单词 | anhele |
释义 | † anhelev. Obsolete. 1. a. transitive. Apparently: to pursue (something) furiously. ΚΠ c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 723 He werreȝ..Boþe wyth bulleȝ & bereȝ..& etayneȝ þat hym anelede, of þe heȝe felle. b. intransitive. With for, to. To long or wish for something with breathless eagerness. Cf. pant v. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > aspire to or to do [verb (transitive)] pursuea1382 affect?a1425 anhelea1500 to hawk after (for)?1510 affectate1560 to breathe after ——a1593 emule1595 aspire1596 emulate1597 to fawn upon1634 a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) v. l. 3140 Constantynys sonnys thre, Þat anelyde to þat ryalte. 1536 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Convocation I. 49 With most fervent desire, they anheale, breathe, and gape for the fruit of our convocation. 2. intransitive. To gasp, pant. rare.In quot. used humorously, in mock-Latin verse. ΚΠ 1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table in Atlantic Monthly Sept. 501/1 In candent ire the solar splendor flames;..His humid front the cive, anheling, wipes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < v.c1400 |
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