reforgev.

Brit.

/riːˈfɔːdʒ/, U.S.

/ˌriˈfɔrdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, forge v.¹

Etymology: < re- prefix + forge v.¹, in early use perhaps after Middle French reforger, reforgier (French reforger) to forge again (1369).

1. transitive. To forge (metal or a metal object) again. Formerly also : †to remint (a coin or coins) (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > forge or shape > again

reforge1469

1469 in Archaeologia (1806) 15 168 (MED) Yf defaute be founde..in allaye or in weght..that the money be..newe molton and reforged at the costs of the seid maister.

a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) 16048 (MED) Take ageyn ther olde Armure Vn-to hem..Wych they ha broke, and lost in veyn; Lat hem reforge hem newe ageyn.

1766 R. Andrews tr. Virgil Aeneid vii. in Wks. 345 Reforge their father's swords.

1813 Metrical Remarks 42 To reforge the fetters they had broke.

1846 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. II. 536 Continually re-forging the blade, to the manifest deterioration of the steel.

1865 R. H. Horne Two Georges 3 You would fain re-forge The anchor whose hot flukes we cast off from our shores.

1932 Classical Jrnl. 27 290 Why are there so few Roman horseshoes extant?.. Broken scraps of the shoes would be reforged.

1983 Times 24 Dec. 9/3 He roars his defiance into the storm and reforges his harpoon.

2004 V. Flieger in R. A. Zimbardo & N. D. Isaacs Understanding Lord of Rings 131 Elrond..gives him the broken pieces of Elendil's sword, Narsil, to keep until they can be reforged.

2. transitive. To refashion, make again. Chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > making or fashioning anew > fashion anew [verb (transitive)]

reforge1542

unfashion1569

to make over1582

refashion1613

remodel1660

remake1766

recast1790

new-dress1795

rework1837

rejigger1899

rejig1948

jigger1961

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 144^v Thou dooest disguyse and reforge thyn owneself into a woman.

1614 J. Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue iv. 242 There, did no drunken Groom..against Heav'n blasphemous Oathes re-forge.

1792 R. Cumberland Calvary 177 Forging new falsehoods and re-forging old.

1849 Mercersburg Rev. July 337 It must be the wildest extravagance ever to dream of improving it [sc. the Apostles' Creed] by taking from it, or adding to it, or re-forging it into any new shape.

1899 Daily News 20 Apr. 3/2 Whether they should retain this Act..or whether they should throw it aside and leave the necessity of re-forging it at some future time.

1976 Economist 25 Sept. 52 His employer..took him off the air in February, when congress opened its inquiry. It is uncertain that the link will be reforged.

1992 Maclean's 19 Oct. 67/3 After years of fan ennui, the Expos reforged the bonds that had lain dormant.

Derivatives

reˈforging n. the action or process of reforging something; frequently figurative.

ΚΠ

1591 in M. Napier Mem. J. Napier of Merchiston (1834) 233 All the contracts of the stamping, forgin, and reforgin of the cunʒie.

1829 Times 9 Nov. 2/4 The only certain effect would be..the reforging for Ireland of every chain and badge which could stamp the condition of a conquered and ruined people.

1869 Manufacturer & Builder June 167/1 It goes direct from the finisher to the fire without any chance for reforging.

1925 E. W. Hullinger (title) The reforging of Russia.

1994 Austral. Jrnl. Chinese Affairs No. 32. 144 The resettlement project entailed the reforging of kinship and neighbourly relationships and the cultivation of communal bonds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reforge
释义	reforgev. Brit. /riːˈfɔːdʒ/, U.S. /ˌriˈfɔrdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, forge v.¹ Etymology: < re- prefix + forge v.¹, in early use perhaps after Middle French reforger, reforgier (French reforger) to forge again (1369). 1. transitive. To forge (metal or a metal object) again. Formerly also : †to remint (a coin or coins) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > forge or shape > again reforge1469 1469 in Archaeologia (1806) 15 168 (MED) Yf defaute be founde..in allaye or in weght..that the money be..newe molton and reforged at the costs of the seid maister. a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) 16048 (MED) Take ageyn ther olde Armure Vn-to hem..Wych they ha broke, and lost in veyn; Lat hem reforge hem newe ageyn. 1766 R. Andrews tr. Virgil Aeneid vii. in Wks. 345 Reforge their father's swords. 1813 Metrical Remarks 42 To reforge the fetters they had broke. 1846 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. II. 536 Continually re-forging the blade, to the manifest deterioration of the steel. 1865 R. H. Horne Two Georges 3 You would fain re-forge The anchor whose hot flukes we cast off from our shores. 1932 Classical Jrnl. 27 290 Why are there so few Roman horseshoes extant?.. Broken scraps of the shoes would be reforged. 1983 Times 24 Dec. 9/3 He roars his defiance into the storm and reforges his harpoon. 2004 V. Flieger in R. A. Zimbardo & N. D. Isaacs Understanding Lord of Rings 131 Elrond..gives him the broken pieces of Elendil's sword, Narsil, to keep until they can be reforged. 2. transitive. To refashion, make again. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > making or fashioning anew > fashion anew [verb (transitive)] reforge1542 unfashion1569 to make over1582 refashion1613 remodel1660 remake1766 recast1790 new-dress1795 rework1837 rejigger1899 rejig1948 jigger1961 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 144^v Thou dooest disguyse and reforge thyn owneself into a woman. 1614 J. Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue iv. 242 There, did no drunken Groom..against Heav'n blasphemous Oathes re-forge. 1792 R. Cumberland Calvary 177 Forging new falsehoods and re-forging old. 1849 Mercersburg Rev. July 337 It must be the wildest extravagance ever to dream of improving it [sc. the Apostles' Creed] by taking from it, or adding to it, or re-forging it into any new shape. 1899 Daily News 20 Apr. 3/2 Whether they should retain this Act..or whether they should throw it aside and leave the necessity of re-forging it at some future time. 1976 Economist 25 Sept. 52 His employer..took him off the air in February, when congress opened its inquiry. It is uncertain that the link will be reforged. 1992 Maclean's 19 Oct. 67/3 After years of fan ennui, the Expos reforged the bonds that had lain dormant. Derivatives reˈforging n. the action or process of reforging something; frequently figurative. ΚΠ 1591 in M. Napier Mem. J. Napier of Merchiston (1834) 233 All the contracts of the stamping, forgin, and reforgin of the cunʒie. 1829 Times 9 Nov. 2/4 The only certain effect would be..the reforging for Ireland of every chain and badge which could stamp the condition of a conquered and ruined people. 1869 Manufacturer & Builder June 167/1 It goes direct from the finisher to the fire without any chance for reforging. 1925 E. W. Hullinger (title) The reforging of Russia. 1994 Austral. Jrnl. Chinese Affairs No. 32. 144 The resettlement project entailed the reforging of kinship and neighbourly relationships and the cultivation of communal bonds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1469
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