单词 | forayer |
释义 | forayern. 1. One who forays; a forager, a raider. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > sacker, raider, or looter > [noun] reavereOE forayerc1330 cateran1371 ransackerc1390 depopulatorc1440 rover1481 forager1489 river?a1500 riderc1550 wight-rider1569 predour1577 sacker1589 harrier1596 boot-haler1600 marauder1698 poligar1773 skinner1780 looter1860 raider1861 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 13228 He was cheftayn of fforreyers [Fr. foriers]. c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xl. 144 Ðe Forryowris þare hard ware sete. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. (1609) ii. xxxix. 69 Sending with forreiars certaine guides. 1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel iv. xiv. 105 Light forayers first, to view the ground, Spurred their fleet coursers loosely round. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > announcing or proclaiming > [noun] > announcer or proclaimer > harbinger or usher heraldc1330 forayer1340 forager1377 foregangera1500 usher1548 harbingera1550 avant-courier1603 go-before1633 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 195 Þe guode forriers þet nimeþ and agrayþeþ þet hous of paradys to þe riche manne. 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xx. 80 Kynd..sent forth his foreioures [v.rr. forreyours, forreouris, forreores] feures & fluxes [etc.]. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 77 Thai var recontrit be the forreours and exploratours of the romanis. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1330 |
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