† diverbn.

Etymology: < di- (? di- comb. form two, twice) + Latin verbum word: compare Latin dīverbium ‘the colloquial part of a comedy, the dialogue’, to which, however, the English use shows no approach.

Obsolete.

A proverb, byword; a proverbial expression. Often used, and apparently introduced by Burton; Richardson explains ‘an antithetical proverb or saying, in which the parts or members are contrasted or opposed’; but this is hardly applicable to all Burton's diverbs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > proverb > [noun]

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bywordc1050

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riotc1330

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diverb1624

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proverbialism1830

1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) ii. iii. vii. 288 Durum & durum non faciunt murum, as the diverb is.

1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) iii. iii. i. iii. 544 England is a Paradise for women, an hell for horses; Italy a paradise of horses, hell for women, as the diverbe goes.

1632 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 4) ii. ii. iv. 280 You may define ex vngue leonem, as the diuerbe is by his thumbe alone the bignesse of Hercules.

1678 Bp. Wetenhall Office of Preaching 793 What do we mean by the usual diverb, the Italian Religion?

1689 E. Hickeringill Ceremony-monger Concl. iv. 117 Verifying the Proverb, A great Head and little Wit; not, that the Diverb is always true, but it is often so.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	diverb
释义	† diverbn. Etymology: < di- (? di- comb. form two, twice) + Latin verbum word: compare Latin dīverbium ‘the colloquial part of a comedy, the dialogue’, to which, however, the English use shows no approach. Obsolete. A proverb, byword; a proverbial expression. Often used, and apparently introduced by Burton; Richardson explains ‘an antithetical proverb or saying, in which the parts or members are contrasted or opposed’; but this is hardly applicable to all Burton's diverbs. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > proverb > [noun] byspelc1000 bywordc1050 forbysena1250 riotc1330 proverbc1375 sayingc1390 paroemia1550 nayworda1616 diverb1624 proverbial1645 sooth1655 proverbialism1830 1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) ii. iii. vii. 288 Durum & durum non faciunt murum, as the diverb is. 1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) iii. iii. i. iii. 544 England is a Paradise for women, an hell for horses; Italy a paradise of horses, hell for women, as the diverbe goes. 1632 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 4) ii. ii. iv. 280 You may define ex vngue leonem, as the diuerbe is by his thumbe alone the bignesse of Hercules. 1678 Bp. Wetenhall Office of Preaching 793 What do we mean by the usual diverb, the Italian Religion? 1689 E. Hickeringill Ceremony-monger Concl. iv. 117 Verifying the Proverb, A great Head and little Wit; not, that the Diverb is always true, but it is often so. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1624
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