supernadj.

Brit.

/suːˈpəːn/,

/sjuːˈpəːn/, U.S.

/suˈpərn/

Forms: late Middle English–1500s superne, 1600s– supern.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French superne; Latin supernus.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French superne from on high, sublime, celestial (12th cent. Old French), or its etymon (ii) classical Latin supernus situated above or at a higher level, situated in the sky or heavens, celestial, in post-classical Latin also divine (6th cent.) < superne at or to a higher level, above, on top < super over, above (see super- prefix) + -ne , suffix forming adverbs. Compare Spanish superno (15th cent.), Portuguese superno (1572), Italian superno (a1306). Compare supernal adj.

1. Heavenly, celestial; divine. archaic and rare after 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective]

heavenisheOE

heavenlyOE

celestienc1330

celestialc1384

celestly1400

supernc1429

supernal1447

ethereala1522

celesticala1533

supermundal?1577

paradised1594

etherean1600

Uranian1600

superlunary1614

unearthlya1616

supermundane1623

superterrestrial1635

supralunary1635

pantheana1641

supramundane1662

ethereous1667

supermundial1678

superlunar1742

superterrene1755

unworldly1765

supraterrestrial1836

supralunar1851

other world1882

other-worldish1894

c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 1274 This Ladie is verray candelabre and Cristis bright lanterne, The laumpe brynnyng in fire of light souerayne superne.

a1505 R. Henryson Prayer for Pest 65 in Poems (1981) 169 Superne lucerne, guberne this pestilens.

1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. rr.i They semed..very apte..vnto the superne & celestyall Iherusalem.

1568 in J. Small Poems W. Dunbar (1893) II. 329 To the superne eternall regioun.

1651 J. Howell Vision 35 Interior motions of Grace, which come from a higher power than the Stars,..curb and check the operations which proceed from the supern influxes.

1877 H. Taylor Isaac Comnenus ii. iii, in Wks. II. 249 Patriarch (to the Bishops). Soldiers of God and militants supern!

1977 ‘R. Garioch’ Coll. Poems ii. 54 God the Force supern May kyth Himsel til us in an equation In finite terms.

†2. Situated above or at the top; upper. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective]

highOE

high-seta1382

sovereigna1425

airy1565

sublime?1567

haughty1570

supernal1599

aerial1608

upward1622

high-top1653

superincumbent1659

supern1703

highish1778

high-up1831

high-level1842

altitudinous1868

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 12 Walking-places, whose supern part..is..supported by Columns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supern
释义	supernadj. Brit. /suːˈpəːn/, /sjuːˈpəːn/, U.S. /suˈpərn/ Forms: late Middle English–1500s superne, 1600s– supern. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French superne; Latin supernus. Etymology: < (i) Middle French superne from on high, sublime, celestial (12th cent. Old French), or its etymon (ii) classical Latin supernus situated above or at a higher level, situated in the sky or heavens, celestial, in post-classical Latin also divine (6th cent.) < superne at or to a higher level, above, on top < super over, above (see super- prefix) + -ne , suffix forming adverbs. Compare Spanish superno (15th cent.), Portuguese superno (1572), Italian superno (a1306). Compare supernal adj. 1. Heavenly, celestial; divine. archaic and rare after 17th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] heavenisheOE heavenlyOE heavenlyOE celestienc1330 celestialc1384 celestly1400 supernc1429 supernal1447 ethereala1522 celesticala1533 supermundal?1577 paradised1594 etherean1600 Uranian1600 superlunary1614 unearthlya1616 supermundane1623 superterrestrial1635 supralunary1635 pantheana1641 supramundane1662 ethereous1667 supermundial1678 superlunar1742 superterrene1755 unworldly1765 supraterrestrial1836 supralunar1851 other world1882 other-worldish1894 c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 1274 This Ladie is verray candelabre and Cristis bright lanterne, The laumpe brynnyng in fire of light souerayne superne. a1505 R. Henryson Prayer for Pest 65 in Poems (1981) 169 Superne lucerne, guberne this pestilens. 1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. rr.i They semed..very apte..vnto the superne & celestyall Iherusalem. 1568 in J. Small Poems W. Dunbar (1893) II. 329 To the superne eternall regioun. 1651 J. Howell Vision 35 Interior motions of Grace, which come from a higher power than the Stars,..curb and check the operations which proceed from the supern influxes. 1877 H. Taylor Isaac Comnenus ii. iii, in Wks. II. 249 Patriarch (to the Bishops). Soldiers of God and militants supern! 1977 ‘R. Garioch’ Coll. Poems ii. 54 God the Force supern May kyth Himsel til us in an equation In finite terms. †2. Situated above or at the top; upper. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] highOE high-seta1382 sovereigna1425 airy1565 sublime?1567 haughty1570 supernal1599 aerial1608 upward1622 high-top1653 superincumbent1659 supern1703 highish1778 high-up1831 high-level1842 altitudinous1868 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 12 Walking-places, whose supern part..is..supported by Columns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1429
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