† femineadj.

Forms: late Middle English–1500s femyne, 1500s femine.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: feminine adj.

Etymology: Probably a contracted form of feminine adj. (perhaps after e.g. feminity n., feminie n.), although some instances are likely to represent transmission or typographical errors for that word.

Obsolete.

= feminine adj. (in various senses).In quot. c1425 perhaps a transmission error for feminyne. In later examples apparently a typographical error for feminine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [adjective] > characteristic of

womanisha1393

womanlyc1400

feminec1425

femininec1425

she1531

wifish1535

female1566

ladylike1566

womenish1604

tender-hefteda1616

ladied1628

feminary1630

feminile1650

feminal1875

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. l. 1522 Ȝif I schal my resoun schortly fyne, Sche is in sothe þe moste femyne [perh. read feminyne] Þat euer I sawe.

c1500 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1916) 135 302 (MED) Most femyne and meke in countenaunce, Verray myrrour and ster of womanhed.

1564 A. Golding tr. Justinus Hist. Trogus Pompeius ii. f. 17^v In Xerxes was to be sene a kinde of femine fearfulnesse.

1578 T. Blenerhasset 2nd Pt. Mirrour for Magistrates Ladye Ebbe f. 50 To do the like agaynst the Femine kinde.

?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. P1^v These femine Familiars, but too oft Torment vs men.

1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 83 Of Planets, Venus and the Moon are counted Femine [over line-end; elsewhere feminine].

1766 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 29/2 It appears that many noble personages of the femine gender are to preside in the various departments of state affairs.

1864 A. B. Longstreet Master William Mitten xi. 93 Masculine wit at femine expense.

1920 Case & Comment Aug. 149/1 Perhaps she was assured that she might..rely upon the femine privilege of ‘changing her mind’.

2009 P. Bush tr. J. Goytisolo Juan the Landless ii. 65 No femine artifice or embellishment.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	femine
释义	† femineadj. Forms: late Middle English–1500s femyne, 1500s femine. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: feminine adj. Etymology: Probably a contracted form of feminine adj. (perhaps after e.g. feminity n., feminie n.), although some instances are likely to represent transmission or typographical errors for that word. Obsolete. = feminine adj. (in various senses).In quot. c1425 perhaps a transmission error for feminyne. In later examples apparently a typographical error for feminine. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [adjective] > characteristic of womanisha1393 womanlyc1400 feminec1425 femininec1425 she1531 wifish1535 female1566 ladylike1566 womenish1604 tender-hefteda1616 ladied1628 feminary1630 feminile1650 feminal1875 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. l. 1522 Ȝif I schal my resoun schortly fyne, Sche is in sothe þe moste femyne [perh. read feminyne] Þat euer I sawe. c1500 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1916) 135 302 (MED) Most femyne and meke in countenaunce, Verray myrrour and ster of womanhed. 1564 A. Golding tr. Justinus Hist. Trogus Pompeius ii. f. 17^v In Xerxes was to be sene a kinde of femine fearfulnesse. 1578 T. Blenerhasset 2nd Pt. Mirrour for Magistrates Ladye Ebbe f. 50 To do the like agaynst the Femine kinde. ?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. P1^v These femine Familiars, but too oft Torment vs men. 1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 83 Of Planets, Venus and the Moon are counted Femine [over line-end; elsewhere feminine]. 1766 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 29/2 It appears that many noble personages of the femine gender are to preside in the various departments of state affairs. 1864 A. B. Longstreet Master William Mitten xi. 93 Masculine wit at femine expense. 1920 Case & Comment Aug. 149/1 Perhaps she was assured that she might..rely upon the femine privilege of ‘changing her mind’. 2009 P. Bush tr. J. Goytisolo Juan the Landless ii. 65 No femine artifice or embellishment.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.c1425
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