† resigneadj.

Forms: late Middle English resigne, late Middle English resygne.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French resigné, resigner.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman resigné (first quarter of the 14th cent.; also more fully resigné de teste , literally ‘resigned of head’), specific use as adjective of past participle of resigner resign v.¹ The animal is so called because it is thought to be ‘resigned’, i.e. has no more expectations, with respect to the future growth of its antlers.

Obsolete. rare.

Of a hart: having fully developed antlers.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [adjective] > of a certain size or age

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c1425 Twiti Venery (Vesp. B.xii) 151 (MED) When he goth wexyng tyl he come to xxxij yere, than is he callyd an hert resygne [Fr. resigne], for cause his hed aftir that tyme wexith no furthere.

c1450 Twiti Venery (Mellon) (1977) 48 ‘Syr, wherfore clepe ȝe þe hert resigne of hed?’ ‘For as miche as he is resigne of hed, for whi [h]is hed wexiþe no more.’

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words 679/1 A deer was called a hert-resigne when he had quite left off growing.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	resigne
释义	† resigneadj. Forms: late Middle English resigne, late Middle English resygne. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French resigné, resigner. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman resigné (first quarter of the 14th cent.; also more fully resigné de teste , literally ‘resigned of head’), specific use as adjective of past participle of resigner resign v.¹ The animal is so called because it is thought to be ‘resigned’, i.e. has no more expectations, with respect to the future growth of its antlers. Obsolete. rare. Of a hart: having fully developed antlers. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [adjective] > of a certain size or age resignec1425 rascal1576 c1425 Twiti Venery (Vesp. B.xii) 151 (MED) When he goth wexyng tyl he come to xxxij yere, than is he callyd an hert resygne [Fr. resigne], for cause his hed aftir that tyme wexith no furthere. c1450 Twiti Venery (Mellon) (1977) 48 ‘Syr, wherfore clepe ȝe þe hert resigne of hed?’ ‘For as miche as he is resigne of hed, for whi [h]is hed wexiþe no more.’ 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words 679/1 A deer was called a hert-resigne when he had quite left off growing.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.c1425
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