free-bornadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌfriːˈbɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈfriˌbɔrn/

Forms: see free adj., n., and adv. and born adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adj., born adj.

Etymology: < free adj. + born adj. Compare Old Frisian frībern , Middle Low German vrībōren , Old Swedish friborin (Swedish friboren ). Compare earlier freeman n. and also freewoman n.In quot. c1225 at sense A. 1 perhaps to be interpreted as a noun phrase. Also attested as a surname: Richard Freborn (1256).

A. adj.

1. Of a person: that was born free; born to the rights and liberty of a citizen; not born into slavery.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [adjective] > free or not slave > free-born

free-bornc1225

ingenuous1638

c1225 (?c1200) St. Juliana (Royal) 28 He wes freo boren [c1225 Bodl. freo iboren]. & him walde bicumen him a freo boren burde.

?a1300 Iacob & Iosep (Bodl.) (1916) 366 Ȝe þuncheþ ferrene men & alle freboren, Toniȝt ssal mani kniȝtchild knele ȝou biforen.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 9497 (MED) Þen most he seke anoþer..Fre born to be [a1400 Vesp. born o freli strand] & not bonde.

c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure 845 (MED) He has fretyn of folke mo than fyfe hondrethe And als fele fawntekyns of freebornne childyre.

c1500 (a1400) Sir Cleges (Ashm.) (1913) l. 408 Y ame ȝour man fre-borne.

1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties i. f. 59^v Nothing is better than groundtilth and trimmyng, nothing yeeldinger, nothing sweeter, nothing meeter for a freeborne man.

1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. L3 The veriest botcher, tinker or cobler freeborne wil dominere ouer a forreiner.

1612 S. Rowlands More Knaues Yet (1613) 3 My freeborne Muse is no such seruile baby.

1693 Vertue Rewarded 124 Those on the continent make such saucy domineering Husbands, that no free-born Irish-woman will endure their slavery.

a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) I. 299 That free-born spirits should obey Wretches, who know not to sway!

1794 Cases Manumission of Negroes (Supreme Court, New Jersey) 14 The Court..do adjudge that the said Negro Peter was free-born.

1807 J. Barlow Columbiad iv. 154 Thy freeborn sons..Nor sloth can slacken nor a tyrant bind.

1825 Austral. (Sydney) 17 Mar. 1 The Governor has been pleased to approve of the following Appointments: William Eagleton (free born) to be a constable.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. iii. 221 To me, a free-born Cretan, did that journey bring Imprisonment.

1909 Times 19 July 7/5 It is the proud privilege of the free born Briton to decide whether he shall himself do anything towards defending his heritage or leave it to other people to do so.

1957 G. E. Wright Biblical Archaeol. viii. 134 No free-born Israelite would have worked there unless he had to and the state slaves were probably forced to do the work.

1994 Eng. Today Apr. 12/1 Those Continentals who want to impose Maastricht on free-born Englishmen.

2. Of, relating to, or befitting a free-born person.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [adjective] > free or not slave > free-born > relating to or befitting

free-born?1506

?1506 Lytell Geste Robyn Hode (de Worde) sig. A.i^v Lithe and lysten gentylmen That be of fre bore blode.

1596 C. M. First Pt. Nature of Woman v. sig. E3 To shunne in time inticing loue, That captiuates a free borne mind.

1605 1st Pt. Jeronimo sig. D4^v A base blush vpon our free borne cheeks.

1621 R. Brathwait Natures Embassie Ded. sig. A2 Professed fauorer and furtherer of all free-borne studies.

1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 13 in Scepsis Scientifica An attempt to redeem the free-born spirits of Men, from an unworthy vassallage to so stigmatiz'd an Authority.

1731 ‘Alexander the Copper-Smith’ Milk for Babes (ed. 2) 38 The Blustring hero spoke without reserve, his Daring free-born Mind.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. lii. 275 They insensibly lost the freeborn and martial virtues of the desert.

1813 W. Scott Rokeby i. xvii. 26 The wily priests..damned each free-born deed and thought.

1857 Harper's Mag. Aug. 389/2 We may be told, perhaps, that they are only exercising their free-born right in emancipating themselves from the tyranny of an arbitrary conventionalism.

1910 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 4 Suppl. 372 There are special statutes..which aim to guard against the loss of caste, great emphasis being laid upon..the fraudulent claim by the slave of a free-born status.

1992 Guardian (Nexis) 17 June 18 The libertarian philosophy of treasure hunters who claim a freeborn right to use archaeological sites as open-air bingo halls.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement: free-born people as a class. Also as a count noun: a free-born person.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [noun] > free people

free1555

free-born1578

1578 J. Lyly Euphues 81 Thou sayest banishment is bitter to the free borne.

1700 Grassmens' Accts. in J. Barmby Memorials St. Giles, Durham (1896) 96 If any Forraner or Freeborn come.

a1783 H. Brooke Poet. Wks. (1792) I. 417 The free-born gather.

1860 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (new ed.) 77 These remarks doubtless had an imboldening effect upon ‘the young freeborns’.

2000 Guardian 18 Sept. ii. 2/3 The freeborn..were bitterly opposed to giving up their social placement above the ex-convicts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	free-born
释义	free-bornadj.n. Brit. /ˌfriːˈbɔːn/, U.S. /ˈfriˌbɔrn/ Forms: see free adj., n., and adv. and born adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adj., born adj. Etymology: < free adj. + born adj. Compare Old Frisian frībern , Middle Low German vrībōren , Old Swedish friborin (Swedish friboren ). Compare earlier freeman n. and also freewoman n.In quot. c1225 at sense A. 1 perhaps to be interpreted as a noun phrase. Also attested as a surname: Richard Freborn (1256). A. adj. 1. Of a person: that was born free; born to the rights and liberty of a citizen; not born into slavery. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [adjective] > free or not slave > free-born free-bornc1225 ingenuous1638 c1225 (?c1200) St. Juliana (Royal) 28 He wes freo boren [c1225 Bodl. freo iboren]. & him walde bicumen him a freo boren burde. ?a1300 Iacob & Iosep (Bodl.) (1916) 366 Ȝe þuncheþ ferrene men & alle freboren, Toniȝt ssal mani kniȝtchild knele ȝou biforen. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 9497 (MED) Þen most he seke anoþer..Fre born to be [a1400 Vesp. born o freli strand] & not bonde. c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure 845 (MED) He has fretyn of folke mo than fyfe hondrethe And als fele fawntekyns of freebornne childyre. c1500 (a1400) Sir Cleges (Ashm.) (1913) l. 408 Y ame ȝour man fre-borne. 1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties i. f. 59^v Nothing is better than groundtilth and trimmyng, nothing yeeldinger, nothing sweeter, nothing meeter for a freeborne man. 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. L3 The veriest botcher, tinker or cobler freeborne wil dominere ouer a forreiner. 1612 S. Rowlands More Knaues Yet (1613) 3 My freeborne Muse is no such seruile baby. 1693 Vertue Rewarded 124 Those on the continent make such saucy domineering Husbands, that no free-born Irish-woman will endure their slavery. a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) I. 299 That free-born spirits should obey Wretches, who know not to sway! 1794 Cases Manumission of Negroes (Supreme Court, New Jersey) 14 The Court..do adjudge that the said Negro Peter was free-born. 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad iv. 154 Thy freeborn sons..Nor sloth can slacken nor a tyrant bind. 1825 Austral. (Sydney) 17 Mar. 1 The Governor has been pleased to approve of the following Appointments: William Eagleton (free born) to be a constable. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. iii. 221 To me, a free-born Cretan, did that journey bring Imprisonment. 1909 Times 19 July 7/5 It is the proud privilege of the free born Briton to decide whether he shall himself do anything towards defending his heritage or leave it to other people to do so. 1957 G. E. Wright Biblical Archaeol. viii. 134 No free-born Israelite would have worked there unless he had to and the state slaves were probably forced to do the work. 1994 Eng. Today Apr. 12/1 Those Continentals who want to impose Maastricht on free-born Englishmen. 2. Of, relating to, or befitting a free-born person. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [adjective] > free or not slave > free-born > relating to or befitting free-born?1506 ?1506 Lytell Geste Robyn Hode (de Worde) sig. A.i^v Lithe and lysten gentylmen That be of fre bore blode. 1596 C. M. First Pt. Nature of Woman v. sig. E3 To shunne in time inticing loue, That captiuates a free borne mind. 1605 1st Pt. Jeronimo sig. D4^v A base blush vpon our free borne cheeks. 1621 R. Brathwait Natures Embassie Ded. sig. A2 Professed fauorer and furtherer of all free-borne studies. 1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 13 in Scepsis Scientifica An attempt to redeem the free-born spirits of Men, from an unworthy vassallage to so stigmatiz'd an Authority. 1731 ‘Alexander the Copper-Smith’ Milk for Babes (ed. 2) 38 The Blustring hero spoke without reserve, his Daring free-born Mind. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. lii. 275 They insensibly lost the freeborn and martial virtues of the desert. 1813 W. Scott Rokeby i. xvii. 26 The wily priests..damned each free-born deed and thought. 1857 Harper's Mag. Aug. 389/2 We may be told, perhaps, that they are only exercising their free-born right in emancipating themselves from the tyranny of an arbitrary conventionalism. 1910 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 4 Suppl. 372 There are special statutes..which aim to guard against the loss of caste, great emphasis being laid upon..the fraudulent claim by the slave of a free-born status. 1992 Guardian (Nexis) 17 June 18 The libertarian philosophy of treasure hunters who claim a freeborn right to use archaeological sites as open-air bingo halls. B. n. With the and plural agreement: free-born people as a class. Also as a count noun: a free-born person. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [noun] > free people free1555 free-born1578 1578 J. Lyly Euphues 81 Thou sayest banishment is bitter to the free borne. 1700 Grassmens' Accts. in J. Barmby Memorials St. Giles, Durham (1896) 96 If any Forraner or Freeborn come. a1783 H. Brooke Poet. Wks. (1792) I. 417 The free-born gather. 1860 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (new ed.) 77 These remarks doubtless had an imboldening effect upon ‘the young freeborns’. 2000 Guardian 18 Sept. ii. 2/3 The freeborn..were bitterly opposed to giving up their social placement above the ex-convicts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1225
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