† nobleyen.

Forms:

α. Middle English nobeleie, Middle English nobeleye, Middle English nobleie, Middle English nobleiȝe, Middle English nobleye, Middle English nobleyo.

β. Middle English nobeley, Middle English nobiley, Middle English noblei, Middle English nobylley, Middle English–1500s (1900s– archaic) nobley.

γ. Middle English nobelay, Middle English nobillay, Middle English noblai, Middle English noblaie, Middle English noblay, Middle English noblaye, Middle English noblelay (transmission error); Scottish pre-1700 noblay, pre-1700 nobillay.

δ. Middle English nobli, Middle English nobly, Middle English nobyly.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from French. Etymons: French noblei; French noblaie.

Etymology: Probably partly < Anglo-Norman and Old French noblei, nobloi (also in Anglo-Norman as noblai, nobeley) (masculine) nobility, richness, magnificence (second half of the 12th cent.), and partly < Anglo-Norman noblaie, nobleie, nobleye, noblie, nobloie (feminine) nobility, distinction, riches < noble noble adj. + -ie -y suffix⁴. Compare noblesse n., noblehead n., nobleness n., nobility n., noblety n., noblé n.²The δ. forms may be remodelled after or re-formed from -y suffix⁴ or -y suffix⁵; they could equally be interpreted as showing noblé n.²

Obsolete.

a. Nobleness of rank, nature, or conduct; noble quality, condition, or state. Also: splendour, magnificence; pomp.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun]

nobleyec1300

noblenessa1382

celsitude1570

raisedness1645

heroicalness1647

celsity1656

exaltedness1659

heroism1672

loftinessa1677

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [noun]

athelc885

highnesseOE

brightnessOE

thrumOE

worshipOE

highship?c1225

nobleyec1300

pridec1330

realtya1375

rialtya1375

greatnessc1384

nobletya1387

magnificencec1390

regalya1393

greatheada1400

hautesse1399

lordliness1440

celsitudec1450

excelsitudec1470

state1488

princeliness1545

kingliness1548

royalty1548

amplitudec1550

grandity1589

grandeur1600

glory1613

majesticalness1613

augusteity1615

grandezza1629

augustness1644

raisedness1645

celsity1656

splendidnessa1657

grandness1663

exaltedness1730

halo1813

queenliness1831

aureole1852

magnateship1916

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [noun]

prideOE

nobleyec1300

farec1330

pompc1330

statec1330

rialtya1375

estatec1385

lordliness1440

pompousness1447

noblenessc1450

worthinessc1450

pomperyc1460

affairc1480

gloryc1480

majesty1481

triumpha1513

shine?1529

royalness?1548

sumptuosity1550

triumphing1569

magnificie1570

presence1570

gite1589

equipage1612

majesticalness1613

ceremonya1616

splendour1616

stateliness1637

majesticnessa1643

scheme1647

pageantry1651

grandeur1652

splendidnessa1657

magnanimity1658

magnificency1668

fluster1676

energy1764

pompa1783

panoply1790

pageanting1873

α.

c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) 245 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 113 (MED) Al-to nobleie of þe worlde his continaunce he brouȝte..With more nobleie he rod i-nouȝ..his loreins weren al of seluer, stirapes and spores al-so.

a1325 St. Peter (Corpus Cambr.) 179 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 253 (MED) Þy poer is muche and þi nobleie.

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. 105 Þai sayd it for pride & nobleye.

?c1430 J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 204 (MED) Þei lyuen in pride of herte for nobeleie of blood & kyn.

a1450 Pater Noster Richard Ermyte (Westm. Sch. 3) (1967) 27 (MED) So he was lerned þat al þis nobleye of þis world he set it at nouȝt, power ne tresorye ne seignourye grete.

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 58 Þe nobleye of þy free wyl.

β. c1300 St. Kenelm (Harl.) 284 in F. J. Furnivall Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 55 [To] do þat wiþ gret nobley þat hi ischryned were.c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Macc. vi. 23 He bigan for to thenke the worthi excellence of age, and his eelde, and the free born hoorenesse, or nobley [a1425 L.V. fre borun horenesse of noblei; L. igenitæ nobilitatis canitiem].?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 44 With mykelle nobley ageyn Eilred he nam.a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 257 Noblei of oure prelatis shulde not lette hem to be pore.a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 419 They were rychely wedded wyth grete nobley.1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxvi My great ioye it is to haue in meditacion the bounties, the vertues, the nobley in you printed.γ. c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 2391 Non..Þat were of priis oþer of noblay, Fram þat fest wende oway.c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 92 (MED) Anoþer maner meued him eke Þat he þurȝ nobelay had nomen.?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 108 (MED) We desired gretely to see his grete nobillay [Fr. noblesse] and þe state and þe ordinaunce of his courte.c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 2716 I haue herd..Of þi noblay..a-nentes my modire.a1500 (a1475) G. Ashby Dicta Philosophorum 477 in Poems (1899) 64 (MED) In al your noblay and prosperite..Kepe ye..Goode conscience and vnblemysshed fame.1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. cii^*v His name & his nobillay wes noght for to nyte.c1580 ( tr. Bk. Alexander (1921) II. ii. 4820 An ald of great nobillay.?a1600 (a1500) Sc. Troy Bk. (Cambr.) l. 351 in C. Horstmann Barbour's Legendensammlung (1882) II. 223 Quhene the kinge of gret nobillay Hade gert þame sytt.δ. ?c1400 Erthe upon Erthe (St. John's Cambr.) st. 1 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1919) 138 50 (MED) Erþe haþ getyn of erþe a nobli of nowȝt.a1500 Rev. Methodius in Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. (1918) 33 170 Thes were cheuetans of þo men. To make here nobyly to encrese.

b. An honorific title given to a noble. Usually preceded by a possessive adjective or (occasionally) with the. Cf. nobleness n. 1b.

ΚΠ

c1380 G. Chaucer Second Nun's Tale 449 Youre prynces erren as youre nobleye dooth.

1425 Rolls of Parl. IV. 268/2 Ye princely nobley of you my said Lord of Gloucestre.

1461 Rolls of Parl. V. 463/1 Sith that oure Lord..hath called youre seide high Nobley to reigne uppon us youre humble Subgetts.

c1530 Court of Love i Me list my writing to convey, In that I can to please her high nobley.

2. Wealth; splendid or costly objects; valuable possessions.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > personal or movable property > valuable property

nobleyec1325

valuable1703

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 1073 Sire emperour..Þat worles nobleye [1448 Arms welth] as so muche.

a1425 (?c1375) N. Homily Legendary (Harl.) in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 134 Gold and siluer and precius stanes And oþer nobillay.

a1425 (?c1350) Ywain & Gawain (1964) 3567 No man..haves So mekil tresor ne nobillay.

?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 147 Mykill ricches and nobillay of tresour and precious stane.

3. Members of the nobility collectively, the peerage.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble person or man > collectively

nobleyea1393

gentlec1400

lordly1508

nobility1581

generous1610

high-born1686

hochgeboren1905

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. 2032 With lordes and with gret nobleie Of lusti folk that were yonge.

1459 Rolls of Parl. V. 348/2 All the Lordes, Knyghtes, and Nobley in youre Host.

1474 in 9th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS: Pt. 1 (1883) App. 107/2 in Parl. Papers (C. 3773) XXXVII. 1 How grete fame..the nobly of this lande..have purchased.

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

单词	nobleye
释义	† nobleyen. Forms: α. Middle English nobeleie, Middle English nobeleye, Middle English nobleie, Middle English nobleiȝe, Middle English nobleye, Middle English nobleyo. β. Middle English nobeley, Middle English nobiley, Middle English noblei, Middle English nobylley, Middle English–1500s (1900s– archaic) nobley. γ. Middle English nobelay, Middle English nobillay, Middle English noblai, Middle English noblaie, Middle English noblay, Middle English noblaye, Middle English noblelay (transmission error); Scottish pre-1700 noblay, pre-1700 nobillay. δ. Middle English nobli, Middle English nobly, Middle English nobyly. Origin: Probably a borrowing from French. Etymons: French noblei; French noblaie. Etymology: Probably partly < Anglo-Norman and Old French noblei, nobloi (also in Anglo-Norman as noblai, nobeley) (masculine) nobility, richness, magnificence (second half of the 12th cent.), and partly < Anglo-Norman noblaie, nobleie, nobleye, noblie, nobloie (feminine) nobility, distinction, riches < noble noble adj. + -ie -y suffix⁴. Compare noblesse n., noblehead n., nobleness n., nobility n., noblety n., noblé n.²The δ. forms may be remodelled after or re-formed from -y suffix⁴ or -y suffix⁵; they could equally be interpreted as showing noblé n.² Obsolete. 1. a. Nobleness of rank, nature, or conduct; noble quality, condition, or state. Also: splendour, magnificence; pomp. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun] nobleyec1300 noblenessa1382 celsitude1570 raisedness1645 heroicalness1647 celsity1656 exaltedness1659 heroism1672 loftinessa1677 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [noun] athelc885 highnesseOE brightnessOE thrumOE worshipOE highship?c1225 nobleyec1300 pridec1330 realtya1375 rialtya1375 greatnessc1384 nobletya1387 magnificencec1390 regalya1393 greatheada1400 hautesse1399 lordliness1440 celsitudec1450 excelsitudec1470 state1488 princeliness1545 kingliness1548 royalty1548 amplitudec1550 grandity1589 grandeur1600 glory1613 majesticalness1613 augusteity1615 grandezza1629 augustness1644 raisedness1645 celsity1656 splendidnessa1657 grandness1663 exaltedness1730 halo1813 queenliness1831 aureole1852 magnateship1916 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [noun] prideOE nobleyec1300 farec1330 pompc1330 statec1330 rialtya1375 estatec1385 lordliness1440 pompousness1447 noblenessc1450 worthinessc1450 pomperyc1460 affairc1480 gloryc1480 majesty1481 triumpha1513 shine?1529 royalness?1548 sumptuosity1550 triumphing1569 magnificie1570 presence1570 gite1589 equipage1612 majesticalness1613 ceremonya1616 splendour1616 stateliness1637 majesticnessa1643 scheme1647 pageantry1651 grandeur1652 splendidnessa1657 magnanimity1658 magnificency1668 fluster1676 energy1764 pompa1783 panoply1790 pageanting1873 α. c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) 245 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 113 (MED) Al-to nobleie of þe worlde his continaunce he brouȝte..With more nobleie he rod i-nouȝ..his loreins weren al of seluer, stirapes and spores al-so. a1325 St. Peter (Corpus Cambr.) 179 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 253 (MED) Þy poer is muche and þi nobleie. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. 105 Þai sayd it for pride & nobleye. ?c1430 J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 204 (MED) Þei lyuen in pride of herte for nobeleie of blood & kyn. a1450 Pater Noster Richard Ermyte (Westm. Sch. 3) (1967) 27 (MED) So he was lerned þat al þis nobleye of þis world he set it at nouȝt, power ne tresorye ne seignourye grete. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 58 Þe nobleye of þy free wyl. β. c1300 St. Kenelm (Harl.) 284 in F. J. Furnivall Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 55 [To] do þat wiþ gret nobley þat hi ischryned were.c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Macc. vi. 23 He bigan for to thenke the worthi excellence of age, and his eelde, and the free born hoorenesse, or nobley [a1425 L.V. fre borun horenesse of noblei; L. igenitæ nobilitatis canitiem].?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 44 With mykelle nobley ageyn Eilred he nam.a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 257 Noblei of oure prelatis shulde not lette hem to be pore.a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 419 They were rychely wedded wyth grete nobley.1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxvi My great ioye it is to haue in meditacion the bounties, the vertues, the nobley in you printed.γ. c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 2391 Non..Þat were of priis oþer of noblay, Fram þat fest wende oway.c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 92 (MED) Anoþer maner meued him eke Þat he þurȝ nobelay had nomen.?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 108 (MED) We desired gretely to see his grete nobillay [Fr. noblesse] and þe state and þe ordinaunce of his courte.c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 2716 I haue herd..Of þi noblay..a-nentes my modire.a1500 (a1475) G. Ashby Dicta Philosophorum 477 in Poems (1899) 64 (MED) In al your noblay and prosperite..Kepe ye..Goode conscience and vnblemysshed fame.1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. cii^v His name & his nobillay wes noght for to nyte.c1580 ( tr. Bk. Alexander* (1921) II. ii. 4820 An ald of great nobillay.?a1600 (a1500) Sc. Troy Bk. (Cambr.) l. 351 in C. Horstmann Barbour's Legendensammlung (1882) II. 223 Quhene the kinge of gret nobillay Hade gert þame sytt.δ. ?c1400 Erthe upon Erthe (St. John's Cambr.) st. 1 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1919) 138 50 (MED) Erþe haþ getyn of erþe a nobli of nowȝt.a1500 Rev. Methodius in Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. (1918) 33 170 Thes were cheuetans of þo men. To make here nobyly to encrese. b. An honorific title given to a noble. Usually preceded by a possessive adjective or (occasionally) with the. Cf. nobleness n. 1b. ΚΠ c1380 G. Chaucer Second Nun's Tale 449 Youre prynces erren as youre nobleye dooth. 1425 Rolls of Parl. IV. 268/2 Ye princely nobley of you my said Lord of Gloucestre. 1461 Rolls of Parl. V. 463/1 Sith that oure Lord..hath called youre seide high Nobley to reigne uppon us youre humble Subgetts. c1530 Court of Love i Me list my writing to convey, In that I can to please her high nobley. 2. Wealth; splendid or costly objects; valuable possessions. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > personal or movable property > valuable property nobleyec1325 valuable1703 c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 1073 Sire emperour..Þat worles nobleye [1448 Arms welth] as so muche. a1425 (?c1375) N. Homily Legendary (Harl.) in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 134 Gold and siluer and precius stanes And oþer nobillay. a1425 (?c1350) Ywain & Gawain (1964) 3567 No man..haves So mekil tresor ne nobillay. ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 147 Mykill ricches and nobillay of tresour and precious stane. 3. Members of the nobility collectively, the peerage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble person or man > collectively nobleyea1393 gentlec1400 lordly1508 nobility1581 generous1610 high-born1686 hochgeboren1905 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. 2032 With lordes and with gret nobleie Of lusti folk that were yonge. 1459 Rolls of Parl. V. 348/2 All the Lordes, Knyghtes, and Nobley in youre Host. 1474 in 9th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS: Pt. 1 (1883) App. 107/2 in Parl. Papers (C. 3773) XXXVII. 1 How grete fame..the nobly of this lande..have purchased. 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