单词 | roblet |
释义 | † robletn. Obsolete. rare. A goblin which leads people astray in the dark. Only in roblet-led. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > imp, goblin, or hobgoblin > specific types of gay horse1483 roblet-led1647 redcap?1790 erl-king1797 red-cowl1816 bottle imp1823 gremlin1929 1647 N. Ward Serm. before House of Commons 26 So many are roblet-led with new lights. 1758 J. Clubbe Hist. Wheatfield 22 From hence Superstition has possessed the Inhabitants, that..it is impossible to find the Way out of this Field in the Dark, but that every one, that is so hardy as to make the Experiment, is Roblet-led [1770 Roiblet-led]; by which they mean led by some Ghost or Phantom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † robletv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To lead astray; to mislead. Cf. roblet n.Only recorded in the writing of Nathaniel Fairfax. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > lead astray misbeleadc1390 mislead1575 roblet1674 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 65 One reason..why the understanding has been robletted in to these wastes and wildnesses. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 173 If the man..will needs be setting up a Will in the wisp, no wonder if the glare of it sometimes roblet him into bogs and marlpits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1647v.1674 |
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