† quavemiren.

Forms: see quave v. and mire n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quave v., mire n.¹

Etymology: < quave v. + mire n.¹ Compare quawmire at quaw n. and the other words discussed at quagmire n.

Obsolete.

A quagmire.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > quaking bog

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quabmire1597

quadmire1610

bog-mire1624

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quick1648

trembling bog1697

shake-bog1815

quake1896

the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > predicament or straits > from which it is difficult to be extricated

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1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement f. lvii^v Quave myre, foundriere, crouliere.

1564 A. Bacon tr. J. Jewel Apol. Churche Eng. sig. H.vii I rather recken hilles, wodes, pools, maryshes, prisons, & quauemires, to be places of more safetie.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 206 They do winne nothing by thys distinction: seeing that they fall back into the same quavemire.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 221 Dyonisius was forced to leaue his horse sticking fast in a quaue-mire.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 529 The Lower [part] hath in it foule and slabby quavemires, yea and most troublesome fennes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	quavemire
释义	† quavemiren. Forms: see quave v. and mire n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quave v., mire n.¹ Etymology: < quave v. + mire n.¹ Compare quawmire at quaw n. and the other words discussed at quagmire n. Obsolete. A quagmire. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > quaking bog mizzyc1400 quawa1500 quick-mire1509 quavemire1530 quallmire1553 quamire1555 quagmire1566 quakemire1577 gog-mire1583 quag1589 quabmire1597 quadmire1610 bog-mire1624 bumby1632 quick1648 trembling bog1697 shake-bog1815 quake1896 the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > predicament or straits > from which it is difficult to be extricated pounda1500 quavemire1530 fang1535 quamire1555 pit1577 quagmire1577 bog1614 hobble1775 vortex1779 quag1842 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement f. lvii^v Quave myre, foundriere, crouliere. 1564 A. Bacon tr. J. Jewel Apol. Churche Eng. sig. H.vii I rather recken hilles, wodes, pools, maryshes, prisons, & quauemires, to be places of more safetie. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 206 They do winne nothing by thys distinction: seeing that they fall back into the same quavemire. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 221 Dyonisius was forced to leaue his horse sticking fast in a quaue-mire. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 529 The Lower [part] hath in it foule and slabby quavemires, yea and most troublesome fennes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1530
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