orthianadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːθɪən/, U.S.

/ˈɔrθiən/

Forms: 1500s 1700s– orthian, 1700s orthyan. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὄρθιος , -an suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄρθιος high-pitched, upright ( < ὀρθός straight (see ortho- comb. form) + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix.Ancient Greek ὄρθιος > classical Latin orthius (Gellius).

Ancient Greek Music.

Designating a style of singing of very high pitch, or a song sung in this style.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [adjective] > style of singing

orthian1598

miauling1884

sing-songy1892

vo-do-deo-do1934

1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades ix. 113 The red eyde Goddesse seated there, thundred th'Orthian song.

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. xxxi. 239 His empress singing the loud Orthyan song among the servants below.

a1771 C. Smart Ode for Musick on St. Cecilia's Day in Poems (1791) I. iv. 46 While in a tender Orthian strain He thus accosts the Mistress of the main.

1830 J. W. Warter tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 5 Chæris came shuffling on to chaunt the Orthian strain.

1872 R. Browning Fifine lxxviii Sing, unalloyed by meaner mode thine own The Orthian lay.

a1895 J. B. L. Warren Coll. Poems (1903) 44 There listen to old tumult clothed in odes By rosy lips and Orthian symphonies.

1969 R. Stenuit Dolphin iv. 44 An orthian hymn, a shrill song addressed to the gods.

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

单词	orthian
释义	orthianadj. Brit. /ˈɔːθɪən/, U.S. /ˈɔrθiən/ Forms: 1500s 1700s– orthian, 1700s orthyan. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὄρθιος , -an suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄρθιος high-pitched, upright ( < ὀρθός straight (see ortho- comb. form) + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix.Ancient Greek ὄρθιος > classical Latin orthius (Gellius). Ancient Greek Music. Designating a style of singing of very high pitch, or a song sung in this style. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [adjective] > style of singing orthian1598 miauling1884 sing-songy1892 vo-do-deo-do1934 1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades ix. 113 The red eyde Goddesse seated there, thundred th'Orthian song. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. xxxi. 239 His empress singing the loud Orthyan song among the servants below. a1771 C. Smart Ode for Musick on St. Cecilia's Day in Poems (1791) I. iv. 46 While in a tender Orthian strain He thus accosts the Mistress of the main. 1830 J. W. Warter tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 5 Chæris came shuffling on to chaunt the Orthian strain. 1872 R. Browning Fifine lxxviii Sing, unalloyed by meaner mode thine own The Orthian lay. a1895 J. B. L. Warren Coll. Poems (1903) 44 There listen to old tumult clothed in odes By rosy lips and Orthian symphonies. 1969 R. Stenuit Dolphin iv. 44 An orthian hymn, a shrill song addressed to the gods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1598
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