span-newadj.

/ˈspannjuː/

Forms: Also span new.

Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse spán-nýr.

Etymology: < Old Norse spán-nýr, < spán-n chip + ný-r new, with normal shortening of the first element. Compare spon-new adj.Dialect variants are spander- (spanther- ), spanker- , spang-new . See also bran-span-new brand-new adj.; spank span-new adj.; and spick and span adj., n., and adv.

Now chiefly dialect.

Quite or perfectly new:

a. Of things, esp. clothes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > brand new

span-newc1300

spon-new13..

brand-newc1570

spick and span new1579

new-new1592

fire-new1597

fiery-new1644

spick and span1665

split-new1695

spander-new1707

spank span-new1775

spick-span1815

spleet-new1818

brand-span-new1828

spick-span new1880

firebrand new1882

spanking new1886

spandy new1903

pin-new1967

box-fresh1990

c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 968 Þe cok bigan of him to rewe, and bouthe him cloþes, al spannewe.

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 1665 This tale was ay span new to byginne Til at the nyght departed hem atwynne.

a1400 K. Alis. (Laud) 4055 Richelich he dooþ hym shrede In span newe kniȝtten wede.

1463–4 Sir J. Howard Expenses in Manners & Househ. Exp. (Roxb.) 160 A new jakett off purpylle that was made ffor my mastyr..and itt is spanne new.

1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 59 Let me borrowe on crackd groate of your purse for this same span new pamflett.

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie iii. x. sig. H7 The newes he tells you, is of some new flesh, Lately broke vp, spanne new, hote piping fresh.

1626 J. Mead Let. 14 Oct. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times Charles I (1848) (modernized text) I. 158 I have lighted upon a span new proclamation, which I send you in time.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 60 Therefore [he] would not wear an Old Title, but have a span-New Arch-Bishops Chaire carved out for himself.

1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 114 Span New, very new: that was never worn or used.

1822 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 2 Feb. 260 A maker of span-new governments and religions.

1850 G. Cupples Green Hand i. 5/2 Up the side he scrambles,..all togged out to the nines in a span new blue jacket.

1879 A. Taylor Guienne 55 The span-new..nineteenth century miracle.

b. Of persons, etc. Also in compounds.

ΚΠ

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie In Lectores sig. B3 Some spruce pedant, or some span-new come fry Of Innes a-court.

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger False One iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Rr2/1 Am I not totally a span-new Gallant Fit for the choycest eyes?

1648 N. Ward To Parl. at Westm. 24 Such..conditions, as their pride, and span-new Gentries will not indure.

1844 D. W. Jerrold Chron. Clovernook in Illuminated Mag. 2 207/2 Most of the children, however, lost by degrees the errors and weaknesses of their former days, and in time became span-new creatures.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	span-new
释义	span-newadj. /ˈspannjuː/ Forms: Also span new. Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse spán-nýr. Etymology: < Old Norse spán-nýr, < spán-n chip + ný-r new, with normal shortening of the first element. Compare spon-new adj.Dialect variants are spander- (spanther- ), spanker- , spang-new . See also bran-span-new brand-new adj.; spank span-new adj.; and spick and span adj., n., and adv. Now chiefly dialect. Quite or perfectly new: a. Of things, esp. clothes. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > brand new span-newc1300 spon-new13.. brand-newc1570 spick and span new1579 new-new1592 fire-new1597 fiery-new1644 spick and span1665 split-new1695 spander-new1707 spank span-new1775 spick-span1815 spleet-new1818 brand-span-new1828 spick-span new1880 firebrand new1882 spanking new1886 spandy new1903 pin-new1967 box-fresh1990 c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 968 Þe cok bigan of him to rewe, and bouthe him cloþes, al spannewe. c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 1665 This tale was ay span new to byginne Til at the nyght departed hem atwynne. a1400 K. Alis. (Laud) 4055 Richelich he dooþ hym shrede In span newe kniȝtten wede. 1463–4 Sir J. Howard Expenses in Manners & Househ. Exp. (Roxb.) 160 A new jakett off purpylle that was made ffor my mastyr..and itt is spanne new. 1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 59 Let me borrowe on crackd groate of your purse for this same span new pamflett. 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie iii. x. sig. H7 The newes he tells you, is of some new flesh, Lately broke vp, spanne new, hote piping fresh. 1626 J. Mead Let. 14 Oct. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times Charles I (1848) (modernized text) I. 158 I have lighted upon a span new proclamation, which I send you in time. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 60 Therefore [he] would not wear an Old Title, but have a span-New Arch-Bishops Chaire carved out for himself. 1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 114 Span New, very new: that was never worn or used. 1822 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 2 Feb. 260 A maker of span-new governments and religions. 1850 G. Cupples Green Hand i. 5/2 Up the side he scrambles,..all togged out to the nines in a span new blue jacket. 1879 A. Taylor Guienne 55 The span-new..nineteenth century miracle. b. Of persons, etc. Also in compounds. ΚΠ 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie In Lectores sig. B3 Some spruce pedant, or some span-new come fry Of Innes a-court. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger False One iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Rr2/1 Am I not totally a span-new Gallant Fit for the choycest eyes? 1648 N. Ward To Parl. at Westm. 24 Such..conditions, as their pride, and span-new Gentries will not indure. 1844 D. W. Jerrold Chron. Clovernook in Illuminated Mag. 2 207/2 Most of the children, however, lost by degrees the errors and weaknesses of their former days, and in time became span-new creatures. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1300
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