sea-thiefn.

Etymology: Compare German seedieb.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-thief.

A pirate, a sea-rover.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] > pirate

sea-thiefc1050

skimmera1387

scummera1398

galliotc1425

reaver1434

piratea1475

freebooter1570

sea-rover1579

filibuster1591

water rat1600

water thief1600

picaroon1624

sea-rata1640

Algerine1657

marooner1661

rat1675

Likedeelers1764

Viking1807

sea-wolf1837

piratess1862

c1050 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 347/26 Archipiratta, heah sæðeof.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 173 Sclauonia..haþ wylde men and see þeues.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 415 Þe see þeves of Danes.

1576 R. Curteys Two Serm. sig. Cj^v Th'one be Sea theeues suche as lye in the straights and corners of the Sea, & take other mens goods from them by force.

1627 M. Drayton Elegies in Battaile Agincourt 202 Or if some proling Rouer shall but dare, To seize the ship.., Let the fell fishes of the Maine appeare, And tell those Sea-thiefes, that [etc.].

1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 59 The sea-thieves were taken by surprise.

in extended use.1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. v. 156 Those small white Fish..Combine themselues, that their ioint strength doth hold Against the greediest of the Sea-thieues sallies.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	sea-thief
释义	sea-thiefn. Etymology: Compare German seedieb.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-thief. A pirate, a sea-rover. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] > pirate sea-thiefc1050 skimmera1387 scummera1398 galliotc1425 reaver1434 piratea1475 freebooter1570 sea-rover1579 filibuster1591 water rat1600 water thief1600 picaroon1624 sea-rata1640 Algerine1657 marooner1661 rat1675 Likedeelers1764 Viking1807 sea-wolf1837 piratess1862 c1050 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 347/26 Archipiratta, heah sæðeof. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 173 Sclauonia..haþ wylde men and see þeues. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 415 Þe see þeves of Danes. 1576 R. Curteys Two Serm. sig. Cj^v Th'one be Sea theeues suche as lye in the straights and corners of the Sea, & take other mens goods from them by force. 1627 M. Drayton Elegies in Battaile Agincourt 202 Or if some proling Rouer shall but dare, To seize the ship.., Let the fell fishes of the Maine appeare, And tell those Sea-thiefes, that [etc.]. 1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 59 The sea-thieves were taken by surprise. in extended use.1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. v. 156 Those small white Fish..Combine themselues, that their ioint strength doth hold Against the greediest of the Sea-thieues sallies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1050
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