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‖ morbleu|mɔrblø|
Also 7 morbleau, 8 mortblue, 9 marblue, mortbleu.
[Fr.; an altered form of mort Dieu: see mortdieu.]
A comic oath: usually attributed to French speakers.
to sing out morbleu dial. (Cornw.), to cry out lustily, as a boy when flogged (N. & Q., 8th Ser. V. 34).
1664G. Etherege Comical Revenge iii. iv, Morbleu, see, see de insolence of de Foot-boy English. 1679Shadwell True Widow ii. 30 Stan. Come let's in, and put it off to the Ladies as if you were friends. Prig. Ay, with all my heart; what care I? Y. Mag. Morbleau, Brutal. 1692M. Morgan Late Victory 11 Morbleus and Jernies were but common Sport, Oathes only for the Lacquies of the Court. a1754Fielding Fathers Wks. (1840) 1106 A lady whom I..saw again last night with another young lady at the play; and mortblue, if I marry any other woman. 1823Scott Peveril xxvii, He upset both horse and Frenchman,—mortbleu! thrilling from his tongue as he rolled on the ground. 1840Barham Ingol. Leg., Bagman's Dog, His ear caught the sound of the word ‘Morbleu!’ 1888Nellie Cornwall Twice Rescued xvii. 211 Just listen to my Johnnie—he is singing out marblue [foot-n. Making a great noise]. |