† anchesounn.

Forms: early Middle English ancheisun, early Middle English ancheson, early Middle English anchesun, early Middle English ancheaysoun, early Middle English anchesoun, early Middle English ancheysoun.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: achesoun n., encheason n.

Etymology: Probably partly (i) a variant or alteration of achesoun n. (compare Anglo-Norman encheson encheason n. and perhaps also an- prefix¹); and partly (ii) a variant of encheason n. (with which it is used interchangeably in the works cited in quots. c1300 and 1340). Compare Anglo-Norman ancheson (second half of the 13th cent. or earlier), rare variant of encheson encheason n. Compare also Anglo-Norman acheson achesoun n. and cheson (13th cent.: see chesoun n.).

Obsolete.

Reason, motive, occasion; = encheason n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [noun] > reason or ground

achesounc1230

anchesouna1250

reasona1250

groundc1275

matter1340

purposec1350

cause1413

quarrel1476

actiona1500

subject1577

spring of action1583

qualitya1586

inducement1593

place1593

theme1594

instance1597

motive1605

impulsivea1628

justifiera1635

foundation1641

rise1641

plummet1679

mainspring1695

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 70 & seið þe ancheisun [c1230 Corpus Cambr. acheisuns] hwi.

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 103 Six anchesuns [c1225 Cleo. C.vi. acheisuns] beoð hwi god..wiðdrauhð him.

c1300 All Saints (Laud) l. 7 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 418 For manie enchesones holie churche þare-to us gan lere... Þe þridde ancheson is, for þe ȝer is schort.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 47 Vor be þe ancheysoun of ham byeþ uorlore manye zaules.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anchesoun
释义	† anchesounn. Forms: early Middle English ancheisun, early Middle English ancheson, early Middle English anchesun, early Middle English ancheaysoun, early Middle English anchesoun, early Middle English ancheysoun. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: achesoun n., encheason n. Etymology: Probably partly (i) a variant or alteration of achesoun n. (compare Anglo-Norman encheson encheason n. and perhaps also an- prefix¹); and partly (ii) a variant of encheason n. (with which it is used interchangeably in the works cited in quots. c1300 and 1340). Compare Anglo-Norman ancheson (second half of the 13th cent. or earlier), rare variant of encheson encheason n. Compare also Anglo-Norman acheson achesoun n. and cheson (13th cent.: see chesoun n.). Obsolete. Reason, motive, occasion; = encheason n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [noun] > reason or ground achesounc1230 anchesouna1250 reasona1250 groundc1275 matter1340 purposec1350 cause1413 quarrel1476 actiona1500 subject1577 spring of action1583 qualitya1586 inducement1593 place1593 theme1594 instance1597 motive1605 impulsivea1628 justifiera1635 foundation1641 rise1641 plummet1679 mainspring1695 a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 70 & seið þe ancheisun [c1230 Corpus Cambr. acheisuns] hwi. a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 103 Six anchesuns [c1225 Cleo. C.vi. acheisuns] beoð hwi god..wiðdrauhð him. c1300 All Saints (Laud) l. 7 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 418 For manie enchesones holie churche þare-to us gan lere... Þe þridde ancheson is, for þe ȝer is schort. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 47 Vor be þe ancheysoun of ham byeþ uorlore manye zaules. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1250
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