oreadn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːrɪad/, U.S.

/ˈɔriˌæd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Orēad-, Orēas.

Etymology: < classical Latin Orēad-, Orēas mountain nymph < Hellenistic Greek Ὀρειαδ- , Ὀρειάς , use as noun of ὀρειαδ- , ὀρειάς , feminine form (compare -ad suffix¹) corresponding to ancient Greek ὄρειος of or belonging to the mountains < ὄρε- , ὄρος mountain (see oro- comb. form¹) + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives. Compare Middle French oreade (1485; c1482 as horreade; French oréade).For earlier use of Latin oreades in an English context compare the following:eOE Latin-Old Eng. Gloss. (Leiden Voss. Lat. 4° 106) in H. D. Meritt Old Eng. Glosses (1945) 61 Oreades, duun ælfinni.eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in W. G. Stryker Lat.-Old Eng. Gloss. in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1951) 349 Oreades, wuduælfenne.

Classical Mythology.

Chiefly poetic. A nymph that inhabits mountains; a mountain nymph.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > nature-spirit > inhabiting mountain

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hill-king1884

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > other types of

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mountain nymph1622

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a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. 1130 (MED) Ther ben of Nimphes proprely In the believe of hem also; Oreades thei seiden tho Attitled ben to the monteines.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) i. i. 30 Nymphis of wellis bein callit Naydes; of hillis or montanys, Oreades; of woddis and forestis, Dryades.

1595 L. B. in E. Spenser Astrophel sig. H3 The Nymphs and Oreades her round about Do sit lamenting on the grassie grene.

1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals ii. ii. 3 Sportiue Oreades the hils descended.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 387 Like a Wood-Nymph light Oread or Dryad.

a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 273 The oreads lik'd the climate well.

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion iv. 180 Fleet Oreads sporting visibly.

1886 E. Douglas Punchinello & Judith i. iv. 30 On the mountain peaks, Where oreads reach their hands up t'ward the stars.

1934 A. Merritt Fox Woman & Other Stories (1949) 86 Oreads danced under the pale moon-bows and sometimes Centaurs wheeled and trod archaic measures.

1997 T. Hughes Tales from Ovid 88 Ceres Commissioned a mountain spirit, an oread.

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

单词	oread
释义	oreadn. Brit. /ˈɔːrɪad/, U.S. /ˈɔriˌæd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Orēad-, Orēas. Etymology: < classical Latin Orēad-, Orēas mountain nymph < Hellenistic Greek Ὀρειαδ- , Ὀρειάς , use as noun of ὀρειαδ- , ὀρειάς , feminine form (compare -ad suffix¹) corresponding to ancient Greek ὄρειος of or belonging to the mountains < ὄρε- , ὄρος mountain (see oro- comb. form¹) + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives. Compare Middle French oreade (1485; c1482 as horreade; French oréade).For earlier use of Latin oreades in an English context compare the following:eOE Latin-Old Eng. Gloss. (Leiden Voss. Lat. 4° 106) in H. D. Meritt Old Eng. Glosses (1945) 61 Oreades, duun ælfinni.eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in W. G. Stryker Lat.-Old Eng. Gloss. in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1951) 349 Oreades, wuduælfenne. Classical Mythology. Chiefly poetic. A nymph that inhabits mountains; a mountain nymph. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > nature-spirit > inhabiting mountain oreada1393 hill-king1884 the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > other types of oreada1393 mountain nymph1622 nepheliad1818 poliad1818 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. 1130 (MED) Ther ben of Nimphes proprely In the believe of hem also; Oreades thei seiden tho Attitled ben to the monteines. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) i. i. 30 Nymphis of wellis bein callit Naydes; of hillis or montanys, Oreades; of woddis and forestis, Dryades. 1595 L. B. in E. Spenser Astrophel sig. H3 The Nymphs and Oreades her round about Do sit lamenting on the grassie grene. 1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals ii. ii. 3 Sportiue Oreades the hils descended. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 387 Like a Wood-Nymph light Oread or Dryad. View more context for this quotation a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 273 The oreads lik'd the climate well. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion iv. 180 Fleet Oreads sporting visibly. View more context for this quotation 1886 E. Douglas Punchinello & Judith i. iv. 30 On the mountain peaks, Where oreads reach their hands up t'ward the stars. 1934 A. Merritt Fox Woman & Other Stories (1949) 86 Oreads danced under the pale moon-bows and sometimes Centaurs wheeled and trod archaic measures. 1997 T. Hughes Tales from Ovid 88 Ceres Commissioned a mountain spirit, an oread. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1393
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