well-beknownadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlbᵻˈnəʊn/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlbəˈnoʊn/,

/ˌwɛlbiˈnoʊn/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and beknown adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., beknown adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + beknown adj. Compare earlier well-known adj.

Now chiefly archaic or regional.

Well known.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective]

couthOE

known1340

familiara1398

unstrangec1400

learnedc1420

conversant1430

beknown?c1475

well-beknown1480

quentc1540

well-kent1554

quainted1560

well-known1568

obversant1579

conversed1607

tame1609

familiarized1633

intimatea1680

household1761

homely1782

ole1835

old1898

1480 Cronicles Eng. (Caxton) cxix. sig. g3 This walgar was welbeknowen with the kyng and welbeloued.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. ii. 17 On bankis weilbiknaw and fluidis bay.

1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties Pref. ¶¶.v To my testimoniall I am able to adioyne princely peres, well-beknowne, and well approued.

1590 W. Vallans Tale Two Swannes sig. A4 Welwine, passing well beknowne, And noted for a worthie stratagem.

1848 Illustr. London News 9 Sept. 155/2 Mrs. Johnstone..played the nurse so well beknown at Bart'lemy's.

1886 D. C. Murray Rainbow Gold I. (new ed.) iii. iii. 261 ‘Mr. Armstrong,’ said the landlord, ‘is well beknown for one of our oldest residents.’

1929 Waterloo (Iowa) Evening Courier 10 July 5/2 Why, sir, Rob's in my line o' business—a High Tobyman, and pretty well beknown; they calls him the ‘Galloping Parson’.

2011 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 21 Oct. 31/1 Well beknown and loved in her community by endless neighbours and friends will be missed but not forgotten.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-beknown
释义	well-beknownadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlbᵻˈnəʊn/, U.S. /ˌwɛlbəˈnoʊn/, /ˌwɛlbiˈnoʊn/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and beknown adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., beknown adj. Etymology: < well adv. + beknown adj. Compare earlier well-known adj. Now chiefly archaic or regional. Well known. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] couthOE known1340 familiara1398 unstrangec1400 learnedc1420 conversant1430 beknown?c1475 well-beknown1480 quentc1540 well-kent1554 quainted1560 well-known1568 obversant1579 conversed1607 tame1609 familiarized1633 intimatea1680 household1761 homely1782 ole1835 old1898 1480 Cronicles Eng. (Caxton) cxix. sig. g3 This walgar was welbeknowen with the kyng and welbeloued. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. ii. 17 On bankis weilbiknaw and fluidis bay. 1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties Pref. ¶¶.v To my testimoniall I am able to adioyne princely peres, well-beknowne, and well approued. 1590 W. Vallans Tale Two Swannes sig. A4 Welwine, passing well beknowne, And noted for a worthie stratagem. 1848 Illustr. London News 9 Sept. 155/2 Mrs. Johnstone..played the nurse so well beknown at Bart'lemy's. 1886 D. C. Murray Rainbow Gold I. (new ed.) iii. iii. 261 ‘Mr. Armstrong,’ said the landlord, ‘is well beknown for one of our oldest residents.’ 1929 Waterloo (Iowa) Evening Courier 10 July 5/2 Why, sir, Rob's in my line o' business—a High Tobyman, and pretty well beknown; they calls him the ‘Galloping Parson’. 2011 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 21 Oct. 31/1 Well beknown and loved in her community by endless neighbours and friends will be missed but not forgotten. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1480
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