Prognen.

Brit.

/ˈprɒɡni/, U.S.

/ˈprɑɡni/

Forms: late Middle English Proigne, 1500s– Progne, 1900s– Procne; Scottish pre-1700 Progney, pre-1700 1700s– Progne.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Prognē, Procnē.

Etymology: < classical Latin Prognē, variant of Procnē (ancient Greek Πρόκνη ), the name of Procne , the sister of Philomela, according to Greek mythology transformed into a swallow, also (in poetic use) a swallow. In sense 2 < scientific Latin Progne, genus name (F. Boie 1826, in Isis von Oken 19 971).Procne was the wife of Tereus; she killed her child, Itys, and served her husband with its flesh.

1. poetic. (A name for) the swallow (frequently treated poetically as a variety of songbird). Cf. Philomel n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Hirundinidae > genus Hirundo > hirundo rustica (swallow)

swallowa700

Prognea1425

house swallow1572

hirondelle?1590

chimney-swallow1775

barn-swallow1851

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. 6005 Progne..was torned..Into a Swalwe swift of winge.]

a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) ii. 64 The swalowe, Proigne, with a sorowful lay, Whan morwen com, gan make hire waymentynge.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 178 And Progne, on whose brest as yet is seene, The blooddy marke of hands that Itys slewe.

1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae (ed. 2) 5 About ane bank..The Merle and Maveis micht be seine, The Progne [ed. 1 Progney] and the Phelomene.

1622 P. Hannay Nightingale 25 When pleasing Progne's longing loue For Philomela's sight Grew wake-rife.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 123 Progne, with her Bosom stain'd in Blood.

1748 J. Hawkesworth Autumn in Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 422 Soft pleasing woes my heart invade, As Progne pours the melting lay.

1803 H. K. White Clifton Grove 17 Lorn Progne's note from distant copse behind.

1844 Southern Literary Messenger 10 502/1 The varied sweets of gay and lovely spring, and Progne's song and Philomela's plain.

1871 A. Ramsay Tea-Table Misc. I. 189 The lintwhite loud and progne proud With tuneful throats and narrow.

1956 E. Pound tr. Sophocles Women of Trachis 41 As Progne shrill upon the weeping air, 'Tis no great sound.

1980 ‘A. T. Ellis’ Birds of Air 125 ‘You seem very cheerful,’ she snapped... ‘Oh, I am,’ said Mary... Procne to mute Philomela grieving for her Itys, she thought.

2. Zoology. A genus of birds of the family Hirundinidae which comprises several American martins, notably the purple martin of North America, P. subis. Formerly also: †a martin of this genus (obsolete).

ΚΠ

1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 363/1 Hirundinidæ... Genera:—Progne, Boie; [etc.].

1894 Amer. Naturalist 28 143 Before taking wing and while in the air they are quite noisy with a note closely resembling the parent call of Progne.

1923 W. H. Hudson Hind in Richmond Park xiii. 163 The large purple martin (Progne); these would assemble on the tops of the tallest trees.

2004 J. del Hoyo et al. Handbk. Birds of World IX. 604/1 The relationships of the various species and subspecies of the large Progne martins are still uncertain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	progne
释义	Prognen. Brit. /ˈprɒɡni/, U.S. /ˈprɑɡni/ Forms: late Middle English Proigne, 1500s– Progne, 1900s– Procne; Scottish pre-1700 Progney, pre-1700 1700s– Progne. Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Prognē, Procnē. Etymology: < classical Latin Prognē, variant of Procnē (ancient Greek Πρόκνη ), the name of Procne , the sister of Philomela, according to Greek mythology transformed into a swallow, also (in poetic use) a swallow. In sense 2 < scientific Latin Progne, genus name (F. Boie 1826, in Isis von Oken 19 971).Procne was the wife of Tereus; she killed her child, Itys, and served her husband with its flesh. 1. poetic. (A name for) the swallow (frequently treated poetically as a variety of songbird). Cf. Philomel n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Hirundinidae > genus Hirundo > hirundo rustica (swallow) swallowa700 Prognea1425 house swallow1572 hirondelle?1590 chimney-swallow1775 barn-swallow1851 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. 6005 Progne..was torned..Into a Swalwe swift of winge.] a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) ii. 64 The swalowe, Proigne, with a sorowful lay, Whan morwen com, gan make hire waymentynge. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 178 And Progne, on whose brest as yet is seene, The blooddy marke of hands that Itys slewe. 1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae (ed. 2) 5 About ane bank..The Merle and Maveis micht be seine, The Progne [ed. 1 Progney] and the Phelomene. 1622 P. Hannay Nightingale 25 When pleasing Progne's longing loue For Philomela's sight Grew wake-rife. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 123 Progne, with her Bosom stain'd in Blood. View more context for this quotation 1748 J. Hawkesworth Autumn in Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 422 Soft pleasing woes my heart invade, As Progne pours the melting lay. 1803 H. K. White Clifton Grove 17 Lorn Progne's note from distant copse behind. 1844 Southern Literary Messenger 10 502/1 The varied sweets of gay and lovely spring, and Progne's song and Philomela's plain. 1871 A. Ramsay Tea-Table Misc. I. 189 The lintwhite loud and progne proud With tuneful throats and narrow. 1956 E. Pound tr. Sophocles Women of Trachis 41 As Progne shrill upon the weeping air, 'Tis no great sound. 1980 ‘A. T. Ellis’ Birds of Air 125 ‘You seem very cheerful,’ she snapped... ‘Oh, I am,’ said Mary... Procne to mute Philomela grieving for her Itys, she thought. 2. Zoology. A genus of birds of the family Hirundinidae which comprises several American martins, notably the purple martin of North America, P. subis. Formerly also: †a martin of this genus (obsolete). ΚΠ 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 363/1 Hirundinidæ... Genera:—Progne, Boie; [etc.]. 1894 Amer. Naturalist 28 143 Before taking wing and while in the air they are quite noisy with a note closely resembling the parent call of Progne. 1923 W. H. Hudson Hind in Richmond Park xiii. 163 The large purple martin (Progne); these would assemble on the tops of the tallest trees. 2004 J. del Hoyo et al. Handbk. Birds of World IX. 604/1 The relationships of the various species and subspecies of the large Progne martins are still uncertain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1425
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