newtn.

Brit.

/njuːt/, U.S.

/n(j)ut/

Forms: Middle English newete, Middle English newtt, Middle English–1600s newte, Middle English–1700s neute, 1500s neuet, 1500s neuette, 1500s nowt, 1500s–1600s neut, 1500s–1600s nute, 1500s– newt, 1600s neuft, 1600s nevet.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: eft n.¹

Etymology: Variant of eft n.¹ (see forms at that entry) with metanalysis (see N n.).For the change of pre-consonantal v to w and subsequent vocalization to u compare hawk n.¹ The form neuft (see quots. 1602 at main sense and 1631 at main sense) is difficult to explain.

Any of various small urodele amphibians of the family Salamandridae, having a slender body, a long tail, and lungs, which are typically terrestrial as adults but return to water to breed; esp. any of the common Eurasian genus Triturus. Also (now regional): a lizard. Cf. eft n.¹, ask n.², salamander n. 1b.crested, marbled, palmate, smooth newt: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [noun] > family Salamandridae (newts) > newt

askeOE

newta1425

askerc1450

swift1530

eft1584

water-ask1772

a1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 642 Lacerta, newte.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 355/2 Newte, or ewte, wyrme, lacertus.

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iii. 865 (MED) For rotyng of the crop the galle is boote To towche hem [sc. pear trees] with of neutes grene.

a1475 Dis. Hawk (Harl. 2340) f. 32, in Middle Eng. Dict. at Neut(e Take..þe powdyr of syntis þat is like A dryde newete & gyf it hyr with flech.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 248/1 Newte a worme, lisarde.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Lacerta, a lisarde: a neuet.

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xiii. viii. 302 Our newt is..like to the lizzard in shape.

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 33 b Grashopper, Worme, Neuette or Cancker.

1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iv. iii. sig. G4 Sting him, my little Neufts; I'le giue you instructions.

1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) ix. 826 The water-spoyling Newte, the dart-like Snakes.

1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre ii. iii. 21 in Wks. II What? thou'lt poyson mee with a neuft in a bottle of Ale, will't thou?

1699 S. Garth Dispensary vi. 70 And there the Nutes and painted Lizzards sleep.

1708 J. Breval Calpe 3 Here Newts, and bloated Toads, detested crawl, And flutt'ring Batts fly round the dusky Hall.

1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IV. xxvii. 178 A Newt or an Asker, or some such detested reptile.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 113 Though the Newt may be looked upon in this contemptible light.

1818 P. B. Shelley Marenghi xix He had tamed every newt and snake and toad.

1870 H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool. II. lxi. 386 The Water-salamanders or Newts..are distinguished from the terrestrial forms by being furnished with a compressed fish-like tail, and by being strictly oviparous.

1907 Trans. Dumfries & Galloway Nat. Hist. & Antiquarian Soc. 79 Lizard (Lacerta vivipara), called newts, asks, and mankeepers in the country.

1967 R. K. Narayan Sweet-vendor viii. 124 Jagan's gaze was held by the delicate tracks on the surface left by the newts.

2001 New Scientist 20 Jan. 31 The newt's red chassis is a clear warning that predators ignore at their peril.

Derivatives

ˈnewt-like adj.

ΚΠ

1880 Science 2 Oct. 174/2 The newt-like stage implies that the ancestors of the frog were at one time organized very much like the newts of to-day.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xviii. 478 The ‘olm’..is one of those newt-like amphibians that retain the gills throughout life.

1993 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 341 165/2 The primitive reptilian mode of swimming is by newt-like lateral undulation of the body and tail.

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

单词	newt
释义	newtn. Brit. /njuːt/, U.S. /n(j)ut/ Forms: Middle English newete, Middle English newtt, Middle English–1600s newte, Middle English–1700s neute, 1500s neuet, 1500s neuette, 1500s nowt, 1500s–1600s neut, 1500s–1600s nute, 1500s– newt, 1600s neuft, 1600s nevet. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: eft n.¹ Etymology: Variant of eft n.¹ (see forms at that entry) with metanalysis (see N n.).For the change of pre-consonantal v to w and subsequent vocalization to u compare hawk n.¹ The form neuft (see quots. 1602 at main sense and 1631 at main sense) is difficult to explain. Any of various small urodele amphibians of the family Salamandridae, having a slender body, a long tail, and lungs, which are typically terrestrial as adults but return to water to breed; esp. any of the common Eurasian genus Triturus. Also (now regional): a lizard. Cf. eft n.¹, ask n.², salamander n. 1b.crested, marbled, palmate, smooth newt: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [noun] > family Salamandridae (newts) > newt askeOE newta1425 askerc1450 swift1530 eft1584 water-ask1772 a1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 642 Lacerta, newte. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 355/2 Newte, or ewte, wyrme, lacertus. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iii. 865 (MED) For rotyng of the crop the galle is boote To towche hem [sc. pear trees] with of neutes grene. a1475 Dis. Hawk (Harl. 2340) f. 32, in Middle Eng. Dict. at Neut(e Take..þe powdyr of syntis þat is like A dryde newete & gyf it hyr with flech. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 248/1 Newte a worme, lisarde. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Lacerta, a lisarde: a neuet. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xiii. viii. 302 Our newt is..like to the lizzard in shape. 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 33 b Grashopper, Worme, Neuette or Cancker. 1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iv. iii. sig. G4 Sting him, my little Neufts; I'le giue you instructions. View more context for this quotation 1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) ix. 826 The water-spoyling Newte, the dart-like Snakes. 1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre ii. iii. 21 in Wks. II What? thou'lt poyson mee with a neuft in a bottle of Ale, will't thou? 1699 S. Garth Dispensary vi. 70 And there the Nutes and painted Lizzards sleep. 1708 J. Breval Calpe 3 Here Newts, and bloated Toads, detested crawl, And flutt'ring Batts fly round the dusky Hall. 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy IV. xxvii. 178 A Newt or an Asker, or some such detested reptile. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 113 Though the Newt may be looked upon in this contemptible light. 1818 P. B. Shelley Marenghi xix He had tamed every newt and snake and toad. 1870 H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool. II. lxi. 386 The Water-salamanders or Newts..are distinguished from the terrestrial forms by being furnished with a compressed fish-like tail, and by being strictly oviparous. 1907 Trans. Dumfries & Galloway Nat. Hist. & Antiquarian Soc. 79 Lizard (Lacerta vivipara), called newts, asks, and mankeepers in the country. 1967 R. K. Narayan Sweet-vendor viii. 124 Jagan's gaze was held by the delicate tracks on the surface left by the newts. 2001 New Scientist 20 Jan. 31 The newt's red chassis is a clear warning that predators ignore at their peril. Derivatives ˈnewt-like adj. ΚΠ 1880 Science 2 Oct. 174/2 The newt-like stage implies that the ancestors of the frog were at one time organized very much like the newts of to-day. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xviii. 478 The ‘olm’..is one of those newt-like amphibians that retain the gills throughout life. 1993 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 341 165/2 The primitive reptilian mode of swimming is by newt-like lateral undulation of the body and tail. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1425
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