单词 | girn |
释义 | girnn.1 Scottish. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > gallows > parts of > noose or rope ropeeOE withec1275 cordc1330 snarea1425 tippet1447 girnc1480 halter1481 widdie1508 tether?a1513 hemp1532 Tyburn tippet1549 John Roper's window1552 neckweed1562 noose1567 horse-nightcap1593 tow1596 Tyburn tiffany1612 piccadill1615 snick-up1620 Tyburn piccadill1620 necklacea1625 squinsy1632 Welsh parsley1637 St. Johnston's riband1638 string1639 Bridport daggera1661 rope's end1663 cravat1680 swing1697 snecket1788 death cord1804 neckclothc1816 St. Johnston's tippet1816 death rope1824 mink1826 squeezer1836 yard-rope1850 necktie1866 Tyburn string1882 Stolypin's necktie1909 widdieneckc1920 c1480 (a1400) St. Paul 1140 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 61 He a stalowart gyrne can ma to hang hym-self with be þe hals. b. A snare or trap for catching animals or birds, made of hair, wire, or the like, with a running noose. ΚΠ 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 108 With falsheid he thame fed, As quha wald set ane girne befoir ane gled. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. v. xi. f. 61/2 He commandit yt na haris be slane..nor ȝit tane be nettis or girnis. 1721 Court Bk. Barony of Urie (1892) 119 Killed with guns..girns or other ingines. 1839 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch (rev. ed.) xxiv. 303 The vagabond's girn was set. 2. figurative. A snare, trap, wile. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [noun] neteOE angleOE grinc1000 trapc1175 caltropa1300 lacec1330 girnc1375 espyc1380 webc1400 hook1430 settingc1430 lure1463 stall?a1500 stalea1529 toil1548 intrap1550 hose-net1554 gudgeon1577 mousetrap1577 trapfall1596 ensnarementa1617 decoy1655 cobweba1657 trepan1665 snap1844 deadfall1860 Judas1907 tanglefoot1908 catch-221963 trip-wire1971 c1375 Sc. Troy-bk. ii. 999 The quhilkes frome gyrnes of dede Ware eschapede. 1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. i. xxi. f. 61v Thai that will be riche, fallis into temptatioun, and in the gyrne of the deuil. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 462 Thame selfes skairse could defend from the girnes of this Edicte. 1721 A. Ramsay Rise & Fall of Stocks 35 Stock-jobbers, brokers..Wha set their gowden girns sae wylie, Tho ne'er sae cautious, they'd beguile ye. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). girnn.2 Obsolete exc. Scottish. 1. a. The act of showing the teeth, a snarl. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [noun] > act of showing girn1535 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 466 The fox..with mony girne and gaip..makis debait als lang as that he ma. 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida iii. sig. F Euen so the Duke frownes for all this Cursond world: oh that gerne kils, it kils. 1863 T. Woolner My Beautiful Lady ii. 107 A poring spectre shall be seen With livid stare and girn. 1870 in Ramsay Remin. (ed. 18) p. xxxiii His girn's waur than his bite. 1883 A. S. Swan Aldersyde iii. 51 A smile..afterwards described as resembling the ‘girn o' a rat’. b. Scottish. A snarling tone. ΚΠ 1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxvi, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 747 Lettin' out the dry, dusty, moral apothegms wi' ae continued and monotonous girn. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > smiling > [noun] > a smile > a grin girn1636 grin1656 1636 W. Davenant Witts iv. i. sig. I This is at least a girne of Fortune, if Not a faire smile. 1710 E. Ward Life Don Quixote i. iv. 67 Scoff'd him, unseen, with Winks and Girns. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). girnv.1 1. a. intransitive. To show the teeth in rage, pain, disappointment, etc.; to snarl as a dog; to complain persistently; to be fretful or peevish. Also to girn at. Now only northern and Scottish. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > show anger [verb (intransitive)] > look angry > draw back lips in anger grinOE to grin the teethc1430 girnc1440 tusk1616 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (intransitive)] > growl girnc1440 rase1440 narr1509 snar1530 whurl1530 arr1600 yarr1611 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > complain [verb (intransitive)] > peevishly or querulously whingea1150 girnc1440 whine1530 whimper1549 hone1621 peenge1791 nyaff1808 bellyache1889 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > be or become peevish [verb (intransitive)] to take (the) pet1590 pet1629 tiff1727 girn1837 gummidge1889 c1440 York Myst. xxxiii. 23 Þat gome þat gyrnes or gales, I myself sall hym hurte full sore. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) iv. 322 Than lukit he awfully thame to, And said, gyrnand, ‘hangis & drawis!’ 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ix. ii. 65 The wyld wolf..Abowt the bowght, plet all of wandis tyght, Bayis and gyrnis. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. xii. sig. Y5 His face was vgly, and his countenance sterne..And gaped like a gulfe, when he did gerne . View more context for this quotation 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xvii. 140 The old Trot for a while remained silent, pensive, and girning like a Dog. 1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (1733) I. 31 We hang our lugs and wi' a gloom, Girn'd at stockjobbing ane and a'. 1790 A. Wilson Poems 39 While chaunrin' Critics girn an' growl, An' curse whate'er they light on. 1837 R. Nicoll Poems (1843) 133 She's girnin' at e'enin'—she's girnin' at morn—a' hours o' the day in my flesh she's a thorn. 1855 R. Browning Old Pictures in Florence ix The mastiff girns And the puppy pack of poodles yelp. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies v. 183 How she [sc. the otter] did grin and girn when she saw Tom. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped vi. 50 He's a wicked auld man, and there's many would like to see him girning in a tow. b. quasi-transitive. ΚΠ 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders xiii. 120 I could only girn my teeth at him. c. transitive. To utter in a snarling tone. ΚΠ 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights II. iii. 50 ‘Isabella, let me in, or I'll make you repent!’ he ‘girned’ as Joseph calls it. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > smiling > smile [verb (intransitive)] > grin(s) grina1500 girn1562 to grin like a Cheshire cat1770 1562 Certayn Serm. preached in Lincs. in H. Latimer 27 Serm. ii. f. 105 They go with the corses girnyng and fleeryng, as though they went to a bearebaiting. 1593 Passionate Morrice in Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift (1876) 80 After that girne like a monkie that sees her dinner. 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge i. iii. sig. B2 Laugh not..When thou dost girne, thy rusty face doth looke Like the head of a rosted rabbit. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 247 The rascall multitude..ceased not to girn and laugh at our sighes and teares. a1711 T. Ken Edmund in Wks. (1721) II. xi. 299 Curs'd Satan guerning stood, the while he spake. 3. Chiefly northern dialect. To pull a face, grimace; esp. to take part in a grinning-match (see grinning n. Compounds). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [verb (intransitive)] > take part in grinning match girn1900 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > face with expression [verb (intransitive)] > distort fleer?a1400 mowc1450 snowrec1450 to make (also pull) a facec1522 to throw one's facea1525 pot1549 mop1567 murgeonc1586 to cut facesa1616 wrimple1657 work1753 grimace1762 mowl1837 wrinkle1843 mug1856 girn1900 1900 Eng. Dial. Dict. II. 623/1 The person who could girn to the judge's satisfaction would get a quarter of a pound of tobacco for a prize. 1968 G. Findler Folk Lore Lake Counties 57 The entrants must put their heads through a horse collar and grin or ‘gurn’. 1989 Observer 4 June 75/2 Another hallowed tradition. They were ‘gurning’. The man adjudged to have the most grotesque visage is declared gurning champ. Draft additions 1993(In sense 3.) ˈgirner n. one who girns, esp. in a competition. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > other party or parlour games > participant girner1932 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > [noun] > grimace or distortion > person grimacer1810 grimacier1815 girner1932 1932 Whitehaven News 22 Sept. 8/5 (heading) World's champion ‘gurner’. 1987 Daily Tel. 11 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) p. vii/3 She may be a good gurner, but is she a good talker? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2022). girnv.2 Scottish. transitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > entrap, ensnare [verb (transitive)] shrenchc897 beswike971 betrapa1000 bewindOE undernimc1175 undertakec1175 bisayc1200 beguile?c1225 catchc1225 beginc1250 biwilea1275 tele?a1300 enginec1300 lime13.. umwrithea1340 engrin1340 oblige1340 belimec1350 enlacec1374 girnc1375 encumber138. gnarec1380 enwrap1382 briguea1387 snarl1387 upbroid1387 trap1390 entrikea1393 englue1393 gildera1400 aguilec1400 betraisec1400 embrygec1400 snare1401 lacea1425 maska1425 begluec1430 marl1440 supprise?c1450 to prey ona1500 attrap1524 circumvene1526 entangle1526 tangle1526 entrap1531 mesh1532 embrake1542 crawl1548 illaqueate1548 intricate1548 inveigle1551 circumvent1553 felter1567 besnare1571 in trick1572 ensnare1576 overcatch1577 underfong1579 salt1580 entoil1581 comprehend1584 windlassa1586 folda1592 solicit1592 toil1592 bait1600 beset1600 engage1603 benet1604 imbrier1605 ambush1611 inknot1611 enmesha1616 trammela1616 fool1620 pinion1621 aucupate1630 fang1637 surprise1642 underreacha1652 trepan1656 ensnarl1658 stalk1659 irretiate1660 coil1748 nail1766 net1803 to rope in1840 mousetrap1870 spider1891 c1375 Sc. Troy-bk. ii. 366 But he, gyrnede syne atte last Inne ȝharnynge of the golde so rede. b. To catch in a girn or trap (cf. quot. 1825). ΚΠ 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) Girn, 1. To catch by means of a girn. 2...to catch trouts by means of a noose of hair. 1874 T. Bruce Summer Queen 320 I'll make sure To girn him like a hare. 1896 S. R. Crockett Cleg Kelly xiii. 96 As if he had been ‘girning’ sticklebacks and ‘bairdies’ in the shallow burns. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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