单词 | rejag |
释义 | † rejagn. Obsolete. rare. 1. A sharp retort; (also) a smart riposte. Scottish in later use. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > instance of confutationa1535 rejarg1534 rejag?1554 overthwart?1567 counter-proof1610 confute1646 disproof1657 rebutter1794 ?1554 tr. H. Latimer Protestation in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xxxiv. 92 I coulde..not be suffered to declare my Faithe before you..without Snakkes, Reiagges, Revilinges, Chekkes, Rebukes, and Tauntes. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Rejag, a repartee. 2. Scottish. A prick of conscience. ΘΚΠ society > morality > [noun] > moral sense > conscience > prompting punction1548 voice1600 stimulation1640 rejag1642 1642 R. Baillie Let. 10 May (1841) II. 3 Now and then in my secret thoughts I had me rejagges, finding that I triffled much good tyme. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † rejagv. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To reprehend or rebuke (someone); to refute or controvert. Cf. redargue v. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] answerOE bitavelena1225 allayc1275 confoundc1384 concludea1400 conclusea1400 forblenda1400 gainsaya1400 rejag1402 to bear downc1405 redarguea1425 repugn?a1425 reverse?c1430 improvec1443 reprovea1513 dissolve1529 revince1529 convince1530 confute1533 refel1534 refute1545 void1570 evict1583 infringe1590 reprehend1597 revert1598 evince1608 repel1613 to take off1618 unbubblea1640 invalid1643 invalidate1649 remove1652 retund1653 effronta1657 dispute1659 unreason1661 have1680 demolish1691 to blow sky-high1819 1402 in Rev. Eng. Stud. (1932) 8 259 (MED) He hath reiagged broke ryȝth foule for hys doyng. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 427 Reiaggyn (or reprevyn), redarguo. a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 177 (MED) Þen Seynt James dyde renne after me and fowle reiaggid þe deuelis of here deceyte. 1539 R. Taverner tr. W. Capito Epitome of Psalmes (new ed.) sig. D.vii Let them be put to shame by thy worde whych now they spytefully reiagge me wyth. 2. intransitive. Scottish. To reply with a sharp retort. rare. ΚΠ 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) To Rejag, to give a smart answer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.?1554v.1402 |
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