单词 | sorn |
释义 | sornv. Scottish. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [verb (transitive)] > at other's expense sorn1563 quarter1650 the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > obtain or acquire in a certain way > by irregular means miswinc1400 sorn1563 shirk1635 sponge1676 whizzle1787 mooch1865 honeyfuggle1905 hot-stuff1914 scrounge1917 hum1918 ponce1938 organize1941 bludge1944 the mind > possession > taking > seizing > seize [verb (transitive)] > by (public) authority > exact free quarters and maintenance from sorn1563 1563 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 248 The Clangregour..birnis and slayis the pouer liegis of this realme,..takis thair gudis, sornis and oppressis thame. 1563–4 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. I. 271 That.. nane of thame sould sorne or oppres our Soverane Ladiis liegis dwelland within the boundis of Stratherne. 1588–9 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. IV. 342 Eftir thay had soirned, wracked, and spoilled the saidis haill Illis, thay..rased fyre. 2. intransitive. To take up free quarters or exact maintenance unjustifiably; to sponge upon others for food or lodging. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (intransitive)] > by irregular means sornc1575 boba1668 scunge1846 mooch1857 scrounge1909 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [verb (intransitive)] > at another's expense sornc1575 coynye1606 cosher1634 the mind > possession > taking > seizing > seize [verb (intransitive)] > exact free quarters or maintenance sornc1575 c1575 Balfour's Practicks (1754) 24 That na persounis heirefter ludge nor sorne in housis or granges pertening to religious or ecclesiasticall men. 1638 H. Adamson Muses Threnodie iv. 41 The Baliol proud With English forces.., arrived at Kinghorne, And through the countrie mightily did sorne. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. iv He gangs about sornan frae place to place. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 385 Why send the person..to corrupt, to pilfer and sorn upon your neighbours? 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 133 You pretend to gi'e entertainments, that canna come by a dinner except by sorning on a carefu' man like me? a1876 J. Eadie Comm. Thess. (1877) 314 The idlers..had no right to ‘sorn’ on their friends or burden the funds of the church. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1563 |
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