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单词 scance
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scancen.

Brit. /skɑːns/, /skans/, U.S. /skæns/, Scottish English /skans/
Forms: Also 1600s–1800s skance.
Etymology: < scance v.2
Scottish.
a. A glance; a glimpse.
ΚΠ
1787 J. Skinner Let. 25 Sept. in C. Rogers Bk. of Robert Burns (1890) II. 218 Oh happy hour..That..ga'e him..Sae braw a skance Of Ayrshire's dainty poet.
1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xi. 82 Then they stumbled on a field of the laird's..and took a ‘skance’ of what was going on there.
b. A gleam (of light).
ΚΠ
1819–20 ‘Antiquary’ St. Patrick 168 (Jam.) I looket up amang the craigs an saw a red scance o' light beekin' on the taps o' the highest o' them.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

scancev.1

Brit. /skɑːns/, /skans/, U.S. /skæns/, Scottish English /skans/
Forms: Also 1500s–1600s, 1800s skance, 1600s–1700s scanse.
Etymology: apparently < Latin scans-, participial stem of scandĕre to climb, to scan v.
Chiefly Scottish.
1. transitive. To examine critically, to scrutinize; to turn over in one's mind, to reflect on; also (with indirect question as object), to debate with oneself, ‘wonder’. Cf. scan v. 2, 3 Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > consider, deliberate [verb (transitive)]
i-thenchec897
showeOE
i-mune971
thinkOE
overthinkOE
takec1175
umbethinkc1175
waltc1200
bethinkc1220
wend?c1225
weighc1380
delivera1382
peisea1382
considerc1385
musec1390
to look over ——a1393
advise?c1400
debatec1400
roll?c1400
revert?a1425
advertc1425
deliberc1425
movec1425
musec1425
revolvec1425
contemplec1429
overseec1440
to think overc1440
perpend1447
roil1447
pondera1450
to eat inc1450
involvec1470
ponderate?a1475
reputec1475
counterpoise1477
poisea1483
traversec1487
umbecast1487
digest1488
undercast1489
overhalec1500
rumble1519
volve?1520
compassa1522
recount1526
trutinate1528
cast1530
expend1531
ruminate1533
concoct1534
contemplate1538
deliberate1540
revolute1553
chawa1558
to turn over1568
cud1569
cogitate1570
huik1570
chew1579
meditatec1580
discourse1581
speculate1599
theorize1599
scance1603
verse1614
pensitate1623
agitate1629
spell1633
view1637
study1659
designa1676
introspect1683
troll1685
balance1692
to figure on or upon1837
reflect1862
mull1873
to mull over1874
scour1882
mill1905
1603 Philotus ci. sig. D3v Full oft this mater did I skance, Bot with my self befoir.
1636 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae (new ed.) 1357 Give him your good advice And panse not nor skanse not The perrill nor the price.
1638 H. Adamson Muses Threnodie vi. 72 How that can be forgote I greatlie scance.
2. intransitive. To reflect, comment, descant. Const. of, on, upon. Cf. scan v. 2b.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > meditate, reflect [verb (intransitive)]
howOE
study?c1225
bethinkc1300
muse1340
recorda1400
imaginec1400
to take thoughtc1450
contemplaire1474
medite1483
remord1535
contemplate?1538
ruminate1547
meditate1560
scance1606
excogitate1630
cogitate1633
reflect1772
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > particular interpretation, construction > comment [verb (intransitive)]
glozec1380
gloss1579
scance1606
comment1611
annotate1733
commentate1828
1606 W. Arthur & H. Charteris Rollock's Lect. 1st & 2nd Epist. Paul to Thessalonians (2 Thess.) ii. 28 To scanse of these things ouer far it is but vaine curiositie.
1739 A. Nicol Nature without Art 69 Oh my Muse, I want Engine To scance upon the Ancient Name.
1739 A. Nicol Nature without Art 80 I ne'er admire the Learned, tho' they Scance On Stile and Numbers.
1806 A. Douglas Poems 151 (Jam.) Now round the ingle in a ring On public news they're scancin'.
3. = scan v. 1. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > study of poetry > study poetry [verb (transitive)] > scan
scan1398
scance1704
1704 T. Watt Gram. made easy (1742) 78 To know how to Scanse the 10 Ode of the first Book [of Horace].
4. transitive. To climb. (Cf. scan v. 7.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > ascend (something) [verb (transitive)] > climb up or scale
climba1000
speel1571
scale1579
upclimb1582
scana1599
scance1714
1714 R. Smith Poems 112 His Pious Soul did Jacob's Ladder scanse.
1861 R. W. Dixon To Shadow viii If ever thou didst scance In a wayward wistful dance Up and down..On the wall with giant scrawl.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

scancev.2

Brit. /skɑːns/, /skans/, U.S. /skæns/, Scottish English /skans/
Etymology: Of obscure origin; compare askance v.
Chiefly Scottish.
1. intransitive. To glance, look with disdain.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > think or behave contemptuously [verb (intransitive)] > express contempt by facial expression
snurtc1440
to look askew1538
scance1611
to fall a lip of contempta1616
flurn1656
sneer1734
to curl the lip1816
snigger1823
1611 ‘G. Vadianus’ in T. Coryate Crudities sig. h v The Country Boores dasht with the matter Beganne on him to skance awry.
1883 R. Cleland Inchbracken xiv. 113 Cockin' her neb at decent folk, an' scancin' at my tuscan bonnet.
2. To make a display or show.
ΚΠ
1813 E. Picken Misc. Poems I. 123 (Jam.) In silk an' sattin ilk ane scances, An' gawze beside.

Derivatives

ˈscancing adj.
ΚΠ
1773 R. Fergusson Auld Reikie 9 Where now cou'd shine The scancing Glories o' Carmine?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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