单词 | béarnais |
释义 | Béarnaisn.adj. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Béarn in south-western France.Henry IV of France, formerly Henry III of Navarre (1553–1610), was popularly known as ‘le Béarnais’; cf. quots. 1598, 1844. ΚΠ 1573 T. Twyne tr. H. Llwyd Breuiary of Britayne f. 58v Where the two armies ioynyng together: vanquished a great multitude of the Gascons, and Biernes [L. Biernorum]. 1598 tr. P. Matthieu Hist. Troubles France iv. 264 in tr. J. de Serres Hist. Coll. As for him (whom in disdain they called the Bearnois [Fr. le Bearnois]) that raigned partly by those named Catholicks, was not to bee receiued or suffered any longer. 1690 N. Lee Massacre of Paris iii. ii. 18 Come to the Wedding of the young Bearnois. 1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 40 Not to such a woman as the Queen of Henri the Béarnais! 1865 M. Eyre Lady's Walks South of France xx. 217 The Béarnais are full of deep religious feeling. 2001 Times 18 Dec. (Reportage section) 6/5 The Béarnais have always been noted for their feisty, free-thinking independence. 2. The dialect of Gascon spoken in Béarn. ΚΠ 1612 J. Sylvester tr. Panegyre 3 in E. Grimeston tr. P. Matthieu Heroyk Life Henry IV His court was in the village, his nurce a contry-woman, his Courtiers peasants, his language Bearnois [Fr. Bearnois]. 1835 tr. P. de Lagarde in Parterre 31 Oct. 283/2 In Basque Artoa, in Bearnese Millor, in the rest of Gascony and in Languedoc Millet. 1865 M. Eyre Lady's Walks South of France i. 2 The idiom here—seems to be a compound of Béarnais, Spanish, Latin, Italian, German, and French. 2008 S. Ott War, Judgment, & Memory ii. 20 Xiberoan customary law defined the pastoral syndicates (olhak in Basque; cayolars in Bearnais) as a group of shepherds whose houses jointly owned a particular hut. B. adj. Of or relating to Béarn, its inhabitants, or its dialect. ΚΠ 1585 in C. Hollyband tr. Declar. King of Nauarre sig. A ijv (heading) The Abridgement in English of the Kings Priuiledge, afore rehearsed in the Bearnois tongue. 1795 Oracle & Public Advertiser 2 Oct. The well known Bearnois hymn to the Virgin. 1821 La Belle Assemblée Dec. 263/2 A Bearnais peasant had been the playmate of this good king during their childhood. 1861 J. Kemp Wild Dayrell xvii. 366 When the great Henri was born, his mother, according to Béarnais custom, rubbed his mouth with an onion. 1881 Academy No. 452. 14 The texts..have been augmented, and now form a genuine Béarnais chrestomathy. 1992 Times (Nexis) 21 Mar. The typical Bearnaise house is stone built under a steeply pitched slate roof, with edges that curve up to keep the rain and snow away from the walls. 2019 Australian (Nexis) 8 Jan. (Life section) 12 It [sc. the beret] was worn as protection from the elements by Bearnais and Basque shepherds in the Pyrenees region. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1573 |
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