† adagyn.

Forms: 1500s–1600s adagie, 1600s adagium, 1600s adagy; also Scottish pre-1700 adagia.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin adagium.

Etymology: < classical Latin adagium (see adage n.¹). Compare adage n.¹The (singular) form adagia probably reflects the Latin plural form.

Obsolete.

A maxim, proverb; = adage n.¹A common form in 16th and 17th centuries.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun]

saw9..

quideOE

yedOE

wordOE

wisdomc1175

bysawe?c1225

riotc1330

sentencec1380

textc1386

dict1432

diction1477

redec1480

say1486

adage1530

commonplace?1531

adagy1534

soothsay1549

maxima1564

apophthegm1570

speech1575

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symbol1594

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wording1606

impress1610

motto1615

dictum1616

impresa1622

dictate1625

effate1650

sentiment1780

great thought1821

brocarda1856

text-motto1880

sententia1917

1534 N. Udall Floures for Latine Spekynge gathered oute of Terence f. 62^v This worde sales, of whiche be metaphorically deriued many pretie adagies or prouerbes.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xv. 100 Conformand til ane adagia of ane of the seuyn sapientis of rome.

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 51^v All Adagies, all similitudes, and all wittie sayinges.

1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 4 Quips and snapping adagies.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 17 The Greek Adagy goes, Nil sine Theseo.

1734 J. Kirkby tr. I. Barrow Usefulness Math. Learning xvii. 315 Mere Talk void of Sense and Reason; Adagies or Proverbs.

1752 L. Chappelow Comm. Bk. Job I. 295 A living dog is better than a dead lion: is the third among the Arabic Adagies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	adagy
释义	† adagyn. Forms: 1500s–1600s adagie, 1600s adagium, 1600s adagy; also Scottish pre-1700 adagia. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin adagium. Etymology: < classical Latin adagium (see adage n.¹). Compare adage n.¹The (singular) form adagia probably reflects the Latin plural form. Obsolete. A maxim, proverb; = adage n.¹A common form in 16th and 17th centuries. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] saw9.. quideOE yedOE wordOE wisdomc1175 bysawe?c1225 riotc1330 sentencec1380 textc1386 dict1432 diction1477 redec1480 say1486 adage1530 commonplace?1531 adagy1534 soothsay1549 maxima1564 apophthegm1570 speech1575 gnome1577 aphorisma1593 imprese1593 spoke1594 symbol1594 maxim1605 wording1606 impress1610 motto1615 dictum1616 impresa1622 dictate1625 effate1650 sentiment1780 great thought1821 brocarda1856 text-motto1880 sententia1917 1534 N. Udall Floures for Latine Spekynge gathered oute of Terence f. 62^v This worde sales, of whiche be metaphorically deriued many pretie adagies or prouerbes. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xv. 100 Conformand til ane adagia of ane of the seuyn sapientis of rome. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 51^v All Adagies, all similitudes, and all wittie sayinges. 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 4 Quips and snapping adagies. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 17 The Greek Adagy goes, Nil sine Theseo. 1734 J. Kirkby tr. I. Barrow Usefulness Math. Learning xvii. 315 Mere Talk void of Sense and Reason; Adagies or Proverbs. 1752 L. Chappelow Comm. Bk. Job I. 295 A living dog is better than a dead lion: is the third among the Arabic Adagies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1534
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