Rolandn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊlənd/, U.S.

/ˈroʊlən(d)/

Forms: 1500s Rowlande, 1500s–1800s Rowland, 1500s– Roland.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Roland.

Etymology: < Roland (Old French, Middle French Roland ), the name of a legendary nephew of Charlemagne celebrated in the Old French epic poem La Chanson de Roland and many other romances, frequently together with his comrade Oliver. Compare Oliver n.²

allusively. A person who is comparable to the legendary Roland in respect of courage or warlike deeds; (also) a person who is a full match for another. Frequently conjoined with Oliver (see Oliver n.²).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > hero > person of deeds

man or folk of featc1500

Roland1525

desperate1578

derring doers1596

white knight1628

c1330 Otuel (Auch.) (1882) 82 (MED) Ich am comen her..To speke wiþ charles..& wiþ a kniȝt þat heet Roulond & a noþer hatte oliuer.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 15 Hou charles kyng and rauland faght.]

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. lxxx. [lxxvi.] 239 They were suche men that there were a iii. M. of them euery man worth a Rowlande or an Olyuere;..nor we shall not fyght agaynst Rowlande nor Olyuer.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxlvj^v To haue a Rowland to resist an Oliuer: he sent solempne Ambassadors to the kyng of Englande, offeryng hym his doughter in mariage.

1613 T. Jackson Eternall Truth Script. i. 16 Nor can the Atheist name any age, wherein the Heathen had an Oliuer to oppugne our profession, but we had a Rowland to defend it.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. iii. 9 England all Oliuers and Rowlands breed, During the time Edward the third did raigne.

1739 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Amorous Quarrel v. i, in Molière Wks. I. 310 Lord! Am I a Roland, Master, or some Ferragus. You know me little.

1790 J. Pinkerton in J. Barbour Bruce I. 26 Arthur was the Final, the Roland, of Wales; nay, of Britain, after Geoffrey's time.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 204 There was some laughter..when, as Henry Smith termed it, they saw their Oliver meet with a Rowland.

1873 L. Wallace Fair God vii. ii. 450 Ola, ye lazy knaves!.. Out now, and blow! Blow as if ye were each a Roland, with Roland's horn.

1917 A. J. Canroy in L. H. Gray & G. F. Moore Mythol. All Races VI. 332 Rustam is the Roland of Firdausī.

1977 P. Scupham Hinterland 31 The terrible trumpets for lost Rolands, wound About the thinning heads of those who stand Gathered and set apart.

1997 R. H. P. Mason & J. G. Caiger Hist. Japan (rev. ed.) iii. 127 Yoshitsune (1159-89) of the Minamoto,..the greatest of Japan's popular heroes..is the ‘Roland’ of this war tale.

Phrases

a Roland for an Oliver and variants: a quid pro quo, a tit for tat. Frequently in to give a Roland for an Oliver: to give as good as one gets (see to give (one) as good as he brings or one gets at give v. Phrases 4a). Cf. Oliver n.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > make a return [verb (intransitive)]

returna1325

a Roland for an Oliver1548

reciprocate1600

revie1604

correspond1632

to return the compliment1655

retort1783

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV 196 To haue a Rowlande for an Olyuer,..he procured an amity with Henrie, king of Castell.

1597 in Jrnl. Cork Hist. & Archaeol. Soc. (1906) 12 56 Euen in their owne pryuate famylies thear is to be found a Roland (as we tearme it) for an Olyuer.

1656 W. Denton Let. 13 Nov. in M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family Commonwealth (1894) vi. 207 The waters run 18 inches under soyle, there's a Rowland for your Oliver.

1696 T. Southerne Oroonoko ii. i I have a Rowland for her Oliver, and so you may tell her.

1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 97 For though she can Write no more than a Mermaid, yet by the Help of some two-penny Scriber, she will always return him a Rowland for his Oliver.

1773 Life N. Frowde 132 We resolved to give him a Rowland for his Oliver, if he attacked us.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. vi. 126 He gave my termagant kinsman a quid pro quo—a Rowland for his Oliver, as the vulgar say.

1884 H. R. Haggard Dawn II. xii. 163 Comforted..by the thought that he had given Mrs. Carr a Roland for her Oliver.

1916 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 37 305 Here φρονήματα is a Roland for Antigone's Oliver.

1931 O. Lewis Origin Celebrated Jumping Frog 31–2 in B. A. Botkin Treasury Amer. Folklore (1944) iv. 498 In down east drawl he gave them Rolands for their Olivers till they left him alone.

2001 M. E. Brown W. Motherwell's Cultural Politics ii. 34 When he assailed us, we never allowed him to escape for it. We always gave him a Roland for an Oliver.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roland
释义	Rolandn. Brit. /ˈrəʊlənd/, U.S. /ˈroʊlən(d)/ Forms: 1500s Rowlande, 1500s–1800s Rowland, 1500s– Roland. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Roland. Etymology: < Roland (Old French, Middle French Roland ), the name of a legendary nephew of Charlemagne celebrated in the Old French epic poem La Chanson de Roland and many other romances, frequently together with his comrade Oliver. Compare Oliver n.² allusively. A person who is comparable to the legendary Roland in respect of courage or warlike deeds; (also) a person who is a full match for another. Frequently conjoined with Oliver (see Oliver n.²). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > hero > person of deeds man or folk of featc1500 Roland1525 desperate1578 derring doers1596 white knight1628 c1330 Otuel (Auch.) (1882) 82 (MED) Ich am comen her..To speke wiþ charles..& wiþ a kniȝt þat heet Roulond & a noþer hatte oliuer. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 15 Hou charles kyng and rauland faght.] 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. lxxx. [lxxvi.] 239 They were suche men that there were a iii. M. of them euery man worth a Rowlande or an Olyuere;..nor we shall not fyght agaynst Rowlande nor Olyuer. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxlvj^v To haue a Rowland to resist an Oliuer: he sent solempne Ambassadors to the kyng of Englande, offeryng hym his doughter in mariage. 1613 T. Jackson Eternall Truth Script. i. 16 Nor can the Atheist name any age, wherein the Heathen had an Oliuer to oppugne our profession, but we had a Rowland to defend it. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. iii. 9 England all Oliuers and Rowlands breed, During the time Edward the third did raigne. View more context for this quotation 1739 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Amorous Quarrel v. i, in Molière Wks. I. 310 Lord! Am I a Roland, Master, or some Ferragus. You know me little. 1790 J. Pinkerton in J. Barbour Bruce I. 26 Arthur was the Final, the Roland, of Wales; nay, of Britain, after Geoffrey's time. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 204 There was some laughter..when, as Henry Smith termed it, they saw their Oliver meet with a Rowland. 1873 L. Wallace Fair God vii. ii. 450 Ola, ye lazy knaves!.. Out now, and blow! Blow as if ye were each a Roland, with Roland's horn. 1917 A. J. Canroy in L. H. Gray & G. F. Moore Mythol. All Races VI. 332 Rustam is the Roland of Firdausī. 1977 P. Scupham Hinterland 31 The terrible trumpets for lost Rolands, wound About the thinning heads of those who stand Gathered and set apart. 1997 R. H. P. Mason & J. G. Caiger Hist. Japan (rev. ed.) iii. 127 Yoshitsune (1159-89) of the Minamoto,..the greatest of Japan's popular heroes..is the ‘Roland’ of this war tale. Phrases a Roland for an Oliver and variants: a quid pro quo, a tit for tat. Frequently in to give a Roland for an Oliver: to give as good as one gets (see to give (one) as good as he brings or one gets at give v. Phrases 4a). Cf. Oliver n.² ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > make a return [verb (intransitive)] returna1325 a Roland for an Oliver1548 reciprocate1600 revie1604 correspond1632 to return the compliment1655 retort1783 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV 196 To haue a Rowlande for an Olyuer,..he procured an amity with Henrie, king of Castell. 1597 in Jrnl. Cork Hist. & Archaeol. Soc. (1906) 12 56 Euen in their owne pryuate famylies thear is to be found a Roland (as we tearme it) for an Olyuer. 1656 W. Denton Let. 13 Nov. in M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family Commonwealth (1894) vi. 207 The waters run 18 inches under soyle, there's a Rowland for your Oliver. 1696 T. Southerne Oroonoko ii. i I have a Rowland for her Oliver, and so you may tell her. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 97 For though she can Write no more than a Mermaid, yet by the Help of some two-penny Scriber, she will always return him a Rowland for his Oliver. 1773 Life N. Frowde 132 We resolved to give him a Rowland for his Oliver, if he attacked us. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. vi. 126 He gave my termagant kinsman a quid pro quo—a Rowland for his Oliver, as the vulgar say. 1884 H. R. Haggard Dawn II. xii. 163 Comforted..by the thought that he had given Mrs. Carr a Roland for her Oliver. 1916 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 37 305 Here φρονήματα is a Roland for Antigone's Oliver. 1931 O. Lewis Origin Celebrated Jumping Frog 31–2 in B. A. Botkin Treasury Amer. Folklore (1944) iv. 498 In down east drawl he gave them Rolands for their Olivers till they left him alone. 2001 M. E. Brown W. Motherwell's Cultural Politics ii. 34 When he assailed us, we never allowed him to escape for it. We always gave him a Roland for an Oliver. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1525
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