sirrahn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪrə/, U.S.

/ˈsɪrə/

Forms: α. 1500s syra, syrra ( syrria?), 1500s–1600s sirra. β. 1500s syrha, syrrha, 1500s–1600s sirha, sirrha. γ. 1500s sirah, 1600s surrah, syrrah, 1600s– sirrah. δ. 1500s serea, serrha, 1800s dialect serrah. See also stirrah n.

Etymology: < sir n. The additional syllable had probably no definite origin, though explained by Minsheu as the interj. ah or ha.

Now archaic.

a. A term of address used to men or boys, expressing contempt, reprimand, or assumption of authority on the part of the speaker; sometimes employed less seriously in addressing children.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > contemptuous title > form of address

sirrah1526

sir1592

your Un-Reverence1823

α.

1526 100 Merry Tales (Rastell) xlii Sirra I vnderstand that thou dost ly euery night with my wyfe when I am from home.

1548 R. Crowley Confut. N. Shaxton sig. Gi^v A syra, ther said you wel.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. ii. 30 Sirra, your Fathers dead, And what will you do now?

1641 W. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 289 The Bishop saying ‘Sir’, was mistaken to have said Sirra, and called to the bar.

β. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 2 Sirha, when our..graundsires were alive thei spake plainly in their mothers tongue.1579 G. Harvey Two Other Lett. ii. 64 Ah Syrrha, and Iesu Lord, thought I, haue we at last gotten one, of whom his olde..Companions may iustly glory.1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxv. x. 538 Sirrha, (quoth he) remember you are but a shoemaker.1602 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. ii. sig. D3^v Syrha, sirha, Ile know the trueth of all.γ. 1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor i. i. sig. B But heare you, sirrah . 1602 Contention Liberalitie & Prodigalitie iv. iii. sig. E2 Come on, surra, chill make you vast, bum vay.1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 194 Nay, sirrah,..I knowe not what will become of you.1656 S. Holland Don Zara iii. iv. 171 Syrrah, Though I cannot prove how, or where thou attainedst those glorious Arms.1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 105. ⁋3 I assure you Sirrah, I wont go to the Devil for you.1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. vii. xi. 169 Sirrah, I'll break your bones!a1822 P. B. Shelley Charles I ii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 243 Go, sirrah, and repent of your offence Ten minutes in the rain.1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! vii ‘You mean Captain Drake, your worship?’ ‘I do, sirrah’.δ. 1547 J. Hooper Answer Detection Deuyls Sophistrye T j See thy God, knele downe serea and hold upp thy handes.1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Ai/1 Serrha, Heus, io.1833 Close Satirist 164 I'll fetch the, thau idle serrah!

b. Used attributively with appellations or proper names.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > contemptuous title

sirc1386

sirec1386

sirrah1591

1591 R. Greene Notable Discouery of Coosenage sig. D4 Sirra Collier, knowe that we are heere all assembled as a grand Iurie.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iii. i. 117 Sirra Costard, I will infranchise thee.

1603 T. Dekker et al. Patient Grissill sig. B4^v But Sirha Rice, when's the day?

1663 A. Cowley Cutter of Coleman-St. i. ii. 3 I, Sirra Jack-an-apes, if you start when your father speaks to you.

1860 W. H. Ainsworth Ovingdean Grange ix. ii. 341 Give me a glass of brandy, sirrah host.

†2. Applied to women (seriously or in jest). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for woman

mistress?a1425

your (also occasionally thy) mistress-ship?1461

sir1578

goodwife1593

metresse1600

metreza1604

sirrah1604

mistershipa1616

Mrsa1637

ma'am1671

citess1793

Mis'1835

mem1890

1604 T. Dekker & T. Middleton Honest Whore ii. i. 198 Sirra Bellafronte,..thou shalt sit at the vpper end puncke.

a1625 J. Fletcher Valentinian ii. v, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbbbb/2 Ah Sirah; And have we got you here, faith Noble Lady, Wee'l keep you one month Courtier.

1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode iii. i. 36 A Dod sirrah, I like thy wit well.

1710 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 31 Oct. (1948) I. 77 You lose all your money at cards, sirrah Stella.

1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 11 July Stella, hussy, don't you remember, sirrah [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sirrah
释义	sirrahn. Brit. /ˈsɪrə/, U.S. /ˈsɪrə/ Forms: α. 1500s syra, syrra ( syrria?), 1500s–1600s sirra. β. 1500s syrha, syrrha, 1500s–1600s sirha, sirrha. γ. 1500s sirah, 1600s surrah, syrrah, 1600s– sirrah. δ. 1500s serea, serrha, 1800s dialect serrah. See also stirrah n. Etymology: < sir n. The additional syllable had probably no definite origin, though explained by Minsheu as the interj. ah or ha. Now archaic. 1. a. A term of address used to men or boys, expressing contempt, reprimand, or assumption of authority on the part of the speaker; sometimes employed less seriously in addressing children. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > contemptuous title > form of address sirrah1526 sir1592 your Un-Reverence1823 α. 1526 100 Merry Tales (Rastell) xlii Sirra I vnderstand that thou dost ly euery night with my wyfe when I am from home. 1548 R. Crowley Confut. N. Shaxton sig. Gi^v A syra, ther said you wel. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. ii. 30 Sirra, your Fathers dead, And what will you do now? 1641 W. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 289 The Bishop saying ‘Sir’, was mistaken to have said Sirra, and called to the bar. β. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 2 Sirha, when our..graundsires were alive thei spake plainly in their mothers tongue.1579 G. Harvey Two Other Lett. ii. 64 Ah Syrrha, and Iesu Lord, thought I, haue we at last gotten one, of whom his olde..Companions may iustly glory.1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxv. x. 538 Sirrha, (quoth he) remember you are but a shoemaker.1602 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. ii. sig. D3^v Syrha, sirha, Ile know the trueth of all.γ. 1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor i. i. sig. B But heare you, sirrah . View more context for this quotation1602 Contention Liberalitie & Prodigalitie iv. iii. sig. E2 Come on, surra, chill make you vast, bum vay.1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 194 Nay, sirrah,..I knowe not what will become of you.1656 S. Holland Don Zara iii. iv. 171 Syrrah, Though I cannot prove how, or where thou attainedst those glorious Arms.1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 105. ⁋3 I assure you Sirrah, I wont go to the Devil for you.1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. vii. xi. 169 Sirrah, I'll break your bones!a1822 P. B. Shelley Charles I ii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 243 Go, sirrah, and repent of your offence Ten minutes in the rain.1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! vii ‘You mean Captain Drake, your worship?’ ‘I do, sirrah’.δ. 1547 J. Hooper Answer Detection Deuyls Sophistrye T j See thy God, knele downe serea and hold upp thy handes.1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Ai/1 Serrha, Heus, io.1833 Close Satirist 164 I'll fetch the, thau idle serrah! b. Used attributively with appellations or proper names. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > contemptuous title sirc1386 sirec1386 sirrah1591 1591 R. Greene Notable Discouery of Coosenage sig. D4 Sirra Collier, knowe that we are heere all assembled as a grand Iurie. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iii. i. 117 Sirra Costard, I will infranchise thee. 1603 T. Dekker et al. Patient Grissill sig. B4^v But Sirha Rice, when's the day? 1663 A. Cowley Cutter of Coleman-St. i. ii. 3 I, Sirra Jack-an-apes, if you start when your father speaks to you. 1860 W. H. Ainsworth Ovingdean Grange ix. ii. 341 Give me a glass of brandy, sirrah host. †2. Applied to women (seriously or in jest). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for woman mistress?a1425 your (also occasionally thy) mistress-ship?1461 sir1578 goodwife1593 metresse1600 metreza1604 sirrah1604 mistershipa1616 Mrsa1637 ma'am1671 citess1793 Mis'1835 mem1890 1604 T. Dekker & T. Middleton Honest Whore ii. i. 198 Sirra Bellafronte,..thou shalt sit at the vpper end puncke. a1625 J. Fletcher Valentinian ii. v, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbbbb/2 Ah Sirah; And have we got you here, faith Noble Lady, Wee'l keep you one month Courtier. 1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode iii. i. 36 A Dod sirrah, I like thy wit well. 1710 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 31 Oct. (1948) I. 77 You lose all your money at cards, sirrah Stella. 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 11 July Stella, hussy, don't you remember, sirrah [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1526
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