nabaln.adj.

Brit.

/ˈneɪb(ə)l/,

/ˈnab(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈneɪb(ə)l/,

/ˈnæb(ə)l/, Scottish English

/ˈnɔb(ə)l/,

/ˈnab(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s– nabal; also Scottish 1800s nable, 1800s– nabble, 1900s– nabald (Orkney), 1900s– nabalt (Orkney), 1900s– nabel (Shetland), 1900s– nabeld (Shetland), 1900s– nabilt (Shetland), 1900s– nahbal, 1900s– naible (rare), 1900s– naubal, 1900s– nibald (Shetland).

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nabal.

Etymology: < Nabal (Hebrew Nāḇāl ), the name of a wealthy inhabitant of Maon who foolishly refused hospitality to David's men (1 Samuel 25:3) < nāḇāl a disgraceful, impious, or villainous person < nāḇal to be foolish, act foolishly: compare nabalite n.

Chiefly Scottish. Now rare.

A. n.

A churlish or miserly person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person > old or churlish

chuffc1440

huddle1578

nabal1586

curmudgeon1587

cormullion1596

hunks1602

nabalite1612

cuffc1616

chuff-cat1653

codger1778

hunkster1842

sore-head1848

1586 W. Massie Serm. at Trafford sig. A5^v Spend-thriftes or couetous Nabals or great Gamsters..are no fitte men to bee such a husband as I propose.

1604 G. Powel Consideration Papists Reasons for Toleration 127 The greedy Nabals & hold-fast Labans of the world.

a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 397 Many a carnall man, many a Nabal, hath these temporall things in a large measure.

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 49 The churlishness of a Nabal makes men they cannot speak to him.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. vii. 45 The Nabal my master allowed me no wages.

1792 ‘Juvenis Scoticus’ Melpomene 50 The siller'd nabals, cosh an' and braw.

1825 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1839) VII. 367 Nicol is certainly going to sell Faldonside, the Nabal asks £40,000—at least £5000 too much.

1900 Shetland News 27 Oct. 8/3 He's as heard as nails—a nibald.

1919 Trans. Sc. Dial. Comm. in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. 378/3 A nabble o' a worker. A nabble o' a body—an awfu' body for getherin' gear.

B. adj.

Miserly, churlish.

ΚΠ

1861 R. Quinn Heather Lintie 52 But oh haud back frae nable Johnny.

1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxxiv. 239 ‘Nabal vratch,’ soliloquised Dawvid Hadden within himself.

1936 Aberdeen Univ. Rev. July 198 Auld Drummie, a douce elder o' the kirk, His wife, a nahbal skinflint, servan's said.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nabal
释义	nabaln.adj. Brit. /ˈneɪb(ə)l/, /ˈnab(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈneɪb(ə)l/, /ˈnæb(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈnɔb(ə)l/, /ˈnab(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s– nabal; also Scottish 1800s nable, 1800s– nabble, 1900s– nabald (Orkney), 1900s– nabalt (Orkney), 1900s– nabel (Shetland), 1900s– nabeld (Shetland), 1900s– nabilt (Shetland), 1900s– nahbal, 1900s– naible (rare), 1900s– naubal, 1900s– nibald (Shetland). Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nabal. Etymology: < Nabal (Hebrew Nāḇāl ), the name of a wealthy inhabitant of Maon who foolishly refused hospitality to David's men (1 Samuel 25:3) < nāḇāl a disgraceful, impious, or villainous person < nāḇal to be foolish, act foolishly: compare nabalite n. Chiefly Scottish. Now rare. A. n. A churlish or miserly person. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person > old or churlish chuffc1440 huddle1578 nabal1586 curmudgeon1587 cormullion1596 hunks1602 nabalite1612 cuffc1616 chuff-cat1653 codger1778 hunkster1842 sore-head1848 1586 W. Massie Serm. at Trafford sig. A5^v Spend-thriftes or couetous Nabals or great Gamsters..are no fitte men to bee such a husband as I propose. 1604 G. Powel Consideration Papists Reasons for Toleration 127 The greedy Nabals & hold-fast Labans of the world. a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 397 Many a carnall man, many a Nabal, hath these temporall things in a large measure. 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 49 The churlishness of a Nabal makes men they cannot speak to him. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. vii. 45 The Nabal my master allowed me no wages. 1792 ‘Juvenis Scoticus’ Melpomene 50 The siller'd nabals, cosh an' and braw. 1825 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1839) VII. 367 Nicol is certainly going to sell Faldonside, the Nabal asks £40,000—at least £5000 too much. 1900 Shetland News 27 Oct. 8/3 He's as heard as nails—a nibald. 1919 Trans. Sc. Dial. Comm. in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. 378/3 A nabble o' a worker. A nabble o' a body—an awfu' body for getherin' gear. B. adj. Miserly, churlish. ΚΠ 1861 R. Quinn Heather Lintie 52 But oh haud back frae nable Johnny. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxxiv. 239 ‘Nabal vratch,’ soliloquised Dawvid Hadden within himself. 1936 Aberdeen Univ. Rev. July 198 Auld Drummie, a douce elder o' the kirk, His wife, a nahbal skinflint, servan's said. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1586
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