epitaphn.

/ˈɛpɪtɑːf/

/ˈɛpɪtaf/

Forms: α. (Middle English epithphy) Middle English epytaphy, (1500s epetaphy), Middle English–1500s epitaphye, epitaphie. β. Middle English–1500s epitaphe, (Middle English epythaphe, epithaphe, epetaph, epitaff, 1600s– epitaph.

Etymology: < Latin epitaphium, < Greek ἐπιτάϕιον, neuter of ἐπιτάϕιος adjective (spoken) on the occasion of a burial, (written) upon a tomb, < ἐπί upon + τάϕος sepulture, tomb. The β forms probably < French épitaphe.

a. An inscription upon a tomb. Hence, occasionally, a brief composition characterizing a deceased person, and expressed as if intended to be inscribed on his tombstone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > obsequies > monument > [noun] > epitaph

epitaph1387

society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [noun] > other types of inscription

epitaph1387

elogy1605

remembrancea1616

elogiuma1699

manusculpta1859

laudation1868

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > epitaph

epitaph1387

α.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 225 Þis geauntes epitaphium [MS ephitafium], þat is, þe writynge of mynde of hym þat lay þere, was suche.]

1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 149 His epithphy—þat is, writynge on his grave.

c1470 J. Hardyng Chron. xcvii. xv Y^e bishop of Rome..on his tombe set his epitaphye.

1520 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1884) V. 123 Such a epitaphie as shall be devised by me or my executours.

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) II. 6 A rich Tumbe of Alabastre..having this Epitaphie on it.

β. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. l. 1531 Hire Epitaffe of good assisse Was write about [a tumbe].1513 Lydgate's Troye Bk. (Pynson) ii. xx. sig. M.ii/1 An Epythaphe anone he dyde graue In his honour.?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Uii (title) An epitaphe made vpon the deth of frenche.1583 (title) A Booke of Epitaphes made upon the Death of Sir William Buttes.1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iii. iii. 400 For all Orations..Epithaphes, herses..he dies like a hog.1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 25. ¶5 An Italian Epitaph written on the Monument of a Valetudinarian.1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 10 They belong, we are assured by the epitaph, to the class of persecuted Presbyterians.1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons I. iv. v. 190 But no epitaph tells their virtues.

b. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1847 R. W. Emerson Goethe in Wks. (1906) I. 382 The rolling rock leaves its scratches on the mountain..the fern and leaf their modest epitaph in the coal.

1860 F. W. Farrar Ess. Origin Lang. i. 26 That gigantic and mysterious epitaph of humanity.

Compounds

In combinations.

ΚΠ

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 99. ⁋5 What will become of your Embalmers, Epitaph-Mongers, and Chief Mourners?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

epitaphv.

/ˈɛpɪtɑːf/

/ˈɛpɪtaf/

Etymology: < epitaph n.

1. transitive.

a. To describe in an epitaph; with complement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > obsequies > monument > inscribe upon monument [verb (transitive)]

epitaph1592

1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. 19 Let mee rather be Epitaphed, the Inuentour of the English Hexameter.

1818 J. Brown Psyche 114 Epitaph'd an honest man.

b. To write an epitaph upon.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > be the author of or write (a work) [verb (transitive)] > express in written work or write about > write epitaph on

epitaphizea1843

epitaph1865

1865 Athenæum No. 1992. 929/1 Proudly entombed and epitaphed.

†2. intransitive. To speak or write as in an epitaph; impersonal in passive. Also, to epitaph it. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speech-making > make a speech [verb (intransitive)] > for particular occasion, purpose, or cause

epitaph1606

vary1680

stump1839

to take the stump1868

spruik1894

to go on the stump1903

Limehouse1913

tub-thump1920

soap-box1926

the world > life > death > obsequies > monument > be inscribed upon monument [verb (intransitive)] > epitaph

epitaph1606

society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > follow occupation of writer [verb (intransitive)] > compose > epitaphs

epitaph1606

1606 Bp. J. Hall Heauen vpon Earth xviii. 125 The commons..in their speeches Epitaph vpon him, as on that Pope. He liued as a wolfe, & died as a dog.

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 15) 952 But many a man may say of his wealth, as it was epitaph'd on that Pope.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Bucks. 138 The Poet thus Epitapheth it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	epitaph
释义	epitaphn. /ˈɛpɪtɑːf//ˈɛpɪtaf/ Forms: α. (Middle English epithphy) Middle English epytaphy, (1500s epetaphy), Middle English–1500s epitaphye, epitaphie. β. Middle English–1500s epitaphe, (Middle English epythaphe, epithaphe, epetaph, epitaff, 1600s– epitaph. Etymology: < Latin epitaphium, < Greek ἐπιτάϕιον, neuter of ἐπιτάϕιος adjective (spoken) on the occasion of a burial, (written) upon a tomb, < ἐπί upon + τάϕος sepulture, tomb. The β forms probably < French épitaphe. a. An inscription upon a tomb. Hence, occasionally, a brief composition characterizing a deceased person, and expressed as if intended to be inscribed on his tombstone. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > monument > [noun] > epitaph epitaph1387 society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [noun] > other types of inscription epitaph1387 elogy1605 remembrancea1616 elogiuma1699 manusculpta1859 laudation1868 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > epitaph epitaph1387 α. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 225 Þis geauntes epitaphium [MS ephitafium], þat is, þe writynge of mynde of hym þat lay þere, was suche.] 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 149 His epithphy—þat is, writynge on his grave. c1470 J. Hardyng Chron. xcvii. xv Y^e bishop of Rome..on his tombe set his epitaphye. 1520 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1884) V. 123 Such a epitaphie as shall be devised by me or my executours. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) II. 6 A rich Tumbe of Alabastre..having this Epitaphie on it. β. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. l. 1531 Hire Epitaffe of good assisse Was write about [a tumbe].1513 Lydgate's Troye Bk. (Pynson) ii. xx. sig. M.ii/1 An Epythaphe anone he dyde graue In his honour.?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Uii (title) An epitaphe made vpon the deth of frenche.1583 (title) A Booke of Epitaphes made upon the Death of Sir William Buttes.1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iii. iii. 400 For all Orations..Epithaphes, herses..he dies like a hog.1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 25. ¶5 An Italian Epitaph written on the Monument of a Valetudinarian.1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 10 They belong, we are assured by the epitaph, to the class of persecuted Presbyterians.1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons I. iv. v. 190 But no epitaph tells their virtues. b. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1847 R. W. Emerson Goethe in Wks. (1906) I. 382 The rolling rock leaves its scratches on the mountain..the fern and leaf their modest epitaph in the coal. 1860 F. W. Farrar Ess. Origin Lang. i. 26 That gigantic and mysterious epitaph of humanity. Compounds In combinations. ΚΠ 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 99. ⁋5 What will become of your Embalmers, Epitaph-Mongers, and Chief Mourners? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). epitaphv. /ˈɛpɪtɑːf//ˈɛpɪtaf/ Etymology: < epitaph n. 1. transitive. a. To describe in an epitaph; with complement. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > monument > inscribe upon monument [verb (transitive)] epitaph1592 1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. 19 Let mee rather be Epitaphed, the Inuentour of the English Hexameter. 1818 J. Brown Psyche 114 Epitaph'd an honest man. b. To write an epitaph upon. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > be the author of or write (a work) [verb (transitive)] > express in written work or write about > write epitaph on epitaphizea1843 epitaph1865 1865 Athenæum No. 1992. 929/1 Proudly entombed and epitaphed. †2. intransitive. To speak or write as in an epitaph; impersonal in passive. Also, to epitaph it. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > make a speech [verb (intransitive)] > for particular occasion, purpose, or cause epitaph1606 vary1680 stump1839 to take the stump1868 spruik1894 to go on the stump1903 Limehouse1913 tub-thump1920 soap-box1926 the world > life > death > obsequies > monument > be inscribed upon monument [verb (intransitive)] > epitaph epitaph1606 society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > follow occupation of writer [verb (intransitive)] > compose > epitaphs epitaph1606 1606 Bp. J. Hall Heauen vpon Earth xviii. 125 The commons..in their speeches Epitaph vpon him, as on that Pope. He liued as a wolfe, & died as a dog. 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 15) 952 But many a man may say of his wealth, as it was epitaph'd on that Pope. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Bucks. 138 The Poet thus Epitapheth it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1387v.1592
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