† ofthirstadj.

Forms: Old English ofþyrst, Old English ofðyrst, Old English ofþyrsted, Middle English hofþurst, Middle English ofþerst, Middle English ofþrest, Middle English ofþurch (transmission error), Middle English ofþurst.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: of- prefix, English thirst , thirst v.

Etymology: < of- prefix + thirst, past participle of thirst v. Compare athirst adj.

Obsolete.

1. Suffering from, or oppressed by, thirst; thirsty. Cf. athirst adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adjective]

thirstyc950

ofthirstOE

athirstc1305

thirstinga1382

dry1406

thirstlewc1425

altered1596

adry1599

droughty1626

chapped1673

bone-dry1920

OE Ælfric Old Test. Summary: Judges (Laud) xv. 18 in S. J. Crawford Old Eng. Version of Heptateuch (1922) 411 He [sc. Samson] wearþ þa swiþe ofþyrst for ðam wundorlican slege & bæd þone heofonlican God, þæt he him asende drincan.

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 199 (MED) Þenne hie beð of-þurst, cumeð to sum welle.

c1200 Serm. in Eng. & Germanic Stud. (1961) 7 63 Heo veren nakede. and of hingrede. and of þurch.

?a1300 Fox & Wolf 273 in G. H. McKnight Middle Eng. Humorous Tales (1913) 36 He wes hofthurst swithe stronge.

?a1300 Vision St. Paul (Digby) 166 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1879) 62 404/2 Sore of-þurst and ful hongri.

a1400 Ancrene Riwle (Pepys) (1976) 109 Better it is to ben ofþrest þat [read þan] to ben yattred.

2. figurative. Affected with a longing or yearning. Cf. athirst adj. 2.In Old English also with genitive of the thing desired.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adjective] > craving

thirstyc888

ofthirstOE

hungryc1200

athirsta1387

hydropicc1400

anhungered?1556

sharp-set1580

hydropical1656

esurienta1672

craving1688

thirstful1865

OE Soul & Body I 40 Wære þu þe wiste wlanc ond wines sæd,..ond ic ofþyrsted wæs godes lichoman, gastes drynces.

OE Genesis A (1931) 32 Niþes ofþyrsted.

OE Ælfric Homily (Corpus Cambr. 188) in B. Assmann Angelsächsische Homilien u. Heiligenleben (1889) 46 Eadige beoð þa men, þe þurh modes godnysse beoð swiðe ofhingrode and eac swylce ofþyrste æfter rihtwisnysse.

a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 93 (MED) Mi saule was ofþerst..after ðe, hlauerd, and min flesch michele swiðere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	ofthirst
释义	† ofthirstadj. Forms: Old English ofþyrst, Old English ofðyrst, Old English ofþyrsted, Middle English hofþurst, Middle English ofþerst, Middle English ofþrest, Middle English ofþurch (transmission error), Middle English ofþurst. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: of- prefix, English thirst , thirst v. Etymology: < of- prefix + thirst, past participle of thirst v. Compare athirst adj. Obsolete. 1. Suffering from, or oppressed by, thirst; thirsty. Cf. athirst adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adjective] thirstyc950 ofthirstOE athirstc1305 thirstinga1382 dry1406 thirstlewc1425 altered1596 adry1599 droughty1626 chapped1673 bone-dry1920 OE Ælfric Old Test. Summary: Judges (Laud) xv. 18 in S. J. Crawford Old Eng. Version of Heptateuch (1922) 411 He [sc. Samson] wearþ þa swiþe ofþyrst for ðam wundorlican slege & bæd þone heofonlican God, þæt he him asende drincan. a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 199 (MED) Þenne hie beð of-þurst, cumeð to sum welle. c1200 Serm. in Eng. & Germanic Stud. (1961) 7 63 Heo veren nakede. and of hingrede. and of þurch. ?a1300 Fox & Wolf 273 in G. H. McKnight Middle Eng. Humorous Tales (1913) 36 He wes hofthurst swithe stronge. ?a1300 Vision St. Paul (Digby) 166 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1879) 62 404/2 Sore of-þurst and ful hongri. a1400 Ancrene Riwle (Pepys) (1976) 109 Better it is to ben ofþrest þat [read þan] to ben yattred. 2. figurative. Affected with a longing or yearning. Cf. athirst adj. 2.In Old English also with genitive of the thing desired. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adjective] > craving thirstyc888 ofthirstOE hungryc1200 athirsta1387 hydropicc1400 anhungered?1556 sharp-set1580 hydropical1656 esurienta1672 craving1688 thirstful1865 OE Soul & Body I 40 Wære þu þe wiste wlanc ond wines sæd,..ond ic ofþyrsted wæs godes lichoman, gastes drynces. OE Genesis A (1931) 32 Niþes ofþyrsted. OE Ælfric Homily (Corpus Cambr. 188) in B. Assmann Angelsächsische Homilien u. Heiligenleben (1889) 46 Eadige beoð þa men, þe þurh modes godnysse beoð swiðe ofhingrode and eac swylce ofþyrste æfter rihtwisnysse. a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 93 (MED) Mi saule was ofþerst..after ðe, hlauerd, and min flesch michele swiðere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.OE
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