allann.

Brit.

/ˈalən/, U.S.

/ˈælən/, Scottish English

/ˈalən/

Forms: 1600s– allen, 1700s– allan, 1700s– aulin, 1800s allin, 1900s– aalin (Shetland), 1900s– alan, 1900s– alen.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare Norwegian regional aale , Swedish regional al , Danish regional al , aal , all in sense ‘urine, liquid dung’ (see addle n.), and the belief that the bird forced other birds to void excrement, which it would then devour (compare the etymology of scouty-aulin n. and dirty allan n., and see quot. 1771 at dirty allan n.); or perhaps compare Swedish regional alle (also alla ) the little auk, Alle alle, (also) the black guillemot, Cepphus grylle, (chiefly Finland; also ala , al ) the long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis, although there is little similarity between these birds and the allan. Compare later scouty-aulin n., dirty allan n.Frequently associated by folk etymology with the common Scottish male forename Alan. Compare also Scots and Irish English (northern) allan-hawk, in the same sense (1880 in Ulster, 1887 in the Solway Firth), but also used earlier of several other seabirds, including (in Ulster and the Firth of Clyde) the great northern diver, Gavia immer (1820), (in Galloway) the little auk, Alle alle (1824), and (in Ulster) the red-throated diver, Gavia stellata (1880).

Scottish (chiefly Orkney and Shetland).

A predatory seabird; esp. the arctic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus. Cf. dirty allan n., scouty-aulin n.

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gull-teaser1802

Richardson's jaeger1831

Richardson's skua1834

jäger1838

bosun1874

marlinspike1884

a1612 J. Poole in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) III. iv. iii. 713 We found also [in Greenland] abundance of Fowle..Among which I noted the nature of one, which we called an Allen; who..when some smaller Birds haue gotten any thing, then he leaueth not beating of them, till they haue cast vp what they haue eaten.

1711 Atlas Geographus I. 129 The allen, which pursues and beats the other Birds, till they vomit their prey, which he eats.

1806 P. Neill Tour Orkney & Shetl. 201 This bird is sometimes simply called the Allan; sometimes the Dirten-allan.

1850 W. Jardine Contrib. Ornithol. 120 Scouti is said to have reference in Gaelic to its dirty mode of feeding, allan being a common name for several birds, as Allan Yasker is the Osprey or Fishing Allan.

1887 D. Donaldson Jamieson's Sc. Dict. Suppl. Allan Hawk, the Aulin or Arctic Gull, Larus parasiticus.

1899 A. H. Evans & T. E. Buckley Vertebr. Fauna Shetland Islands ii. 197 The Allan will not hesitate to make straight for an offending person's head.

1938 M. Powell 200,000 Feet on Foula 138 ‘Bonxie’ is only our name for the Great Skua and the Allens are the smaller ones.

1984 W. B. Lockwood Oxf. Bk. Brit. Bird Names Alan (Allan), a widespread Scottish name for the Arctic Skua, also used in Orkney and Shetland.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	allan
释义	allann. Brit. /ˈalən/, U.S. /ˈælən/, Scottish English /ˈalən/ Forms: 1600s– allen, 1700s– allan, 1700s– aulin, 1800s allin, 1900s– aalin (Shetland), 1900s– alan, 1900s– alen. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare Norwegian regional aale , Swedish regional al , Danish regional al , aal , all in sense ‘urine, liquid dung’ (see addle n.), and the belief that the bird forced other birds to void excrement, which it would then devour (compare the etymology of scouty-aulin n. and dirty allan n., and see quot. 1771 at dirty allan n.); or perhaps compare Swedish regional alle (also alla ) the little auk, Alle alle, (also) the black guillemot, Cepphus grylle, (chiefly Finland; also ala , al ) the long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis, although there is little similarity between these birds and the allan. Compare later scouty-aulin n., dirty allan n.Frequently associated by folk etymology with the common Scottish male forename Alan. Compare also Scots and Irish English (northern) allan-hawk, in the same sense (1880 in Ulster, 1887 in the Solway Firth), but also used earlier of several other seabirds, including (in Ulster and the Firth of Clyde) the great northern diver, Gavia immer (1820), (in Galloway) the little auk, Alle alle (1824), and (in Ulster) the red-throated diver, Gavia stellata (1880). Scottish (chiefly Orkney and Shetland). A predatory seabird; esp. the arctic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus. Cf. dirty allan n., scouty-aulin n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > genus Stercorarius (skuas or jaegers) > stercorarius parasiticus allana1612 boatswain1785 gull-teaser1802 Richardson's jaeger1831 Richardson's skua1834 jäger1838 bosun1874 marlinspike1884 a1612 J. Poole in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) III. iv. iii. 713 We found also [in Greenland] abundance of Fowle..Among which I noted the nature of one, which we called an Allen; who..when some smaller Birds haue gotten any thing, then he leaueth not beating of them, till they haue cast vp what they haue eaten. 1711 Atlas Geographus I. 129 The allen, which pursues and beats the other Birds, till they vomit their prey, which he eats. 1806 P. Neill Tour Orkney & Shetl. 201 This bird is sometimes simply called the Allan; sometimes the Dirten-allan. 1850 W. Jardine Contrib. Ornithol. 120 Scouti is said to have reference in Gaelic to its dirty mode of feeding, allan being a common name for several birds, as Allan Yasker is the Osprey or Fishing Allan. 1887 D. Donaldson Jamieson's Sc. Dict. Suppl. Allan Hawk, the Aulin or Arctic Gull, Larus parasiticus. 1899 A. H. Evans & T. E. Buckley Vertebr. Fauna Shetland Islands ii. 197 The Allan will not hesitate to make straight for an offending person's head. 1938 M. Powell 200,000 Feet on Foula 138 ‘Bonxie’ is only our name for the Great Skua and the Allens are the smaller ones. 1984 W. B. Lockwood Oxf. Bk. Brit. Bird Names Alan (Allan), a widespread Scottish name for the Arctic Skua, also used in Orkney and Shetland. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1612
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