nettle-earnestn.

Brit.

/ˌnɛt(ə)lˈəːnᵻst/, U.S.

/ˌnɛd(ə)lˈərnəst/, Scottish English

/ˌnɛt(ə)lˈɛrnᵻst/

Forms: 1800s nettle-earnest, 1900s– nettle-yirnest, 1900s– nettle-yirrnist.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English ettle earnest.

Etymology: Variant of ettle earnest ( < ettle n.² + earnest adj.) in the phrase in ettle earnest (see Sc. National Dict. s.v. ettle n.¹) with metanalysis (see N n.).

Scottish.

Absolute earnest.

ΚΠ

1818 J. Hogg Brownie of Bodsbeck II. 10 Ane canna speak a word but it is taen in nettle-earnest.

a1860 J. Younger Autobiogr. (1881) 94 Whenever it wad come to nettle earnest I wad..grip in wi' ma hands.

1925 E. C. Smith Many Howes 19 They thoughts gar iz bang up bleithe again an buckle tui in nettle-yirrnist!

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

单词	nettle-earnest
释义	nettle-earnestn. Brit. /ˌnɛt(ə)lˈəːnᵻst/, U.S. /ˌnɛd(ə)lˈərnəst/, Scottish English /ˌnɛt(ə)lˈɛrnᵻst/ Forms: 1800s nettle-earnest, 1900s– nettle-yirnest, 1900s– nettle-yirrnist. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English ettle earnest. Etymology: Variant of ettle earnest ( < ettle n.² + earnest adj.) in the phrase in ettle earnest (see Sc. National Dict. s.v. ettle n.¹) with metanalysis (see N n.). Scottish. Absolute earnest. ΚΠ 1818 J. Hogg Brownie of Bodsbeck II. 10 Ane canna speak a word but it is taen in nettle-earnest. a1860 J. Younger Autobiogr. (1881) 94 Whenever it wad come to nettle earnest I wad..grip in wi' ma hands. 1925 E. C. Smith Many Howes 19 They thoughts gar iz bang up bleithe again an buckle tui in nettle-yirrnist! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1818
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