well-foundint.adj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfaʊnd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfaʊnd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and find v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., find v.

Etymology: < well adv. + the past participle of find v.

A. int.

Used as a friendly greeting, expressing pleasure at meeting someone. Cf. welcome int. 1a. Now archaic and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > terms of greeting > when a person is met

well-foundc1330

c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 7033 As messanger to Wawayn cam..And him gret..And seyd ‘Wel yfounden child Wawayn.’

c1450 (a1400) Libeaus Desconus (Calig. A.ii) (1969) 1660 Þe constable seyde, ‘Well founde, Noble knyȝt of the Table Rounde.’

a1500 (a1400) Ipomedon (Chetham) (1889) 6715 Well fovnde, mayde Imayne.

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) sig. F.iii^v Well founde sweete wife (I trust) for al this your soure looke.

a1652 R. Brome Eng. Moor iii. i. 120 in Five New Playes (1659) O Garrula! well found, I was in quest of you.

1849 R. Browning Return of Druses (rev. ed.) iv, in Poems (new ed.) II. 113 Oh, well found, Djabal!—but no time for words.

1874 Old & New Sept. 368/1 Well found, dear sweet friend!

2002 P. A. Karr Gallows in Greenwood iii. 35 ‘Well found, my good lads!’ said the outlaw leader.

B. adj.

†1. Of established merit, value, or worth; laudable, commendable; meritorious. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective]

dearc888

dearworthc888

worthlyeOE

oughtsOE

worthfulOE

aughtOE

richa1225

gildenc1225

of pricea1325

worthya1325

of (‥) valourc1330

prow1340

dearworthyc1374

of value1395

pricefula1400

presc1400

singularc1400

goldena1425

well-foundc1475

valiant1481

prized1487

prowousa1500

valuable1567

prizable1569

valorous1592

suit-worth1594

bully1600

estimable1600

treasurable1607

treasurous?1611

treasured1675

pearly1770

at a premium1828

keep-worthy1830

good value1842

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > approved or accepted > after trial

well-triedc1400

well-foundc1475

well-approved1531

c1475 tr. C. de Pisan Livre du Corps de Policie (Cambr.) (1977) 184 Wherfor it was a weell founde thyng [Fr. chose bien ordonnee] for to fynde among worldly thynges suche an invencion that people myght be laboured and putt to dyuers offices.

?a1534 H. Medwall Nature i. sig. c.iv Surely thys conseyt ys well found I shall bryng the in seruyce for twaynty pound.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 101 Gerard de Narbon was my father, In what he did professe, well found .

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. ii. 44 In our well-found Successes.

1719 J. Lilly Pract. Reg. II. 649 The Verdict was perfect without the Conclusion, and therefore an idle and impertinent Thing shall not vitiate that which was well found without such a Conclusion.

1887 E. Lynn Linton in Fortn. Rev. May 728 Many [of the Athenian hetæræ] lived comparatively well-found lives.

2. Fully equipped, supplied, or stocked; (also occasionally) amply provided with something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > equipped or fitted out > well

well-attiredc1330

well beseena1393

well seena1400

well-furnished?c1452

well-garnished1481

well-boden1496

well-appointed1523

well-equipped1588

well-fitted1598

well-mounted1621

well-accoutred1637

well-geared1688

well-found1705

1705 Boston News-let. 23 Sept. 2/1 His best Prize is yet missing, which is a New sloop well found.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §94 A strong and very well found sloop.

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. ii. 144 The garrison is large and well found.

1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. x. 113 He seemed very old, being over twenty, and well-found in beard.

1891 A. H. Markham Sir J. Franklin 301 A well-found steamer.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 27 Sept. 20/4 I came upon a well-found homestead.

1975 Physics Bull. Dec. 517/1 A cut in the money available..has meant that some universities are finding it difficult to maintain the well-found laboratories which make up the essential base for good..research.

2006 Daily News (New Plymouth, N.Z.) (Nexis) 6 Jan. 8 New Zealand waters can be some of the most difficult in the world and are no place to venture without a well-found boat equipped with the best gear.

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

单词	well-found
释义	well-foundint.adj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfaʊnd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfaʊnd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and find v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., find v. Etymology: < well adv. + the past participle of find v. A. int. Used as a friendly greeting, expressing pleasure at meeting someone. Cf. welcome int. 1a. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > terms of greeting > when a person is met well-foundc1330 c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 7033 As messanger to Wawayn cam..And him gret..And seyd ‘Wel yfounden child Wawayn.’ c1450 (a1400) Libeaus Desconus (Calig. A.ii) (1969) 1660 Þe constable seyde, ‘Well founde, Noble knyȝt of the Table Rounde.’ a1500 (a1400) Ipomedon (Chetham) (1889) 6715 Well fovnde, mayde Imayne. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) sig. F.iii^v Well founde sweete wife (I trust) for al this your soure looke. a1652 R. Brome Eng. Moor iii. i. 120 in Five New Playes (1659) O Garrula! well found, I was in quest of you. 1849 R. Browning Return of Druses (rev. ed.) iv, in Poems (new ed.) II. 113 Oh, well found, Djabal!—but no time for words. 1874 Old & New Sept. 368/1 Well found, dear sweet friend! 2002 P. A. Karr Gallows in Greenwood iii. 35 ‘Well found, my good lads!’ said the outlaw leader. B. adj. †1. Of established merit, value, or worth; laudable, commendable; meritorious. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] dearc888 dearworthc888 worthlyeOE oughtsOE worthfulOE aughtOE richa1225 gildenc1225 of pricea1325 worthya1325 of (‥) valourc1330 prow1340 dearworthyc1374 of value1395 pricefula1400 presc1400 singularc1400 goldena1425 well-foundc1475 valiant1481 prized1487 prowousa1500 valuable1567 prizable1569 valorous1592 suit-worth1594 bully1600 estimable1600 treasurable1607 treasurous?1611 treasured1675 pearly1770 at a premium1828 keep-worthy1830 good value1842 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] > approved or accepted > after trial well-triedc1400 well-foundc1475 well-approved1531 c1475 tr. C. de Pisan Livre du Corps de Policie (Cambr.) (1977) 184 Wherfor it was a weell founde thyng [Fr. chose bien ordonnee] for to fynde among worldly thynges suche an invencion that people myght be laboured and putt to dyuers offices. ?a1534 H. Medwall Nature i. sig. c.iv Surely thys conseyt ys well found I shall bryng the in seruyce for twaynty pound. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 101 Gerard de Narbon was my father, In what he did professe, well found . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. ii. 44 In our well-found Successes. View more context for this quotation 1719 J. Lilly Pract. Reg. II. 649 The Verdict was perfect without the Conclusion, and therefore an idle and impertinent Thing shall not vitiate that which was well found without such a Conclusion. 1887 E. Lynn Linton in Fortn. Rev. May 728 Many [of the Athenian hetæræ] lived comparatively well-found lives. 2. Fully equipped, supplied, or stocked; (also occasionally) amply provided with something. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > equipped or fitted out > well well-attiredc1330 well beseena1393 well seena1400 well-furnished?c1452 well-garnished1481 well-boden1496 well-appointed1523 well-equipped1588 well-fitted1598 well-mounted1621 well-accoutred1637 well-geared1688 well-found1705 1705 Boston News-let. 23 Sept. 2/1 His best Prize is yet missing, which is a New sloop well found. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §94 A strong and very well found sloop. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. ii. 144 The garrison is large and well found. 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. x. 113 He seemed very old, being over twenty, and well-found in beard. 1891 A. H. Markham Sir J. Franklin 301 A well-found steamer. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 27 Sept. 20/4 I came upon a well-found homestead. 1975 Physics Bull. Dec. 517/1 A cut in the money available..has meant that some universities are finding it difficult to maintain the well-found laboratories which make up the essential base for good..research. 2006 Daily News (New Plymouth, N.Z.) (Nexis) 6 Jan. 8 New Zealand waters can be some of the most difficult in the world and are no place to venture without a well-found boat equipped with the best gear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < int.adj.c1330
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