ell-wandn.

Brit.

/ˈɛlwɒnd/, U.S.

/ˈɛlˌwɑnd/, Scottish English

/ˈɛlwɔnd/

Forms: Also Middle English elenwand, ellewande, elwonde, Scottish elnewande, 1600s–1800s elwand.

Etymology: < ell n.¹ + wand n.

Chiefly Scottish and northern dialect.

1. A measuring rod, an ell-measure: sometimes used for ‘yard-measure’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring length > measuring rod or stick

yardc1000

meteyardOE

reedc1350

ell-yardc1400

yard-wand14..

scantillona1425

gad1440

metewand1440

meterod1473

rod1473

ell1474

gad-wand1487

ell-wand?a1500

measuring rod1546

scantling1556

metepole1571

meting pole1606

wand1614

yardstick1797

yard-measure1838

gad-stick1866

meting-rod1881

1403 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1883) II. 34 Ipse Johannes cepit quendam elenwand, et ipsam percussit super capud.]

?a1500 tr. Leges Burgorum Scociæ xlviii, in Sc. Acts (1844) I. 342 Ilk burges may hafe in his hous..ane elnewand.

1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 36 The heire of ane burges, is of perfite age, quhen he..can..measure claith (with ane elwand).

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. i An elwand fills his hand, his habit mean.

1835 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. xix. 321 Beating time with his elwand on the point of his shoe.

†2. The larger of the two bones of the forearm; the ulna. Cf. wand n. 10. Obsolete.

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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of arm > [noun] > bones of forearm > ulna

ell-wandc1440

ulna?1541

ell1615

cubit1634

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 139 Elle wande [Pynson elwonde,] ulna.

3. Scottish. The group of stars called Orion's Belt.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Orion > Orion's belt

ell-wanda1522

Golden Yard1556

golden yard1556

zone1599

King's ella1605

warrior's belt1879

a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. Prol. 152 The son, the Sevyn Starnys, and the Charl Wayn, The Elwand, the elementis, and Arthurus Hufe.

1829 J. Hogg Shepherd's Cal. I. 248 King's Elwand (now foolishly termed the Belt of Orion).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ell-wand
释义	ell-wandn. Brit. /ˈɛlwɒnd/, U.S. /ˈɛlˌwɑnd/, Scottish English /ˈɛlwɔnd/ Forms: Also Middle English elenwand, ellewande, elwonde, Scottish elnewande, 1600s–1800s elwand. Etymology: < ell n.¹ + wand n. Chiefly Scottish and northern dialect. 1. A measuring rod, an ell-measure: sometimes used for ‘yard-measure’. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring length > measuring rod or stick yardc1000 meteyardOE reedc1350 ell-yardc1400 yard-wand14.. scantillona1425 gad1440 metewand1440 meterod1473 rod1473 ell1474 gad-wand1487 ell-wand?a1500 measuring rod1546 scantling1556 metepole1571 meting pole1606 wand1614 yardstick1797 yard-measure1838 gad-stick1866 meting-rod1881 1403 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1883) II. 34 Ipse Johannes cepit quendam elenwand, et ipsam percussit super capud.] ?a1500 tr. Leges Burgorum Scociæ xlviii, in Sc. Acts (1844) I. 342 Ilk burges may hafe in his hous..ane elnewand. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 36 The heire of ane burges, is of perfite age, quhen he..can..measure claith (with ane elwand). 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. i An elwand fills his hand, his habit mean. 1835 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. xix. 321 Beating time with his elwand on the point of his shoe. †2. The larger of the two bones of the forearm; the ulna. Cf. wand n. 10. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of arm > [noun] > bones of forearm > ulna ell-wandc1440 ulna?1541 ell1615 cubit1634 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 139 Elle wande [Pynson elwonde,] ulna. 3. Scottish. The group of stars called Orion's Belt. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Orion > Orion's belt ell-wanda1522 Golden Yard1556 golden yard1556 zone1599 King's ella1605 warrior's belt1879 a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. Prol. 152 The son, the Sevyn Starnys, and the Charl Wayn, The Elwand, the elementis, and Arthurus Hufe. 1829 J. Hogg Shepherd's Cal. I. 248 King's Elwand (now foolishly termed the Belt of Orion). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1440
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