单词 | prankle |
释义 | pranklev. rare. Now English regional. intransitive. To prance lightly, caper. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > leap, spring, or jump [verb (intransitive)] > caper leapc900 playOE floxec1200 startlec1300 trancec1374 prancec1380 tripc1386 scoupa1400 prankc1450 gambol1508 frisk?1520 jeta1529 pract1568 trounce1568 trip1578 capriole1580 lavolta1590 linch1593 curvet1595 flisk1595 firk1596 caper1598 jaunce1599 risec1599 cabre1600 jaunt1605 skit1611 to cut a caper or capersa1616 tripudiate1623 insult1652 to fike and flinga1689 scamper1691 dance1712 pranklea1717 cavort1794 jinket1823 gambado1827 caracol1861 a1717 T. Parnell Fairy Tale vii He sees a [fairy] train profusely gay Come prankling o'er the place. 1839 Knickerbocker Mag. 14 228 A cavalcade of Moors, of both sexes, came prankling over the forest lawn. 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) [Isle of Wight] Prankle..to prance. DerivativesΚΠ 1829 W. Irving Chron. Conq. Granada I. xii. 112 The prankling army of highmettled warriors issued from the ancient gates. 1832 W. Irving Alhambra II. 146 There are no ger-falcons half so dangerous as these young prankling pages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1717 |
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