† empyreadj.

Forms: Middle English empere, Middle English empiry, Middle English–1600s empire, 1500s empyre.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French empire; Latin empyreum, caelum empyreum.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French empire (1328–42 in ciel empire the highest sphere of heaven), empirée (late 14th cent. in cieulx empirées , plural), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin empyreum, empireum (in caelum empyreum, caelum empireum the highest heaven (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin caelum heaven (see celestial adj.) + post-classical Latin empyreum , neuter of empyreus (see empyreal adj.). Compare empyreum n.¹The form empiry in quot. a1425 indicates trisyllabic pronunciation, and may reflect alteration of disyllabic forms for reasons of rhyme and metre after adjectives in -y suffix¹, although compare Middle French empirée.

Obsolete.

= empyrean adj. Chiefly as postmodifier.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > of or relating to highest

empyrec1350

empyreala1450

empyreana1500

c1350 Rabe Moyses (Rawl.) in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1901) 106 350 Þe wey of vii thowsond wyntur to þe seueþe heuene, And so forþ to heuene Empire.

a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 7761 Þis heven es cald heven empiry Þat es at say heven þat es fyry.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) iii. 302 Heuen of cristal, or heuen of starres, or heuen empyre.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 38 The hauyn empire.

1594 J. Dickenson Arisbas To Rdr. sig. A iij^v His heroique spirit..hath ascended to the Empyre heauen.

a1637 B. Jonson Under-woods in Wks. (1640) III. 161 A Lady, or a Love; Whom her Redeemer honour'd hath above Her fellowes..In heav'n Empire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† empyrev.

Forms: 1500s empyre; Scottish pre-1700 empire.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French empirer.

Etymology: < Middle French empirer (French empirer ) to damage, spoil, injure (1135 in Old French as empirier ), variant of empeirer impair v. Compare earlier impair v.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To impair, make worse.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [verb (transitive)]

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worsena1250

appair1297

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pairc1330

aggregea1382

appalea1500

emperish1509

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worser1590

worst1602

improve1609

pejorate1653

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misimprove1847

nastify1873

1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Fv^v Let furiouse fortune frowne..She can not much empyre our cates [L. quantum hinc inminuet?].

1567 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. 167 My Kingdome cair, my wealth was ay in weir;..My riches powertie, power to empire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	empyre
释义	† empyreadj. Forms: Middle English empere, Middle English empiry, Middle English–1600s empire, 1500s empyre. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French empire; Latin empyreum, caelum empyreum. Etymology: < (i) Middle French empire (1328–42 in ciel empire the highest sphere of heaven), empirée (late 14th cent. in cieulx empirées , plural), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin empyreum, empireum (in caelum empyreum, caelum empireum the highest heaven (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin caelum heaven (see celestial adj.) + post-classical Latin empyreum , neuter of empyreus (see empyreal adj.). Compare empyreum n.¹The form empiry in quot. a1425 indicates trisyllabic pronunciation, and may reflect alteration of disyllabic forms for reasons of rhyme and metre after adjectives in -y suffix¹, although compare Middle French empirée. Obsolete. = empyrean adj. Chiefly as postmodifier. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > of or relating to highest empyrec1350 empyreala1450 empyreana1500 c1350 Rabe Moyses (Rawl.) in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1901) 106 350 Þe wey of vii thowsond wyntur to þe seueþe heuene, And so forþ to heuene Empire. a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 7761 Þis heven es cald heven empiry Þat es at say heven þat es fyry. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) iii. 302 Heuen of cristal, or heuen of starres, or heuen empyre. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 38 The hauyn empire. 1594 J. Dickenson Arisbas To Rdr. sig. A iij^v His heroique spirit..hath ascended to the Empyre heauen. a1637 B. Jonson Under-woods in Wks. (1640) III. 161 A Lady, or a Love; Whom her Redeemer honour'd hath above Her fellowes..In heav'n Empire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † empyrev. Forms: 1500s empyre; Scottish pre-1700 empire. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French empirer. Etymology: < Middle French empirer (French empirer ) to damage, spoil, injure (1135 in Old French as empirier ), variant of empeirer impair v. Compare earlier impair v. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To impair, make worse. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [verb (transitive)] worsec1175 worsena1250 appair1297 impair1297 pairc1330 aggregea1382 appalea1500 emperish1509 empyre1566 worser1590 worst1602 improve1609 pejorate1653 vilioratea1722 misimprove1847 nastify1873 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Fv^v Let furiouse fortune frowne..She can not much empyre our cates [L. quantum hinc inminuet?]. 1567 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. 167 My Kingdome cair, my wealth was ay in weir;..My riches powertie, power to empire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.c1350v.1566
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