| 释义 |
eident, a. Sc.|ˈaɪdənt|
Also 6 ydant, 8 eydent.
[Variant of ident, Sc. form of ithand, which is an altered form of northern ME. iþen, iþin (a. ON. iðinn assiduous, diligent) assimilated to pr. pples. in -and.]
Diligent, industrious, busy; attentive to. Cf. ythand.
1591R. Bruce Serm. vi. O iij, The soules of the Sanctes departed ar mair ydant in this exercise [of praise] then when they wer aliue. a1774Fergusson Farmer's Ingle Poems (1845) 36 Wad they [gentler gabs] to labouring lend an eident hand. 1807–10Tannahill Poems (1846) 12 The lad..Was eident ay, and deftly hel' the plough. 1816Scott Old Mort. iv, ‘Be eident and civil to them baith.’ |