Rosinanten.

Brit.

/rɒzᵻˈnanti/, U.S.

/ˌrɑzəˈnænti/,

/ˌroʊzəˈnænti/

Forms: 1600s– Rosinante, 1600s– Rozinante.

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

Etymology: < Rosinante, Rozinante (Spanish Rocinante ), the name of the horse ridden by Don Quixote in the satirical romance of that name by Miguel de Cervantes (see Quixote n.).Don Quixote gives this name to the horse on deciding to use him as his steed. It is formed as a deliberately noble-sounding name, punningly < Spanish rocín horse, hack (see rouncy n.¹) + ante before (see ante adv.), with allusion to the animal's former status as a workhorse or nag. Compare:1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 i. 6 He finally concluded to name him Rozinante, a name in his opinion, lofty, ful, and significative of what he had beene when he was a simple horse, before he was exalted to his new dignity.

(A name for) a worn-out or out-of-condition horse; a hack, a nag.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [noun] > inferior or old and worn-out

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1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 iii. 171 He inrested his Javelin low on the Thigh, and ran with all the Force Rozinante might.]

1641 W. Stokes Vaulting Master sig. B Nor shall we mount leane Rozinante's brood, Though he's so dry he may be tane for wood.

1696 P. Ayres Revengeful Mistress 157 Mounting his Courser which was another Rosinante.

1745 Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 65 Who, enraged by their several Losses, began to curse the Doctor and his Rosinante.

1788 J. May Jrnl. 7 Aug. (1873) (modernized text) 100 I felt queer enough mounted on my Rosinante, about thirteen hands high.

1816 Sporting Mag. 48 233 The more humble donkey and spare Rosinante trotting and snorting along the road.

1867 M. E. Herbert Cradle Lands 56 A wretched ‘rosinante’, such as would appear at a Spanish bull-fight.

1918 G. Frankau One of Them xxiv. 185 Feed like a cow-hocked yellow Rosinante In Grecian mangers.

1949 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. 44 242 The whole picture of this priest making his way on an English Rosinante..is inconsistent with the dignity and importance of the position accorded him.

1974 M. Ayrton Midas Consequence (1978) vi. 146 It is no Rosinante that Addle rides, but as sleek a sumpter mule as ever bore up a Medici.

1998 New Republic (Nexis) 16 Nov. 42 For seven straight years Max and his horse Napoleon (‘my confidant..my Rosinante’) made the morning rounds.

Derivatives

Rosiˈnantine adj. rare thin, weak, worn out.

ΚΠ

1746 B. Martin Suppl. on Mod. Knight-Errant 17 Our Knight sets Spurs to his Rozinantine Muse.

1936 P. Fleming News from Tartary ix. 235 Plump and naked..they [sc. camels] were a great contrast to our shaggy, Rosinantine beasts.

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

单词	rosinante
释义	Rosinanten. Brit. /rɒzᵻˈnanti/, U.S. /ˌrɑzəˈnænti/, /ˌroʊzəˈnænti/ Forms: 1600s– Rosinante, 1600s– Rozinante. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rosinante. Etymology: < Rosinante, Rozinante (Spanish Rocinante ), the name of the horse ridden by Don Quixote in the satirical romance of that name by Miguel de Cervantes (see Quixote n.).Don Quixote gives this name to the horse on deciding to use him as his steed. It is formed as a deliberately noble-sounding name, punningly < Spanish rocín horse, hack (see rouncy n.¹) + ante before (see ante adv.), with allusion to the animal's former status as a workhorse or nag. Compare:1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 i. 6 He finally concluded to name him Rozinante, a name in his opinion, lofty, ful, and significative of what he had beene when he was a simple horse, before he was exalted to his new dignity. (A name for) a worn-out or out-of-condition horse; a hack, a nag. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [noun] > inferior or old and worn-out brockc1000 stota1100 jadec1386 yaud?a1513 roila1529 tit1548 hilding1590 tireling1590 dog horsec1600 baffle1639 Rosinante1641 aver1691 keffel1699 runt1725 hack horse1760 rip1775 kadisha1817 dunghill1833 pelter1854 crow-bait1857 caster1859 plug1860 knacker1864 plug horse1872 crock1879 skate1894 robbo1897 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > physical condition or types of > horse in poor condition Rosinante1641 grog1818 screw1821 1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 iii. 171 He inrested his Javelin low on the Thigh, and ran with all the Force Rozinante might.] 1641 W. Stokes Vaulting Master sig. B Nor shall we mount leane Rozinante's brood, Though he's so dry he may be tane for wood. 1696 P. Ayres Revengeful Mistress 157 Mounting his Courser which was another Rosinante. 1745 Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 65 Who, enraged by their several Losses, began to curse the Doctor and his Rosinante. 1788 J. May Jrnl. 7 Aug. (1873) (modernized text) 100 I felt queer enough mounted on my Rosinante, about thirteen hands high. 1816 Sporting Mag. 48 233 The more humble donkey and spare Rosinante trotting and snorting along the road. 1867 M. E. Herbert Cradle Lands 56 A wretched ‘rosinante’, such as would appear at a Spanish bull-fight. 1918 G. Frankau One of Them xxiv. 185 Feed like a cow-hocked yellow Rosinante In Grecian mangers. 1949 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. 44 242 The whole picture of this priest making his way on an English Rosinante..is inconsistent with the dignity and importance of the position accorded him. 1974 M. Ayrton Midas Consequence (1978) vi. 146 It is no Rosinante that Addle rides, but as sleek a sumpter mule as ever bore up a Medici. 1998 New Republic (Nexis) 16 Nov. 42 For seven straight years Max and his horse Napoleon (‘my confidant..my Rosinante’) made the morning rounds. Derivatives Rosiˈnantine adj. rare thin, weak, worn out. ΚΠ 1746 B. Martin Suppl. on Mod. Knight-Errant 17 Our Knight sets Spurs to his Rozinantine Muse. 1936 P. Fleming News from Tartary ix. 235 Plump and naked..they [sc. camels] were a great contrast to our shaggy, Rosinantine beasts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1641
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