† Nereadn.adj.

Forms: 1500s Nereiades (plural), 1600s 1800s Neread.

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

Etymology: Alteration of Nereid n., after dryad n., oread n., etc.

Obsolete. rare.

A. n.

A Nereid; a mermaid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > water-nymph(s)

naiada1393

Nereida1393

water nympha1393

fairy of the sea1542

Neread1555

sea-nymph1565

naïs1581

naid1617

limnad1818

ephydriad1832

Oceanid1849

hydriad1864

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. iii. f. 12 The fayre nimphes or fayeres of the sea (cauled Nereiades).

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Neread, a Maremaid, or Fish, like a beautiful Woman down to the Girdle, and the rest like a Fish.

B. adj.

pseudo-archaic. Resembling a Nereid or mermaid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of or relating to nymph(s) > of or relating to water-nymph(s)

Neread1860

1860 C. Sangster Hesperus 145 Verdurous headlands looking down On Neread shapes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	neread
释义	† Nereadn.adj. Forms: 1500s Nereiades (plural), 1600s 1800s Neread. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Nereid n. Etymology: Alteration of Nereid n., after dryad n., oread n., etc. Obsolete. rare. A. n. A Nereid; a mermaid. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > water-nymph(s) naiada1393 Nereida1393 water nympha1393 fairy of the sea1542 Neread1555 sea-nymph1565 naïs1581 naid1617 limnad1818 ephydriad1832 Oceanid1849 hydriad1864 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. iii. f. 12 The fayre nimphes or fayeres of the sea (cauled Nereiades). 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Neread, a Maremaid, or Fish, like a beautiful Woman down to the Girdle, and the rest like a Fish. B. adj. pseudo-archaic. Resembling a Nereid or mermaid. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of or relating to nymph(s) > of or relating to water-nymph(s) Neread1860 1860 C. Sangster Hesperus 145 Verdurous headlands looking down On Neread shapes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.adj.1555
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