couthadj.n.¹

/kʊːθ/

Forms: Old English cúþ, Middle English cuð, cud, Middle English cuþ, kuð, Middle English couþ, Middle English cuth, cuþe, couþe, kouþ, cowthe, couht, coud, kowd, Middle English–1500s couthe, kouth(e, Middle English cowþe, 1500s kowth, Middle English– couth.

Etymology: Old English cúð , past participle of the verb cunn-an can v.¹, corresponding to Old Saxon cûth, cuð, Old High German kund, chund, chunt (Middle High German kunt, German kund), Gothic kund-s known.

Obsolete or only Scottish except in sense 6b.

†1. past participle passing into adj. Known. Obsolete. (See also namecouth adj.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [adjective] > known

couthOE

kitheOE

kent1513

bekenda1522

kenneda1525

understooda1616

taped1892

OE Riddle 95 1 Ic eom indryhten ond eorlum cuð.

c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 114/279 Þat word was sone wide couth.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Cor. xiv. 7 How schal it be kowd that is songun?

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋692 This name of thraldom was neuere erst kowth.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22140 Fra north to soth, He sal do mak his sarmun cuth.

1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. v As it is kouthe as well nigh as ferre.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 5511 Þare was þe kirk of tynemouth' Of cuthbert right to all' men couth.

1609 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. (ed. 2) Couth, knowen.

†2. adj. As a quality of things: Known; well-known, familiar. Obsolete. Cf. the negative uncouth adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective]

couthOE

known1340

familiara1398

unstrangec1400

learnedc1420

conversant1430

beknown?c1475

well-beknown1480

quentc1540

well-kent1554

quainted1560

well-known1568

obversant1579

conversed1607

tame1609

familiarized1633

intimatea1680

household1761

homely1782

ole1835

old1898

OE Daniel 691 Þæt wæs þara fæstna folcum cuðost, mæst and mærost þara þe men bun, Babilon burga.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 152 & beoð mare harm is alto monie icnawen & eke tocuðe.

c1300 St. Margarete 65 Mi cunrede he seide is couþ.

1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 578 To be keture y-kid þan any kouþ peple.

1553 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Eneados iii. ii. 131 This couth surname.

†3. Of persons: Well-known, familiar. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] > to others

couthc1000

well acquainted?c1225

acquaintc1325

acquainted?1406

knowledgeda1475

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > well acquainted or familiar with > (of persons) familiar or well-known

couthc1000

well acquainted?c1225

c1000 Ags. Ps. lxxxvii[i]. 8 Feor ðu me dydest freondas cuþe.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1224 Alle þat cuðe folk.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 24721 Þat blithful brid..þat þu sua cuth was till.

c1450 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 249 Euery man boþe fremyd and kouth.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 270 Sen tha till him most kyndlie war and couth.

†4. Noted, renowned, famed. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective]

mereeOE

athelOE

couthOE

brightOE

namecundc1175

outnumenc1175

noble?c1225

ketec1275

sheenc1275

tirfulc1275

glorious13..

losedc1305

of great renownc1330

glorifieda1340

worthly or worthy in wonea1350

clearc1374

nameda1382

solemna1387

renomeda1393

famous?a1400

renomé?a1400

renowneda1400

notedc1400

of (great, high, etc.) name?c1430

celebrate?1440

namely1440

famosec1449

honourable?c1450

notedc1450

parent?c1450

glorificatec1460

heroical?a1475

insignite?a1475

magnific1490

well-fameda1492

exemie1497

singular1497

preclare1503

magnificential1506

laureate1508

illustre?a1513

illustred1512

magnificent1513

preclared1530

grand1542

celebrated1549

heroicc1550

lustrantc1550

magnifical1557

illustrate1562

expectablec1565

ennobled1571

laurel1579

nominated1581

famosed1582

perspicuous1582

big1587

famed1595

uplifted1596

illustrious1598

celebrousc1600

luculent1600

celebrious1604

fameful1605

famoused1606

renownful1606

bruitful1609

eminent1611

insignious1620

clarousa1636

far-fameda1640

top1647

grandee1648

signalized1652

noscible1653

splendid1660

voiced1661

gloried1671

laurelled1683

distinguished1714

distinct1756

lustrious1769

trumpeted1775

spiry1825

world-famous1832

galactic1902

tycoonish1958

mega1987

OE Exodus 230 Hæfde cista gehwilc cuðes werodes garberendra, guðfremmendra, X hund geteled, tireadigra.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 9240 Sannt iohan i wesste land Wass wurrþenn cuþ þatt time.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 2666 Wið faigered and strengthe kuð.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 5053 Comli castelles and couþ and cuntres wide.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 2638 My fader was a philisofer..& his nome kouthe.

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. N.iii Deserts of Nymphs, that auncient Poets showe, Ar not so kouth, as hers.

†5. Acquainted, familiar. (with, of, or dative.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] > knowing about, familiar with

craftyOE

slyc1175

coutha1225

well acquainteda1250

privyc1300

cunningc1325

well-groundeda1438

acquainted?a1439

familiar1509

at home1531

overseen1533

intelligent1546

long-experienced1567

conversant1573

skilful1596

accomplished1603

frequent1609

well (better, best) verseda1610

understanding1612

sound1615

studieda1616

technical1617

versed1622

conversing1724

versant1787

on intimate habits1809

special1830

inquainted1849

pre-acquainted1907

sophisticated1952

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > well acquainted or familiar with > (mutually) acquainted

coutha1225

acquainted?c1225

acquaintc1325

acquaintanced1832

a1225 Juliana 22 Ȝef þu cneowe ant were cuð wið þe king.

c1275 Luue Ron 104 in Old Eng. Misc. 96 Mayde to þe he send his schonde And wilneþ for to beo þe cuþ.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 24711 Crist made þe cuth of his consail, And priuest of his kin.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 842 Þare was thre clerkes of þe southe Of england, with þe bischop couthe.

a. Kind, affable, agreeable, pleasant: said of persons and their actions; = couthie adj. 1. Scottish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > agreeable in manner

sweetc825

soota1250

coutha1375

pleasantc1387

gallant?a1513

plausible1577

plausive1595

placentiousa1661

winsome1677

genial1746

clever1758

nice1830

decent1902

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 3659 Wiþ clipping & kesseng & alle couþe dedes.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiii. 298 Comly lady, good and couth.

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Lion & Mouse l. 1364 in Poems (1981) 55 I wes fane Off that couth word, and off his cumpany.

1728 A. Ramsay 1st Answer to Somerville 76 Nor will North Britain yield for fouth Of ilka thing, and fellows couth To ony but her sister South.

b. [Back-formation < uncouth adj.] Used as a deliberate antonym of uncouth adj. 6: cultured, well-mannered, etc. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered

well-theweda1200

theweda1400

mannerablea1475

mannered1483

well-mannereda1513

mannerlya1529

well-fashioned1540

unrude1648

good-mannered1715

mannersome1876

couth1896

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > person or persons

Sunday citizen1598

well-mannered1757

goody-two-shoes1843

couth1963

1896 Beerbohm in Pageant 230 The couth solemnity of his [Pater's] mind.

1956 L. McIntosh Oxf. Folly 55 I think I'd make a jolly good waitress. It's rather a couth thing to do, really.

1963 Guardian 28 Mar. 9/1 Modern idiom and slang is used with reckless abandon and the couth and uncouth punch each other about the ears with unrelenting monotony.

1965 J. Philips Twisted People i. iv. 77 Didn't I say it polite? Mr. Delafield always says I'm not couth.

1968 Queen's Coll. (Oxford) Rec. 12 The Waynflete building..is a scaleless slab of uncouth outline which academically couth details (inscription in Roman letters on the cornice, etc.) do not redeem.

7. Comfortable, snug, cosy; = couthie adj. 2. Scottish.

ΚΠ

a1749 J. Clerk Miller His house was warm and couth And room in it to hold me.

1788 R. Galloway Poems 181 A mankie gown..Did mak them very braw, and unco couth.

†8. absol. = Acquaintances. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > state of being acquainted > acquaintance > those with whom one is acquainted

couthc1000

kithc1000

knownc1350

knowledge1389

kithinga1400

acquaintancea1425

circle1646

sphere1839

c1000 Ags. Ps. lxxxvii. 18 Mine cuðe [L. notos meos].

a1300 E.E. Psalter lxxxvii[i]. 9 Fer made þou mi kouth [ Wyclif my knowen] fra me.

a1400 Octouian 792 Loke boy, ne be naught betrayd Of kouth ne strange.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	couth
释义	† couthn.² Etymology: apparently < couth adj. Obsolete. 1. ? Known quality, renown. ΚΠ c1460 Launfal 624 in J. Ritson Anc. Eng. Metrical Romanceës I. 197 Syr Launfal schud be stward of halle, For to agye hys gestes alle, For cowthe of largesse. 2. ? Friendliness, kindness; = couthiness n. at couthie adj. Derivatives. ΚΠ a1806 in Jamieson Pop. Ball I. 125 O, blessins on thy couth, lord John; Weel's me to see this day. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). couthadj.n.¹ /kʊːθ/ Forms: Old English cúþ, Middle English cuð, cud, Middle English cuþ, kuð, Middle English couþ, Middle English cuth, cuþe, couþe, kouþ, cowthe, couht, coud, kowd, Middle English–1500s couthe, kouth(e, Middle English cowþe, 1500s kowth, Middle English– couth. Etymology: Old English cúð , past participle of the verb cunn-an can v.¹, corresponding to Old Saxon cûth, cuð, Old High German kund, chund, chunt (Middle High German kunt, German kund), Gothic kund-s known. Obsolete or only Scottish except in sense 6b. †1. past participle passing into adj. Known. Obsolete. (See also namecouth adj.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [adjective] > known couthOE kitheOE kent1513 bekenda1522 kenneda1525 understooda1616 taped1892 OE Riddle 95 1 Ic eom indryhten ond eorlum cuð. c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 114/279 Þat word was sone wide couth. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Cor. xiv. 7 How schal it be kowd that is songun? c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋692 This name of thraldom was neuere erst kowth. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22140 Fra north to soth, He sal do mak his sarmun cuth. 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. v As it is kouthe as well nigh as ferre. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 5511 Þare was þe kirk of tynemouth' Of cuthbert right to all' men couth. 1609 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. (ed. 2) Couth, knowen. †2. adj. As a quality of things: Known; well-known, familiar. Obsolete. Cf. the negative uncouth adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] couthOE known1340 familiara1398 unstrangec1400 learnedc1420 conversant1430 beknown?c1475 well-beknown1480 quentc1540 well-kent1554 quainted1560 well-known1568 obversant1579 conversed1607 tame1609 familiarized1633 intimatea1680 household1761 homely1782 ole1835 old1898 OE Daniel 691 Þæt wæs þara fæstna folcum cuðost, mæst and mærost þara þe men bun, Babilon burga. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 152 & beoð mare harm is alto monie icnawen & eke tocuðe. c1300 St. Margarete 65 Mi cunrede he seide is couþ. 1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 578 To be keture y-kid þan any kouþ peple. 1553 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Eneados iii. ii. 131 This couth surname. †3. Of persons: Well-known, familiar. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] > to others couthc1000 well acquainted?c1225 acquaintc1325 acquainted?1406 knowledgeda1475 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > well acquainted or familiar with > (of persons) familiar or well-known couthc1000 well acquainted?c1225 c1000 Ags. Ps. lxxxvii[i]. 8 Feor ðu me dydest freondas cuþe. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1224 Alle þat cuðe folk. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 24721 Þat blithful brid..þat þu sua cuth was till. c1450 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 249 Euery man boþe fremyd and kouth. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 270 Sen tha till him most kyndlie war and couth. †4. Noted, renowned, famed. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective] mereeOE athelOE couthOE brightOE namecundc1175 outnumenc1175 noble?c1225 ketec1275 sheenc1275 tirfulc1275 glorious13.. losedc1305 of great renownc1330 glorifieda1340 worthly or worthy in wonea1350 clearc1374 nameda1382 solemna1387 renomeda1393 famous?a1400 renomé?a1400 renowneda1400 notedc1400 of (great, high, etc.) name?c1430 celebrate?1440 namely1440 famosec1449 honourable?c1450 notedc1450 parent?c1450 glorificatec1460 heroical?a1475 insignite?a1475 magnific1490 well-fameda1492 exemie1497 singular1497 preclare1503 magnificential1506 laureate1508 illustre?a1513 illustred1512 magnificent1513 preclared1530 grand1542 celebrated1549 heroicc1550 lustrantc1550 magnifical1557 illustrate1562 expectablec1565 ennobled1571 laurel1579 nominated1581 famosed1582 perspicuous1582 big1587 famed1595 uplifted1596 illustrious1598 celebrousc1600 luculent1600 celebrious1604 fameful1605 famoused1606 renownful1606 bruitful1609 eminent1611 insignious1620 clarousa1636 far-fameda1640 top1647 grandee1648 signalized1652 noscible1653 splendid1660 voiced1661 gloried1671 laurelled1683 distinguished1714 distinct1756 lustrious1769 trumpeted1775 spiry1825 world-famous1832 galactic1902 tycoonish1958 mega1987 OE Exodus 230 Hæfde cista gehwilc cuðes werodes garberendra, guðfremmendra, X hund geteled, tireadigra. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 9240 Sannt iohan i wesste land Wass wurrþenn cuþ þatt time. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 2666 Wið faigered and strengthe kuð. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 5053 Comli castelles and couþ and cuntres wide. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 2638 My fader was a philisofer..& his nome kouthe. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. N.iii Deserts of Nymphs, that auncient Poets showe, Ar not so kouth, as hers. †5. Acquainted, familiar. (with, of, or dative.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] > knowing about, familiar with craftyOE slyc1175 coutha1225 well acquainteda1250 privyc1300 cunningc1325 well-groundeda1438 acquainted?a1439 familiar1509 at home1531 overseen1533 intelligent1546 long-experienced1567 conversant1573 skilful1596 accomplished1603 frequent1609 well (better, best) verseda1610 understanding1612 sound1615 studieda1616 technical1617 versed1622 conversing1724 versant1787 on intimate habits1809 special1830 inquainted1849 pre-acquainted1907 sophisticated1952 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > well acquainted or familiar with > (mutually) acquainted coutha1225 acquainted?c1225 acquaintc1325 acquaintanced1832 a1225 Juliana 22 Ȝef þu cneowe ant were cuð wið þe king. c1275 Luue Ron 104 in Old Eng. Misc. 96 Mayde to þe he send his schonde And wilneþ for to beo þe cuþ. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 24711 Crist made þe cuth of his consail, And priuest of his kin. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 842 Þare was thre clerkes of þe southe Of england, with þe bischop couthe. 6. a. Kind, affable, agreeable, pleasant: said of persons and their actions; = couthie adj. 1. Scottish. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > agreeable in manner sweetc825 soota1250 coutha1375 pleasantc1387 gallant?a1513 plausible1577 plausive1595 placentiousa1661 winsome1677 genial1746 clever1758 nice1830 decent1902 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 3659 Wiþ clipping & kesseng & alle couþe dedes. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiii. 298 Comly lady, good and couth. a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Lion & Mouse l. 1364 in Poems (1981) 55 I wes fane Off that couth word, and off his cumpany. 1728 A. Ramsay 1st Answer to Somerville 76 Nor will North Britain yield for fouth Of ilka thing, and fellows couth To ony but her sister South. b. [Back-formation < uncouth adj.] Used as a deliberate antonym of uncouth adj. 6: cultured, well-mannered, etc. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered well-theweda1200 theweda1400 mannerablea1475 mannered1483 well-mannereda1513 mannerlya1529 well-fashioned1540 unrude1648 good-mannered1715 mannersome1876 couth1896 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > person or persons Sunday citizen1598 well-mannered1757 goody-two-shoes1843 couth1963 1896 Beerbohm in Pageant 230 The couth solemnity of his [Pater's] mind. 1956 L. McIntosh Oxf. Folly 55 I think I'd make a jolly good waitress. It's rather a couth thing to do, really. 1963 Guardian 28 Mar. 9/1 Modern idiom and slang is used with reckless abandon and the couth and uncouth punch each other about the ears with unrelenting monotony. 1965 J. Philips Twisted People i. iv. 77 Didn't I say it polite? Mr. Delafield always says I'm not couth. 1968 Queen's Coll. (Oxford) Rec. 12 The Waynflete building..is a scaleless slab of uncouth outline which academically couth details (inscription in Roman letters on the cornice, etc.) do not redeem. 7. Comfortable, snug, cosy; = couthie adj. 2. Scottish. ΚΠ a1749 J. Clerk Miller His house was warm and couth And room in it to hold me. 1788 R. Galloway Poems 181 A mankie gown..Did mak them very braw, and unco couth. †8. absol. = Acquaintances. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > state of being acquainted > acquaintance > those with whom one is acquainted couthc1000 kithc1000 knownc1350 knowledge1389 kithinga1400 acquaintancea1425 circle1646 sphere1839 c1000 Ags. Ps. lxxxvii. 18 Mine cuðe [L. notos meos]. a1300 E.E. Psalter lxxxvii[i]. 9 Fer made þou mi kouth [ Wyclif my knowen] fra me. a1400 Octouian 792 Loke boy, ne be naught betrayd Of kouth ne strange. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † couthadv. Forms: Old English cúþe, Middle English couthe, etc. Etymology: Old English cúþe , adverb < cúþ: see couth adj. Obsolete. Clearly, manifestly; familiarly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adverb] couthc1000 familiarly1387 homelya1400 at home1841 c1000 Ags. Ps. lxxxviii[i]. 3 Ic minum gecorenum cuðe gesette. c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame ii. 249 Loo this sentence ys knowen kouthe Of every Philosophres mouthe. c1450 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 254 A blisful bryd..Cowþe ykid in euery cost. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.²c1460adj.n.¹OEadv.c1000
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† couthn.2

couthadj.n.1

† couthadv.

† couthn.²

couthadj.n.¹