quaintancen.

Brit.

/ˈkweɪnt(ə)ns/, U.S.

/ˈkweɪn(t)ns/

Forms: Middle English coyntons, Middle English quainces (plural, probably transmission error), Middle English queynttaunce, Middle English qweyntance, Middle English–1500s quayntaunce, Middle English–1500s queyntaunce, 1500s quayntance, 1500s queyntance, 1700s (1800s– English regional) quaintance, 1800s quinetance, 1800s– 'quaintance, 1900s– quentance (English regional (Cumberland)); also Scottish pre-1700 quayntance, pre-1700 quentance, pre-1700 quentans, pre-1700 quentence, pre-1700 quyntans, pre-1700 1700s quantance.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: acquaintance n.

Etymology: Aphetic < acquaintance n. Compare Anglo-Norman queyntaunce , queintance , Middle French cointance meeting, encounter (second half of the 13th cent. or earlier). Compare quaint v.¹Earlier currency is perhaps implied by the surname Johannes Quentance (1194).

Now rare.

= acquaintance n.In later use chiefly in representations of regional and nonstandard speech.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > state of being acquainted

acquaintancec1230

knowledge1389

quaintancea1400

acquaintation1468

acquaintanceship1640

acquaintancy1855

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 5707 (MED) Quen þai war quainces [a1400 Gött. þai war quaintid]..þis moises and prist Raguel, He wedded of his doghters an.

a1425 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Linc. Inn) (1952) 4897 (MED) Jn an yle of water þey woniþ; Queyntaunce [c1400 Laud Aqueyntaunce] of alle men þey schoneþ.

c1480 (a1400) St. Theodora 85 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 101 He com to þis theod[e]ra & mad his quyntans..with hyr.

1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) xx. 67 Sore harde was his queyntaunce to her.

a1500 tr. A. Chartier Traité de l'Esperance (Rawl.) (1974) 5 (MED) Vndirstonding, the yong and wele-avised bacheler, folowyd me somtyme nygh and somtyme ferre, lyke as God had geve me the queynttaunce.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xxx. 92 One toke queyntance of an other.

1567 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. viii. 28 For all þi quentance with þe quene.

1603 Philotus xli. sig. B4 To mak mair quentance vs betwene, I glaidly could agrie.

1771 Fair Orphan iii. ii. 59 I have been to town twice, and to be sure received a great many bellishings from the quaintance I protracted with the upper servants of the best families.

1820 R. Anderson Poet. Wks. II. 143 I paid twee wheyte shillins, and fain was to see him, Nit thinkin on't rwoad onie 'quaintance to see.

1876 C. Reade Simpleton 64 No servant as knows what's due to a servant ought to know you. They'd scorn your 'quaintance, as I do.

1898 E. N. Westcott David Harum (1900) xxxii 'Bout the only 'quaintance you've made of his kind, ain't he?

1898 G. Miller Gloss. of Warwickshire Dial. Make quaintance, missus, with your new neighbour.

1929 B. Tarkington Mary's Neck (1932) v. 49 ‘Guess you must be Mr. Massish,’ he said, stopping work and holding out his hand. ‘Pleased to make your 'quaintance.’

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

单词	quaintance
释义	quaintancen. Brit. /ˈkweɪnt(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˈkweɪn(t)ns/ Forms: Middle English coyntons, Middle English quainces (plural, probably transmission error), Middle English queynttaunce, Middle English qweyntance, Middle English–1500s quayntaunce, Middle English–1500s queyntaunce, 1500s quayntance, 1500s queyntance, 1700s (1800s– English regional) quaintance, 1800s quinetance, 1800s– 'quaintance, 1900s– quentance (English regional (Cumberland)); also Scottish pre-1700 quayntance, pre-1700 quentance, pre-1700 quentans, pre-1700 quentence, pre-1700 quyntans, pre-1700 1700s quantance. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: acquaintance n. Etymology: Aphetic < acquaintance n. Compare Anglo-Norman queyntaunce , queintance , Middle French cointance meeting, encounter (second half of the 13th cent. or earlier). Compare quaint v.¹Earlier currency is perhaps implied by the surname Johannes Quentance (1194). Now rare. = acquaintance n.In later use chiefly in representations of regional and nonstandard speech. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > state of being acquainted acquaintancec1230 knowledge1389 quaintancea1400 acquaintation1468 acquaintanceship1640 acquaintancy1855 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 5707 (MED) Quen þai war quainces [a1400 Gött. þai war quaintid]..þis moises and prist Raguel, He wedded of his doghters an. a1425 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Linc. Inn) (1952) 4897 (MED) Jn an yle of water þey woniþ; Queyntaunce [c1400 Laud Aqueyntaunce] of alle men þey schoneþ. c1480 (a1400) St. Theodora 85 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 101 He com to þis theod[e]ra & mad his quyntans..with hyr. 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) xx. 67 Sore harde was his queyntaunce to her. a1500 tr. A. Chartier Traité de l'Esperance (Rawl.) (1974) 5 (MED) Vndirstonding, the yong and wele-avised bacheler, folowyd me somtyme nygh and somtyme ferre, lyke as God had geve me the queynttaunce. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xxx. 92 One toke queyntance of an other. 1567 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. viii. 28 For all þi quentance with þe quene. 1603 Philotus xli. sig. B4 To mak mair quentance vs betwene, I glaidly could agrie. 1771 Fair Orphan iii. ii. 59 I have been to town twice, and to be sure received a great many bellishings from the quaintance I protracted with the upper servants of the best families. 1820 R. Anderson Poet. Wks. II. 143 I paid twee wheyte shillins, and fain was to see him, Nit thinkin on't rwoad onie 'quaintance to see. 1876 C. Reade Simpleton 64 No servant as knows what's due to a servant ought to know you. They'd scorn your 'quaintance, as I do. 1898 E. N. Westcott David Harum (1900) xxxii 'Bout the only 'quaintance you've made of his kind, ain't he? 1898 G. Miller Gloss. of Warwickshire Dial. Make quaintance, missus, with your new neighbour. 1929 B. Tarkington Mary's Neck (1932) v. 49 ‘Guess you must be Mr. Massish,’ he said, stopping work and holding out his hand. ‘Pleased to make your 'quaintance.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400
随便看	hystricine hystricism hystricomorph hystricomorphic hystricomorphine hyte hythe hyther hythergraph hytherograph hythes hz hákarl háček hälleflinta hälleflintoid hôtel de ville hôtel-dieu hôteldieu hübnerite hügelite hühnerkobelite hœrnesite i i am