grannamn.

Brit.

/ˈɡranəm/, U.S.

/ˈɡrænəm/

Forms: 1500s grannome, 1500s– granam, 1500s– grannam, 1600s– grannum, 1700s granum, 1700s– gran'am, 1800s grannan, 1800s gronnam (English regional (Lancashire)).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: grandam n.

Etymology: Variant of grandam n. with assimilatory loss of d . Compare granfer n.

Now archaic and British regional.

A grandmother. Also: an old woman. Frequently as a form of address.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun]

old wifeeOE

old womanOE

trota1375

carlinec1375

cronec1386

vecke1390

monea1393

hagc1400

ribibec1405

aunt?a1425

crate14..

witchc1475

mauda1500

mackabroine1546

grandam?1550

grannam1565

old lady1575

beldam1580

lucky1629

granny1634

patriarchess1639

runta1652

harridan1699

grimalkin1798

mama1810

tante1815

wifie1823

maw1826

old dear1836

tante1845

Mother Bunch1847

douairière1869

dowager1870

veteraness1880

old trout1897

tab1909

bag1924

crow1925

ma1932

Skinny Liz1940

old bag1947

old boot1958

tannie1958

LOL1960

1565 King Daryus sig. B I can fere the knaues with my grannams Cat.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III ii. iv. 30 Granam [1623 grandam] this would haue beene [printed heene] a biting iest.

1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster West-ward Hoe v. sig. H^v Doe not I know you Granam? and that Suger-loafe?

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Lovers Progres iv. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Lll3/2 Ghosts never walke till after mid-night, if I may believe my Grannam.

1679 C. Cotton Confinement 30 Old Granams shake their empty heads, and cry, I long before read this his destiny.

1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It ii. i. 19 Oft my kind Grannam told me—Tim, take warning.

a1763 W. Shenstone Odes (1765) 205 Such breeding as one's granam preaches.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Zapolya iv. ii. 112 Find grannam out a sunny seat.

1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 406 The first was Moll, the namesake of her grannum.

1825 Sporting Mag. 16 404 My grannan, God rest her old soul!

1899 Leisure Hour 653/2 I do not, Gran'am, ambitionate to be the richest woman in Yorkshire.

1911 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 379 The little lad learning to read from a hornbook at his grannam's knee.

1949 J. M. Myers Silverlock xii. 128 ‘Is she a relative your yours, kid?’ ‘My grannam.’ ‘Your granny, eh?’

1999 B. Jacques Legend of Luke vi. 56 Moi ole grannum allus said oi 'ad a voice loik ee lark at furst loight.

Phrases

Chiefly in proverbial phrases, as to teach one's grannam to suck eggs (cf. teach your grandmother to suck eggs at egg n. 4b).

ΚΠ

1632 P. Massinger Emperour of East iv. i. sig. H3 By my granams ghost 'Tis a holsome zaying.

1651 H. More Second Lash of Alazanomastix in Enthusiasmus Triumphatus (1656) 243 In the rest of your answer you do but teach your Grannam to crack nuts.

a1652 R. Brome Court Begger ii. i. sig. P2^v, in Five New Playes (1653) As I hope for my Grannums blessing.

1692 R. Howard Five New Plays (ed. 2) 96 Pish, teach your Grannam to spin.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Bit He has bit his Grannam; he is very Drunk.

1738 J. Swift Treat. Polite Conversat. i. 27 You mend it! Go teach your Grannum to suck Eggs.

1797 J. Wolcot Ode to Livery of London ii, in Wks. (1812) III. 449 They teach forsooth their grannum to suck eggs!

1839 Wizard of Windshaw I. xvii. 300 ‘Teach thy grannam to suck eggs!’ quoth the incorrigible Peter, speaking intelligibly for the first time.

1989 E. George Payment in Blood i. 5 It was fozling like my grannam last nicht.

Compounds

† grannam-gold n. Obsolete = grandam gold n. at grandam n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > wealth or riches > [noun] > hoarded wealth

grandam gold1669

grannam-gold1696

1696 T. Dilke Lover's Luck i. 3 I having a parcel of old Granam Gold by me—I am resolv'd to put it in, and venture my Luck for the Double-Chance.

?1719 Fable Old Woman & Doctor (single sheet) Goods, Chattels, Silver, Grannum-Gold, To keep all safe, they kindly seize.

Derivatives

† ˈgrannamish adj. Obsolete characteristic of a grandmother.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [adjective]

old-wivish1535

anilea1624

grannamish1673

old-woman-like1721

tabby1748

old-womanish1764

old-wifelya1799

old-womanly1826

blue rinse1955

1673 A. Marvell tr. Ammianus Marcellinus in Rehearsal Transpros'd II. 402 A Grannamish and doating Superstition [L. anili superstitione].

† grannam-like adv. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1710 E. Ward Life Don Quixote i. ii. 27 Poor Dobbin..Grannum like, had much ado To mumble what he could not chew.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grannam
释义	grannamn. Brit. /ˈɡranəm/, U.S. /ˈɡrænəm/ Forms: 1500s grannome, 1500s– granam, 1500s– grannam, 1600s– grannum, 1700s granum, 1700s– gran'am, 1800s grannan, 1800s gronnam (English regional (Lancashire)). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: grandam n. Etymology: Variant of grandam n. with assimilatory loss of d . Compare granfer n. Now archaic and British regional. A grandmother. Also: an old woman. Frequently as a form of address. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] old wifeeOE old womanOE trota1375 carlinec1375 cronec1386 vecke1390 monea1393 hagc1400 ribibec1405 aunt?a1425 crate14.. witchc1475 mauda1500 mackabroine1546 grandam?1550 grannam1565 old lady1575 beldam1580 lucky1629 granny1634 patriarchess1639 runta1652 harridan1699 grimalkin1798 mama1810 tante1815 wifie1823 maw1826 old dear1836 tante1845 Mother Bunch1847 douairière1869 dowager1870 veteraness1880 old trout1897 tab1909 bag1924 crow1925 ma1932 Skinny Liz1940 old bag1947 old boot1958 tannie1958 LOL1960 1565 King Daryus sig. B I can fere the knaues with my grannams Cat. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III ii. iv. 30 Granam [1623 grandam] this would haue beene [printed heene] a biting iest. View more context for this quotation 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster West-ward Hoe v. sig. H^v Doe not I know you Granam? and that Suger-loafe? a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Lovers Progres iv. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Lll3/2 Ghosts never walke till after mid-night, if I may believe my Grannam. 1679 C. Cotton Confinement 30 Old Granams shake their empty heads, and cry, I long before read this his destiny. 1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It ii. i. 19 Oft my kind Grannam told me—Tim, take warning. a1763 W. Shenstone Odes (1765) 205 Such breeding as one's granam preaches. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Zapolya iv. ii. 112 Find grannam out a sunny seat. 1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 406 The first was Moll, the namesake of her grannum. 1825 Sporting Mag. 16 404 My grannan, God rest her old soul! 1899 Leisure Hour 653/2 I do not, Gran'am, ambitionate to be the richest woman in Yorkshire. 1911 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 379 The little lad learning to read from a hornbook at his grannam's knee. 1949 J. M. Myers Silverlock xii. 128 ‘Is she a relative your yours, kid?’ ‘My grannam.’ ‘Your granny, eh?’ 1999 B. Jacques Legend of Luke vi. 56 Moi ole grannum allus said oi 'ad a voice loik ee lark at furst loight. Phrases Chiefly in proverbial phrases, as to teach one's grannam to suck eggs (cf. teach your grandmother to suck eggs at egg n. 4b). ΚΠ 1632 P. Massinger Emperour of East iv. i. sig. H3 By my granams ghost 'Tis a holsome zaying. 1651 H. More Second Lash of Alazanomastix in Enthusiasmus Triumphatus (1656) 243 In the rest of your answer you do but teach your Grannam to crack nuts. a1652 R. Brome Court Begger ii. i. sig. P2^v, in Five New Playes (1653) As I hope for my Grannums blessing. 1692 R. Howard Five New Plays (ed. 2) 96 Pish, teach your Grannam to spin. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Bit He has bit his Grannam; he is very Drunk. 1738 J. Swift Treat. Polite Conversat. i. 27 You mend it! Go teach your Grannum to suck Eggs. 1797 J. Wolcot Ode to Livery of London ii, in Wks. (1812) III. 449 They teach forsooth their grannum to suck eggs! 1839 Wizard of Windshaw I. xvii. 300 ‘Teach thy grannam to suck eggs!’ quoth the incorrigible Peter, speaking intelligibly for the first time. 1989 E. George Payment in Blood i. 5 It was fozling like my grannam last nicht. Compounds † grannam-gold n. Obsolete = grandam gold n. at grandam n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > wealth or riches > [noun] > hoarded wealth grandam gold1669 grannam-gold1696 1696 T. Dilke Lover's Luck i. 3 I having a parcel of old Granam Gold by me—I am resolv'd to put it in, and venture my Luck for the Double-Chance. ?1719 Fable Old Woman & Doctor (single sheet) Goods, Chattels, Silver, Grannum-Gold, To keep all safe, they kindly seize. Derivatives † ˈgrannamish adj. Obsolete characteristic of a grandmother. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [adjective] old-wivish1535 anilea1624 grannamish1673 old-woman-like1721 tabby1748 old-womanish1764 old-wifelya1799 old-womanly1826 blue rinse1955 1673 A. Marvell tr. Ammianus Marcellinus in Rehearsal Transpros'd II. 402 A Grannamish and doating Superstition [L. anili superstitione]. † grannam-like adv. Obsolete ΚΠ 1710 E. Ward Life Don Quixote i. ii. 27 Poor Dobbin..Grannum like, had much ado To mumble what he could not chew. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1565
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