night-crown.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtkrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌkroʊ/

Forms: see night n. and crow n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., crow n.¹

Etymology: < night n. + crow n.¹ Compare earlier night-raven n.Occasionally used to gloss Latin noctua night owl (see noctua n.; compare quot. a1425 at sense 1), nycticorax night owl (see Nycticorax n.; compare quot. 1440 at sense 1).

1. A bird supposed to croak or cry at night and to be of evil omen. Cf. night-raven n.Probably to be identified as an owl or a nightjar.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > [noun] > of omen

night-crowc1350

whistler1590

oscines1621

death bird1820

jumbie bird1827

c1350 Nominale (Cambr. Ee.4.20) in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 24* Nytcrowe [Fr. freseie] and watirfynch.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Lev. xi. 16 These thingis ben of foulis whiche ȝe schulen not ete..a strucioun and nyȝt crowe [a1425 E.V. nyȝtfoul; L. noctuam].

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 356 Nyghte crowe, nict(ic)orax.

1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. oo.iii^v The nyght crowe or the oule.

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus i. f. 18 On the nighte time..nyghtecrowes and poulcattes,..with all other vermine, and noysome beastes vse mooste styrringe.

1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 v. vi. 45 The owle shrikt.., The night Crow cride, aboding lucklesse tune.

1613 H. Austin tr. Ovid Scourge of Venus sig. C1^v These goblins, lich-fouls, Owls, & night-crows to At murthers raile.

1633 P. Fletcher Piscatorie Eclogs i. xviii. 5 in Purple Island No shrieching owl, no night-crow lodgeth here.

1691 G. Powell Alphonso i. i. 2 Now, now begins my Horrour: The fatal Bell, shou'd it proclaim my Death, Were Sphere-like Musick to this Night-Crow's Voice.

1719 J. Barker Exilius (ed. 2) I. iv. 90 If a Night-Crow or a Skriech-Owl thought fit to serenade us at our Couchée, it did not fright us into dismal Dreams.

1777 G. Colman Epicoene iii. 269 I commend your resolution, that (notwithstanding all the dangers I laid afore you, in the voice of a night-crow) would yet go on.

1825 W. Scott Talisman v, in Tales Crusaders III. 126 A voice..resembling [that] of the night-crow more than any sound which is heard by daylight.

1850 G. Soane Zarah ii. iv. 30 The proud owner of the soil will hardly grudge so much earth, as may hide my green and festering limbs from the dog and the night-crow.

1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. III. x. 109 It shall be a game, (me Hecate!) now, to see, Like some night-crow, breeched Briton ghost flit forth!

1969 Monumenta Nipponica 24 25 Likely it is cold In the frosted tree-top Where it roosts, In the forest outside A night-crow cries.

†2. An evil or malicious person; a nocturnal thief or criminal. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > collusion, intrigue > [noun] > practitioner

insidiator1539

collusioner1562

night-crow1570

coviner1593

confident person1621

conjunct person1621

colluder1645

intriguer1667

packer1771

intriguist1830

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 174/2 I neede not admonish thee to smell out the blinde practises of these night crowes.

1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 125 Some night Crowes, or other vnfriends or backe friends that may be set on to incense against him.

1613 S. Rowlands More Knaues Yet sig. B2 Such night-crowes and Owles, That lurke in bushes,..And cowardly vpon a man will set.

1658 J. Jones tr. Ovid Invective against Ibis 27 The just judgment of God upon an unmerciful father provoked by the false suggestions of a femal night-crow.

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

单词	night-crow
释义	night-crown. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtkrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌkroʊ/ Forms: see night n. and crow n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., crow n.¹ Etymology: < night n. + crow n.¹ Compare earlier night-raven n.Occasionally used to gloss Latin noctua night owl (see noctua n.; compare quot. a1425 at sense 1), nycticorax night owl (see Nycticorax n.; compare quot. 1440 at sense 1). 1. A bird supposed to croak or cry at night and to be of evil omen. Cf. night-raven n.Probably to be identified as an owl or a nightjar. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > [noun] > of omen night-crowc1350 whistler1590 oscines1621 death bird1820 jumbie bird1827 c1350 Nominale (Cambr. Ee.4.20) in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 24* Nytcrowe [Fr. freseie] and watirfynch. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Lev. xi. 16 These thingis ben of foulis whiche ȝe schulen not ete..a strucioun and nyȝt crowe [a1425 E.V. nyȝtfoul; L. noctuam]. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 356 Nyghte crowe, nict(ic)orax. 1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. oo.iii^v The nyght crowe or the oule. 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus i. f. 18 On the nighte time..nyghtecrowes and poulcattes,..with all other vermine, and noysome beastes vse mooste styrringe. 1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 v. vi. 45 The owle shrikt.., The night Crow cride, aboding lucklesse tune. 1613 H. Austin tr. Ovid Scourge of Venus sig. C1^v These goblins, lich-fouls, Owls, & night-crows to At murthers raile. 1633 P. Fletcher Piscatorie Eclogs i. xviii. 5 in Purple Island No shrieching owl, no night-crow lodgeth here. 1691 G. Powell Alphonso i. i. 2 Now, now begins my Horrour: The fatal Bell, shou'd it proclaim my Death, Were Sphere-like Musick to this Night-Crow's Voice. 1719 J. Barker Exilius (ed. 2) I. iv. 90 If a Night-Crow or a Skriech-Owl thought fit to serenade us at our Couchée, it did not fright us into dismal Dreams. 1777 G. Colman Epicoene iii. 269 I commend your resolution, that (notwithstanding all the dangers I laid afore you, in the voice of a night-crow) would yet go on. 1825 W. Scott Talisman v, in Tales Crusaders III. 126 A voice..resembling [that] of the night-crow more than any sound which is heard by daylight. 1850 G. Soane Zarah ii. iv. 30 The proud owner of the soil will hardly grudge so much earth, as may hide my green and festering limbs from the dog and the night-crow. 1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. III. x. 109 It shall be a game, (me Hecate!) now, to see, Like some night-crow, breeched Briton ghost flit forth! 1969 Monumenta Nipponica 24 25 Likely it is cold In the frosted tree-top Where it roosts, In the forest outside A night-crow cries. †2. An evil or malicious person; a nocturnal thief or criminal. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > collusion, intrigue > [noun] > practitioner insidiator1539 collusioner1562 night-crow1570 coviner1593 confident person1621 conjunct person1621 colluder1645 intriguer1667 packer1771 intriguist1830 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 174/2 I neede not admonish thee to smell out the blinde practises of these night crowes. 1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 125 Some night Crowes, or other vnfriends or backe friends that may be set on to incense against him. 1613 S. Rowlands More Knaues Yet sig. B2 Such night-crowes and Owles, That lurke in bushes,..And cowardly vpon a man will set. 1658 J. Jones tr. Ovid Invective against Ibis 27 The just judgment of God upon an unmerciful father provoked by the false suggestions of a femal night-crow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1350
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