germinv.

Brit.

/ˈdʒəːmɪn/, U.S.

/ˈdʒərmən/

Forms: late Middle English germyne, 1800s– germin, 1900s germine (in dictionaries).

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

Etymology: < classical Latin germināre germinate v. Compare germ v. and germinate v.In quot. 1814 after Italian germinare germinate v.

Now rare.

intransitive. To produce new growth; to germinate (in various senses). Occasionally also transitive. Chiefly in figurative contexts and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > grow or vegetate [verb (intransitive)] > sprout or put forth new growth

spriteOE

wrideOE

brodc1175

comea1225

spirec1325

chicka1400

sprouta1400

germin?1440

germ1483

chip?a1500

spurgea1500

to put forth1530

shootc1560

spear1570

stock1574

chit1601

breward1609

pullulate1618

ysproutc1620

egerminate1623

put1623

germinate1626

sprent1647

fruticate1657

stalk1666

tiller1677

breerc1700

fork1707

to put out1731

stool1770

sucker1802

stir1843

push1855

braird1865

fibre1869

flush1877

the world > plants > part of plant > bud > [verb (transitive)]

germin?1440

bud1604

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. l. 48 Ffor Columelle affermyth in that ioynt To germyne [L. germen..producit], and in veer therout to stare Mater thy vyne al newly to repare.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. 31^v/1 Thre thynges ben founden in seed germynyng [Fr. en semence germent, L. in segete germinante].

1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) v. 17 The swete dewe of Maye..pleseth moche vnto the erthe, and attempreth it swetely in makyng to germyne [Fr. germer] and fructyfye.

1485–6 W. Caxton tr. Laurent Ryal Bk. cviii. sig. miii^v A dewe, whyche maketh hym to germyne a swete rote & ryȝt wel atempred, that is good love.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xxxiii. 10 The love Reveal'd, whose genial influence makes now This flower to germin [It. è germinato] in eternal peace.

1839 W. G. Simms Silence in Southern Passages & Pictures 43 Germined in the sacred groves, The old groves of dim ages, he was there, And awed me like a god.

1903 C. G. Kendall tr. J. Wolff Tannhäuser II. ix. 183 In one man's breast a seed had germined And grown to full maturity.

1931 M. Gilmore Rue Tree iv. 127 The blade that thrust dies down before the ear, The ear is eaten of the leaf that thrust; Even as courage germines up from fear.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	germin
释义	germinv. Brit. /ˈdʒəːmɪn/, U.S. /ˈdʒərmən/ Forms: late Middle English germyne, 1800s– germin, 1900s germine (in dictionaries). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin germināre. Etymology: < classical Latin germināre germinate v. Compare germ v. and germinate v.In quot. 1814 after Italian germinare germinate v. Now rare. intransitive. To produce new growth; to germinate (in various senses). Occasionally also transitive. Chiefly in figurative contexts and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > grow or vegetate [verb (intransitive)] > sprout or put forth new growth spriteOE wrideOE brodc1175 comea1225 spirec1325 chicka1400 sprouta1400 germin?1440 germ1483 chip?a1500 spurgea1500 to put forth1530 shootc1560 spear1570 stock1574 chit1601 breward1609 pullulate1618 ysproutc1620 egerminate1623 put1623 germinate1626 sprent1647 fruticate1657 stalk1666 tiller1677 breerc1700 fork1707 to put out1731 stool1770 sucker1802 stir1843 push1855 braird1865 fibre1869 flush1877 the world > plants > part of plant > bud > [verb (transitive)] germin?1440 bud1604 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. l. 48 Ffor Columelle affermyth in that ioynt To germyne [L. germen..producit], and in veer therout to stare Mater thy vyne al newly to repare. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. 31^v/1 Thre thynges ben founden in seed germynyng [Fr. en semence germent, L. in segete germinante]. 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) v. 17 The swete dewe of Maye..pleseth moche vnto the erthe, and attempreth it swetely in makyng to germyne [Fr. germer] and fructyfye. 1485–6 W. Caxton tr. Laurent Ryal Bk. cviii. sig. miii^v A dewe, whyche maketh hym to germyne a swete rote & ryȝt wel atempred, that is good love. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xxxiii. 10 The love Reveal'd, whose genial influence makes now This flower to germin [It. è germinato] in eternal peace. 1839 W. G. Simms Silence in Southern Passages & Pictures 43 Germined in the sacred groves, The old groves of dim ages, he was there, And awed me like a god. 1903 C. G. Kendall tr. J. Wolff Tannhäuser II. ix. 183 In one man's breast a seed had germined And grown to full maturity. 1931 M. Gilmore Rue Tree iv. 127 The blade that thrust dies down before the ear, The ear is eaten of the leaf that thrust; Even as courage germines up from fear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.?1440
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