intercession1534 advocateship?1555 intercessionment1593 interceding1600 intermise1612 means-making1617 intermission1647 interposal1687 spoke1867 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > resources facultya1382 myance?a1513 moyen1547 facility1555 means1560 resource1611 foisona1616 wherewith1674 asset1677 stock-in-tradea1806 wherewithal1809 possibles1823 bag of tricks1841 potential1941 a1513 W. Dunbar Ballat Abbot of Tungland in Poems (1998) I. 57 He wald haif, for a nycht to byd, A haiknay and the hurt manis hyd, So meikle he was of myance [rhyme sciens, gyans, gardevyance]. 1545 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 4 Throw suppli myance and favour of the King of Ingland. 1550 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 109 Diverse oure Soverane Ladyis legis makis myance that the samin [coins] hes passage. 1571 R. Sempill in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxviii. 58 Than my Lord Arrane from Albany the Duke Obtenit the gift of Murray be ane myance. a1585 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart 71 Trot, tyke, to a tow, mandrage but myance. 2. Information, news; grounds for believing something. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > [noun] kithc900 avaymentc1315 learningc1386 information1390 knowledgea1398 witteringa1400 witting1417 advicec1425 hearinga1450 understanding1473 intelligence?a1475 intellectionc1475 wit1487 instructiona1535 myance1552 fact1566 aviso1589 facts and figures1727 tell1823 message1828 renseignement1841 khubber1878 dope1901 lowdown1905 info1907 poop1911 oil1915 score1938 gen1940 intel1961 scam1964 1552 in R. B. Armstrong Hist. Liddesdale (1883) App. p. xciii And gif [any of] ws be oure myance or knawlaige can haife understanding that [etc.]. c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 70 The said erle havand myance thairof, rasit his freindis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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