widdiefun.adj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪdᵻfuː/, U.S.

/ˈwɪdəfu/, Scottish English

/ˈwɪdᵻfu/

Forms:

α. pre-1700 viddeful, pre-1700 viddefull, pre-1700 wid full, pre-1700 widdefow, pre-1700 1800s– widdiefow, pre-1700 1900s– widdifow, 1700s widdiefull, 1700s widdifu, 1700s widdyfou', 1700s widdyfu, 1700s–1800s widdifu', 1700s–1800s widdyfow, 1700s–1800s widdyfu', 1700s–1900s widdiefu', 1800s widdiefoo, 1800s widdifoo, 1800s widdifou, 1800s widdiful Brit. /ˈwɪdᵻfʊl/, U.S. /ˈwɪdəfəl/, Scottish English /ˈwɪdᵻfəl/, 1800s widifu, 1800s withifo' (Orkney), 1900s widdifa (Aberdeenshire), 1900s withifu (Orkney), 1900s– widdiefu.

β. pre-1700 wedefull.

γ. 1800s woodiefu, 1800s woodifu, 1800s woodifu', 1800s wuddiefu', 1900s– woddyfa, 1900s– wuddifu.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: widdie n., -ful suffix.

Etymology: < widdie n. + -ful suffix. Compare widdieneck n.

Scottish. Now rare.

A. n.

A person who deserves or is likely to be hanged; a rogue, a scoundrel. Also in weakened sense: a mischievous or rascally person. Cf. widdieneck n., hempy n.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adjective] > worthy of hanging

gallowsc1425

widdiefu?a1513

rope-ripe1552

widdiefu1568

hangworthya1586

slip-string1629

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > worthy of hanging

wickhals?a1400

crack-rope?a1500

widdieneck?a1500

widdiefu?a1513

thevis neka1525

stretch-hemp1532

man of death1535

slip-string1546

waghalter1546

ropeful1567

gallows-clapper1570

hang-rope1570

rope-ripe1570

crack-halter1573

hempstring1573

wag-string1578

stretch-halter1583

gallows1598

halter-sack1598

wag-with1611

crack-hempa1616

roper1615

halter-sick1617

gallows-climber1668

hang-string1675

hempy1718

gallows-face1725

gallows-bird1785

hang-gallows1785

a1513 W. Dunbar Flyting in Poems (1998) I. 203 Wan wisaged widdefow, out of thy wit gane wyld.

1568 ( D. Lindsay Satyre (Bannatyne) l. 2992 in Wks. (1931) II. 336 My lord for goddis saik latt nocht hang me, Howbeid thir widdefowis wald wrang me.

1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. 81 Ye're a Widdy-fou' against hanging Time.

1793 Dial. Courtship Jockey & Maggy iv. 26 Awa, awa, ye witless widdy-fu.

1842 R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes Scotl. 59/1 He keeps a curn o' queynies, and a wheen widdy-fu's, and gars them fussle, and loup, and mak murgeons, to please the grit folk.

1916 G. Abel Wylins fae My Wallet 15 The baillie loon, that widdiefu' Files sets me at the kye.

1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick xix. 172 Gweed preserve's ye young wuddiefu, ye've run ur ye've birsen yersel.

B. adj.

Deserving or likely to be hanged; roguish, villainous. Also in weakened sense: mischievous, rascally. Cf. hempy adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adjective] > worthy of hanging

gallowsc1425

widdiefu?a1513

rope-ripe1552

widdiefu1568

hangworthya1586

slip-string1629

1568 ( D. Lindsay Satyre (Bannatyne) l. 3045 in Wks. (1931) II. 358 The widdefow wardanis tuik my geir.

1633 in W. Fraser Mem. Maxwells of Pollok (1863) II. 231 This blak fellow drank, brak gles and wes wid full thairefter.

a1751 W. Hamilton in A. Ramsay Wks. (1970) IV. 295 Tell the Widdi-fu young Louns, To notice the Back-graft.

1793 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 689 The Laird was a widdiefu', bleerit knurl.

1818 A. Fordyce Country Wedding 20 Were yon woodifu' wasp to cast sa't on your fud.

1843 R. Poole Willie Armstrong ii. ii. 31 The widdiefu' creature—that is he!

1979 H. Henderson Poetry London/Apple Mag. 1 i. 88 Shame on the Blairs an' sic wuddifu races.

1987 B. Holton tr. S. Nai'an Men o the Mossflow i, in Sc. Corpus Texts & Speech ‘Ye widdiefu reiver, ye!’ Marischal Gao flytes at him, ‘Gin ye wir taen bad, hou cam ye here?’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	widdiefu
释义	widdiefun.adj. Brit. /ˈwɪdᵻfuː/, U.S. /ˈwɪdəfu/, Scottish English /ˈwɪdᵻfu/ Forms: α. pre-1700 viddeful, pre-1700 viddefull, pre-1700 wid full, pre-1700 widdefow, pre-1700 1800s– widdiefow, pre-1700 1900s– widdifow, 1700s widdiefull, 1700s widdifu, 1700s widdyfou', 1700s widdyfu, 1700s–1800s widdifu', 1700s–1800s widdyfow, 1700s–1800s widdyfu', 1700s–1900s widdiefu', 1800s widdiefoo, 1800s widdifoo, 1800s widdifou, 1800s widdiful Brit. /ˈwɪdᵻfʊl/, U.S. /ˈwɪdəfəl/, Scottish English /ˈwɪdᵻfəl/, 1800s widifu, 1800s withifo' (Orkney), 1900s widdifa (Aberdeenshire), 1900s withifu (Orkney), 1900s– widdiefu. β. pre-1700 wedefull. γ. 1800s woodiefu, 1800s woodifu, 1800s woodifu', 1800s wuddiefu', 1900s– woddyfa, 1900s– wuddifu. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: widdie n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < widdie n. + -ful suffix. Compare widdieneck n. Scottish. Now rare. A. n. A person who deserves or is likely to be hanged; a rogue, a scoundrel. Also in weakened sense: a mischievous or rascally person. Cf. widdieneck n., hempy n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adjective] > worthy of hanging gallowsc1425 widdiefu?a1513 rope-ripe1552 widdiefu1568 hangworthya1586 slip-string1629 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > worthy of hanging wickhals?a1400 crack-rope?a1500 widdieneck?a1500 widdiefu?a1513 thevis neka1525 stretch-hemp1532 man of death1535 slip-string1546 waghalter1546 ropeful1567 gallows-clapper1570 hang-rope1570 rope-ripe1570 crack-halter1573 hempstring1573 wag-string1578 stretch-halter1583 gallows1598 halter-sack1598 wag-with1611 crack-hempa1616 roper1615 halter-sick1617 gallows-climber1668 hang-string1675 hempy1718 gallows-face1725 gallows-bird1785 hang-gallows1785 a1513 W. Dunbar Flyting in Poems (1998) I. 203 Wan wisaged widdefow, out of thy wit gane wyld. 1568 ( D. Lindsay Satyre (Bannatyne) l. 2992 in Wks. (1931) II. 336 My lord for goddis saik latt nocht hang me, Howbeid thir widdefowis wald wrang me. 1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. 81 Ye're a Widdy-fou' against hanging Time. 1793 Dial. Courtship Jockey & Maggy iv. 26 Awa, awa, ye witless widdy-fu. 1842 R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes Scotl. 59/1 He keeps a curn o' queynies, and a wheen widdy-fu's, and gars them fussle, and loup, and mak murgeons, to please the grit folk. 1916 G. Abel Wylins fae My Wallet 15 The baillie loon, that widdiefu' Files sets me at the kye. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick xix. 172 Gweed preserve's ye young wuddiefu, ye've run ur ye've birsen yersel. B. adj. Deserving or likely to be hanged; roguish, villainous. Also in weakened sense: mischievous, rascally. Cf. hempy adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adjective] > worthy of hanging gallowsc1425 widdiefu?a1513 rope-ripe1552 widdiefu1568 hangworthya1586 slip-string1629 1568 ( D. Lindsay Satyre (Bannatyne) l. 3045 in Wks. (1931) II. 358 The widdefow wardanis tuik my geir. 1633 in W. Fraser Mem. Maxwells of Pollok (1863) II. 231 This blak fellow drank, brak gles and wes wid full thairefter. a1751 W. Hamilton in A. Ramsay Wks. (1970) IV. 295 Tell the Widdi-fu young Louns, To notice the Back-graft. 1793 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 689 The Laird was a widdiefu', bleerit knurl. 1818 A. Fordyce Country Wedding 20 Were yon woodifu' wasp to cast sa't on your fud. 1843 R. Poole Willie Armstrong ii. ii. 31 The widdiefu' creature—that is he! 1979 H. Henderson Poetry London/Apple Mag. 1 i. 88 Shame on the Blairs an' sic wuddifu races. 1987 B. Holton tr. S. Nai'an Men o the Mossflow i, in Sc. Corpus Texts & Speech ‘Ye widdiefu reiver, ye!’ Marischal Gao flytes at him, ‘Gin ye wir taen bad, hou cam ye here?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.?a1513
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