Ogygianadj.¹

Brit.

/əʊˈdʒɪdʒɪən/, U.S.

/oʊˈdʒɪdʒiən/

Forms: 1500s–1600s Ogigian, 1600s 1800s– Ogygian.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ōgygius , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Ōgygius of or relating to Ogyges, Theban, ancient ( < ancient Greek Ὠγύγιος < Ὤγυγος, Ὠγύγης, the name of Ogyges, a legendary king of Thebes, in Boeotia + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix.It is possible that the personal name Ὤγυγος , Ὠγύγης may represent a back-formation from the adjective, invented by the ancient grammarians. The adjective is of unknown origin and its precise sense is unclear, but it appears to indicate extreme antiquity. It is unclear whether the following example represents this adjective or Ogygian adj.², or with which precise connotations:1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways I. i. 25 The comic of it, the adventurous, the tragic, they make devilish, to kindle their Ogygian hilarity.

Of, associated with, or relating to the mythical Attic or Boeotian king Ogyges or his realm. Also (in extended use): of great age (rare).A great flood was supposed to have occurred during Ogyges' reign.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.)

oldeOE

winteredeOE

oldlyOE

over-oldOE

eldernc1175

at-oldc1200

stricken on, in age, in eldec1380

oldlya1382

(well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386

ancientc1400

aged1420

well-agedc1450

ripec1480

passing oldc1485

(well) shot in years1530

old aged1535

agey1547

Ogygian1567

strucken1576

oldish1580

stricken in yearsa1586

declined1591

far1591

struck1597

Nestorian1605

overripe1605

elderly1611

eld1619

antiquated1631

enaged1631

thorough-old1639

emerita1643

grandevous1647

magnaevous1727

badgerly1753

(as) old as the hills1819

olden days1823

crusted1833

long in the tooth1841

oldened1854

mature1867

over the hill1950

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > [adjective] > flooding or overflowing > classical

Ogygian1567

1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. x. 61^v I with tresses then depending sole did runne, Incited by the Ogigian God [L. Ogygio..deo] as doth the drowsie Nunne.

1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia i. 40 As Ogigian wine [L. Ogygio..Lyaeo] distraines The madding humor of her braines: So did a Matron of the Towne In franticke wise gadde vp and downe.

1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 810 Then he mentions the Ogygian and Deucaleon Floods.

1843 R. H. Horne Orion i. iii. 148 He..wished the Ogygian deluge were returned.

1858 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley I. iv. 139 Sir Bysshe being Ogygian, gouty, and bedridden.

1916 J. G. Frazer in Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. Great Brit. & Ireland 46 271 The connexion of Ogyges with Bœotia in general and Thebes in particular is further vouched for by the name Ogygian which was bestowed on the land, on the city, and on one of its gates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Ogygianadj.²

Brit.

/əʊˈdʒɪdʒɪən/, U.S.

/oʊˈdʒɪdʒiən/

Forms: 1500s Ogygean, 1700s– Ogygian.

Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Ōgygia , Ὠγυγία , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Ōgygia, ancient Greek Ὠγυγία, the name of the island in Homer where Calypso lived + -an suffix.

Of or relating to the mythological island of Ogygia in Homer's Odyssey where Calypso lived.

ΚΠ

1596 P. Colse Penelopes Complaint l. 932 Nor yet Calypso with her skill, When in Ogygean Isle I staid, Could with her druggs win my good will.

1725 C. Pitt tr. M. G. Vida Art Poetry ii. 45 But set him down, (his dear companions lost,) With fair Calypso on the Ogygian coast.

1892 Cent. Mag. Sept. 688/2 The magical dwelling of the enchantress Calypso finds no parallel in these Antillean seas, nor can the Ogygian growths compare with this harvest of strange products.

1979 Yale French Stud. 57 170 In Homer his [sc. Télémaque's] quest is a sub-plot which evolves within the parentheses of Ulysses' Ogygian sojourn.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ogygian
释义	Ogygianadj.¹ Brit. /əʊˈdʒɪdʒɪən/, U.S. /oʊˈdʒɪdʒiən/ Forms: 1500s–1600s Ogigian, 1600s 1800s– Ogygian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ōgygius , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Ōgygius of or relating to Ogyges, Theban, ancient ( < ancient Greek Ὠγύγιος < Ὤγυγος, Ὠγύγης, the name of Ogyges, a legendary king of Thebes, in Boeotia + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix.It is possible that the personal name Ὤγυγος , Ὠγύγης may represent a back-formation from the adjective, invented by the ancient grammarians. The adjective is of unknown origin and its precise sense is unclear, but it appears to indicate extreme antiquity. It is unclear whether the following example represents this adjective or Ogygian adj.², or with which precise connotations:1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways I. i. 25 The comic of it, the adventurous, the tragic, they make devilish, to kindle their Ogygian hilarity. Of, associated with, or relating to the mythical Attic or Boeotian king Ogyges or his realm. Also (in extended use): of great age (rare).A great flood was supposed to have occurred during Ogyges' reign. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.) oldeOE winteredeOE oldlyOE over-oldOE eldernc1175 at-oldc1200 stricken on, in age, in eldec1380 oldlya1382 (well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386 ancientc1400 aged1420 well-agedc1450 ripec1480 passing oldc1485 (well) shot in years1530 old aged1535 agey1547 Ogygian1567 strucken1576 oldish1580 stricken in yearsa1586 declined1591 far1591 struck1597 Nestorian1605 overripe1605 elderly1611 eld1619 antiquated1631 enaged1631 thorough-old1639 emerita1643 grandevous1647 magnaevous1727 badgerly1753 (as) old as the hills1819 olden days1823 crusted1833 long in the tooth1841 oldened1854 mature1867 over the hill1950 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > [adjective] > flooding or overflowing > classical Ogygian1567 1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. x. 61^v I with tresses then depending sole did runne, Incited by the Ogigian God [L. Ogygio..deo] as doth the drowsie Nunne. 1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia i. 40 As Ogigian wine [L. Ogygio..Lyaeo] distraines The madding humor of her braines: So did a Matron of the Towne In franticke wise gadde vp and downe. 1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 810 Then he mentions the Ogygian and Deucaleon Floods. 1843 R. H. Horne Orion i. iii. 148 He..wished the Ogygian deluge were returned. 1858 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley I. iv. 139 Sir Bysshe being Ogygian, gouty, and bedridden. 1916 J. G. Frazer in Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. Great Brit. & Ireland 46 271 The connexion of Ogyges with Bœotia in general and Thebes in particular is further vouched for by the name Ogygian which was bestowed on the land, on the city, and on one of its gates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Ogygianadj.² Brit. /əʊˈdʒɪdʒɪən/, U.S. /oʊˈdʒɪdʒiən/ Forms: 1500s Ogygean, 1700s– Ogygian. Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Ōgygia , Ὠγυγία , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Ōgygia, ancient Greek Ὠγυγία, the name of the island in Homer where Calypso lived + -an suffix. Of or relating to the mythological island of Ogygia in Homer's Odyssey where Calypso lived. ΚΠ 1596 P. Colse Penelopes Complaint l. 932 Nor yet Calypso with her skill, When in Ogygean Isle I staid, Could with her druggs win my good will. 1725 C. Pitt tr. M. G. Vida Art Poetry ii. 45 But set him down, (his dear companions lost,) With fair Calypso on the Ogygian coast. 1892 Cent. Mag. Sept. 688/2 The magical dwelling of the enchantress Calypso finds no parallel in these Antillean seas, nor can the Ogygian growths compare with this harvest of strange products. 1979 Yale French Stud. 57 170 In Homer his [sc. Télémaque's] quest is a sub-plot which evolves within the parentheses of Ulysses' Ogygian sojourn. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1567adj.²1596
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