noctivagantadj.n.

Brit.

/nɒkˈtɪvəɡ(ə)nt/, U.S.

/nɑkˈtɪvəɡ(ə)nt/

Forms: 1600s noctiuagant, 1600s– noctivagant.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin noctivagant-, noctivagans.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin noctivagant-, noctivagans, present participle (also used as noun, from late 14th cent. in British sources) of noctivagare noctivagate v. Compare vagant adj.

A. adj.

That wanders or roams about at night; = noctivagous adj.; (also) relating to such wandering. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering > at night

night-wandering1560

noctivagant1614

noctivagous1709

1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket v. 240 The lustfull Sparrowes, noctiuagant Adulterers, sit cherping about our houses.

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (i. 4) 82 If our affections be noctivagant, night-walkers, they will easily come home quicke with child.

1819 H. Busk Vestriad iv. 8 What if a noble P——..Noctivagant perambulate the street?

1881 W. Wilkins Songs of Study 21 The noctivagant student head-dress being rife to-night.

1981 T. C. Boyle Water Music (1983) iii. 363 Unhappily, we lost the big fellow, Smirke, to noctivagant predators some days back.

1995 Mezlim Winter 19/3 Here the step of the wise doth noctivagant turn.

†B. n. = noctivagator n.

Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > wandering at night > one who

night-waker?c1475

night wanderer1576

noctivagant1633

noctivagatora1645

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (i. 19) 351 Noctivagants are negligent in their habits.

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

单词	noctivagant
释义	noctivagantadj.n. Brit. /nɒkˈtɪvəɡ(ə)nt/, U.S. /nɑkˈtɪvəɡ(ə)nt/ Forms: 1600s noctiuagant, 1600s– noctivagant. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin noctivagant-, noctivagans. Etymology: < post-classical Latin noctivagant-, noctivagans, present participle (also used as noun, from late 14th cent. in British sources) of noctivagare noctivagate v. Compare vagant adj. A. adj. That wanders or roams about at night; = noctivagous adj.; (also) relating to such wandering. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering > at night night-wandering1560 noctivagant1614 noctivagous1709 1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket v. 240 The lustfull Sparrowes, noctiuagant Adulterers, sit cherping about our houses. 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (i. 4) 82 If our affections be noctivagant, night-walkers, they will easily come home quicke with child. 1819 H. Busk Vestriad iv. 8 What if a noble P——..Noctivagant perambulate the street? 1881 W. Wilkins Songs of Study 21 The noctivagant student head-dress being rife to-night. 1981 T. C. Boyle Water Music (1983) iii. 363 Unhappily, we lost the big fellow, Smirke, to noctivagant predators some days back. 1995 Mezlim Winter 19/3 Here the step of the wise doth noctivagant turn. †B. n. = noctivagator n. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > wandering at night > one who night-waker?c1475 night wanderer1576 noctivagant1633 noctivagatora1645 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (i. 19) 351 Noctivagants are negligent in their habits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1614
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