quadmiren.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒdmʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈkwɑdˌmaɪ(ə)r/

Forms: 1600s quadmyre, 1700s 1900s– quadmire.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: quagmire n.

Etymology: Apparently a variant of quagmire n., although compare discussion at that entry.In later use probably simply a typographical error for quagmire n.

rare.

= quagmire n. (in various senses).

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

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Psalms lxviii. comm. I am as one intangled with quickesand or quadmyre in the bottom of a great water.

1768 tr. Voltaire Sincere Huron x. 103 He found that all his endeavours to extricate himself from this quadmire were ineffectual.

1925 Bee (Danville, Virginia) 8 Apr. 1/5 Members of the old regime literally ‘standing aghast’ at the suggestion that ‘the one remaining figure of the glorious past’ be dragged into the quadmire of German party politics.

1945 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 17 June 5/5 [It] encourages him to continue to wallow in the quadmire of his indifferent golf.

2006 Guardian Unlimited (Nexis) 8 Feb. The game is being played at a high tempo on a complete quadmire of a pitch.

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

单词	quadmire
释义	quadmiren. Brit. /ˈkwɒdmʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈkwɑdˌmaɪ(ə)r/ Forms: 1600s quadmyre, 1700s 1900s– quadmire. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: quagmire n. Etymology: Apparently a variant of quagmire n., although compare discussion at that entry.In later use probably simply a typographical error for quagmire n. rare. = quagmire n. (in various senses). 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 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Psalms lxviii. comm. I am as one intangled with quickesand or quadmyre in the bottom of a great water. 1768 tr. Voltaire Sincere Huron x. 103 He found that all his endeavours to extricate himself from this quadmire were ineffectual. 1925 Bee (Danville, Virginia) 8 Apr. 1/5 Members of the old regime literally ‘standing aghast’ at the suggestion that ‘the one remaining figure of the glorious past’ be dragged into the quadmire of German party politics. 1945 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 17 June 5/5 [It] encourages him to continue to wallow in the quadmire of his indifferent golf. 2006 Guardian Unlimited (Nexis) 8 Feb. The game is being played at a high tempo on a complete quadmire of a pitch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1610
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