Anansin.

Brit.

/əˈnansi/,

/əˈnɑːnsi/, U.S.

/əˈnænsi/,

/əˈnɑnsi/, Caribbean English

/aˈnansi/,

/aˈnaːnsi/

Forms:

α. 1700s– Ananse, 1800s Anansay, 1800s– Ananci, 1800s– Annancey, 1800s– Annancy, 1900s– Anancie, 1900s– Anancy, 1900s– Anansi, 1900s– Anawnsy, 1900s– Hanancy.

β. 1800s– Nancy, 1900s– 'Nancy, 1900s– Nansi, 1900s– 'Nansi, 1900s– Nansy.

Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Twi. Etymon: Twi ananse.

Etymology: < Twi ananse spider, also used as the name of the character (especially in agya Ananse , with honorific title). In quot. 1705 via Dutch.The β. forms either show aphesis within English (perhaps suggested by the use of apostrophes in some forms), or the loss of the prefix a- of the Twi etymon (also found in some other borrowings from this language); apparently earliest in nancy story n.

Originally West African and Caribbean.

The name of a mythological male character having the form of a spider and noted for his cunning and trickery, originally occurring in Akan folklore and subsequently in numerous Caribbean folk tales.

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Pied Piper1605

Anansi1705

Arthurian1854

Round Tabler1864

1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea xvii. 332 The Negroes call this spider Ananse [Du. Anansee], and believe that the first Men were made by that Creature.

1868 Trans. Royal Soc. Arts & Agric. in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) 10/1 Anansay..is the Jove, the Thor, the Bramah of negro mythology. His great strength is in his cunning, and in his metamorphic versatility; he out-Proteuses Proteus.

1907 W. Jekyll Jamaican Song & Story xxiii. 72 An' from that day Annancy was going about an' fool all his friend.

1993 Independent 24 Mar. 19/3 Before I went to school I read nursery-rhyme picture books, and a lot of stories about Anansi, because my grandparents came from Jamaica.

2008 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 8 Sept. 18 A popular figure in Ashanti folklore, Anansi, son of the sky god, Nyame, is depicted in children's stories as both a spider and a man, always the trickster.

Compounds

Anansi story n. a folk tale in which Anansi is the central character; cf. Anansi tale n., nancy story n. [Compare Twi anansesεm fable, fictitious narrative, literally ‘Anansi story’.]

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > types of legend or folk tale > legends or folk tales of specific cultures

the Grailc1330

sangrail1470

saga1709

Mahabharata1768

nancy storya1818

Anansi tale1856

Anansi story1873

immram1895

1873 W. J. Gardner Hist. Jamaica iv. iv. 394 Some of these Anancy stories would form no bad addition to the fairy stories of the world.

1933 C. McKay Banana Bottom vi. 71 He..sat with them out upon their barbecues on moonlight nights, listening to their Anancy stories.

2007 Science-Fiction Stud. July 269 Anansi stories, traditional West African and Caribbean folk tales, are presumed unreliable, eschewing narrative closure and changing with every delivery.

Anansi tale n. a folk tale in which Anansi is the central character; = Anansi story n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > types of legend or folk tale > legends or folk tales of specific cultures

the Grailc1330

sangrail1470

saga1709

Mahabharata1768

nancy storya1818

Anansi tale1856

Anansi story1873

immram1895

1856 T. E. Lynch Wonders of W. Indies xxi. 175 We heard an African slave drawl out the following Anansi tale in a melancholy tone, making it strangely impressive by suddenly lowering her voice to a whisper.

1996 E. Matibag Afro-Cuban Relig. Experience vi. 208 Mythic narrative, of which the Anancy tales are a prime example, may celebrate the cunning of the slave in outwitting his masters.

2014 Sun (Nigeria) (Nexis) 28 Feb. In America or the Caribbean you still hear about Ananse stories which they call Anansi or Anancy tales.

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

单词	anansi
释义	Anansin. Brit. /əˈnansi/, /əˈnɑːnsi/, U.S. /əˈnænsi/, /əˈnɑnsi/, Caribbean English /aˈnansi/, /aˈnaːnsi/ Forms: α. 1700s– Ananse, 1800s Anansay, 1800s– Ananci, 1800s– Annancey, 1800s– Annancy, 1900s– Anancie, 1900s– Anancy, 1900s– Anansi, 1900s– Anawnsy, 1900s– Hanancy. β. 1800s– Nancy, 1900s– 'Nancy, 1900s– Nansi, 1900s– 'Nansi, 1900s– Nansy. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Twi. Etymon: Twi ananse. Etymology: < Twi ananse spider, also used as the name of the character (especially in agya Ananse , with honorific title). In quot. 1705 via Dutch.The β. forms either show aphesis within English (perhaps suggested by the use of apostrophes in some forms), or the loss of the prefix a- of the Twi etymon (also found in some other borrowings from this language); apparently earliest in nancy story n. Originally West African and Caribbean. The name of a mythological male character having the form of a spider and noted for his cunning and trickery, originally occurring in Akan folklore and subsequently in numerous Caribbean folk tales. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > legendary personage > specific Pied Piper1605 Anansi1705 Arthurian1854 Round Tabler1864 1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea xvii. 332 The Negroes call this spider Ananse [Du. Anansee], and believe that the first Men were made by that Creature. 1868 Trans. Royal Soc. Arts & Agric. in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) 10/1 Anansay..is the Jove, the Thor, the Bramah of negro mythology. His great strength is in his cunning, and in his metamorphic versatility; he out-Proteuses Proteus. 1907 W. Jekyll Jamaican Song & Story xxiii. 72 An' from that day Annancy was going about an' fool all his friend. 1993 Independent 24 Mar. 19/3 Before I went to school I read nursery-rhyme picture books, and a lot of stories about Anansi, because my grandparents came from Jamaica. 2008 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 8 Sept. 18 A popular figure in Ashanti folklore, Anansi, son of the sky god, Nyame, is depicted in children's stories as both a spider and a man, always the trickster. Compounds Anansi story n. a folk tale in which Anansi is the central character; cf. Anansi tale n., nancy story n. [Compare Twi anansesεm fable, fictitious narrative, literally ‘Anansi story’.] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > types of legend or folk tale > legends or folk tales of specific cultures the Grailc1330 sangrail1470 saga1709 Mahabharata1768 nancy storya1818 Anansi tale1856 Anansi story1873 immram1895 1873 W. J. Gardner Hist. Jamaica iv. iv. 394 Some of these Anancy stories would form no bad addition to the fairy stories of the world. 1933 C. McKay Banana Bottom vi. 71 He..sat with them out upon their barbecues on moonlight nights, listening to their Anancy stories. 2007 Science-Fiction Stud. July 269 Anansi stories, traditional West African and Caribbean folk tales, are presumed unreliable, eschewing narrative closure and changing with every delivery. Anansi tale n. a folk tale in which Anansi is the central character; = Anansi story n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > types of legend or folk tale > legends or folk tales of specific cultures the Grailc1330 sangrail1470 saga1709 Mahabharata1768 nancy storya1818 Anansi tale1856 Anansi story1873 immram1895 1856 T. E. Lynch Wonders of W. Indies xxi. 175 We heard an African slave drawl out the following Anansi tale in a melancholy tone, making it strangely impressive by suddenly lowering her voice to a whisper. 1996 E. Matibag Afro-Cuban Relig. Experience vi. 208 Mythic narrative, of which the Anancy tales are a prime example, may celebrate the cunning of the slave in outwitting his masters. 2014 Sun (Nigeria) (Nexis) 28 Feb. In America or the Caribbean you still hear about Ananse stories which they call Anansi or Anancy tales. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1705
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