headspringn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdsprɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌsprɪŋ/

Forms: see head n.¹ and spring n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, spring n.¹

Etymology: < head n.¹ + spring n.¹ Compare head well n. at head n.¹ Compounds 4.

1. The spring that is the main source or origin of a stream or river. In plural: the headwaters of a stream or river.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > head or source

headeOE

wellspringOE

springOE

uptaking1241

head wella1325

wellheadc1330

sourcec1386

headspringa1398

headstreama1398

risinga1398

surge1523

springhead?a1560

head fountain1563

water head1567

fountainhead1585

headwater1612

fill1622

water source1651

urn1726

vomica1838

sponge-swamp1901

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xiii. iii. 653 Ryuers haue comune hede springe [L. originem] of þe see.

1542 T. Becon Newes out of Heauen sig. A.viii^v Can floudes of water continually flowe oute of a place, where there is no heade sprynge?

1587 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Ireland (new ed.) iv. 30/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The riuer of the Banne flowed from this head spring.

a1602 W. Perkins Godlie & Learned Expos. Epist. Iude (1606) 152/2 Many streames flow from one fountain or head spring.

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. lxii The great winding of the River..and the low-lying of the Head-springs of it.

1765 G. Croghan Jrnl. 1 Aug. in R. G. Thwaites Early Western Trav. (1904) I. 149 The Ouabache..after a course of about seven hundred and sixty miles from the head spring,..empties itself into the Ohio.

1812 T. Jefferson Let. in Papers (2008) Retirement Ser. V. 349 The stream is very meagre, the head springs all rising in my own lands.

1899 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly May 3 Over the mountains that closely limit the head springs of Bonanza and Eldorado, Hunker, Dominion, and Sulphur Creeks thread their own valleys of gold in deep hollows of beautiful woodland.

1935 J. H. Harrison Settlers by Long Grey Trail xiv. 258 The head spring of the Dry Fork is commonly called Flook's Spring.

1963 Auk 80 335 Locality 1 is Jug Spring or Blue Spring located near the east bank of the river 0.3 miles downstream from the headspring.

2010 V. Nitsiakos On Border iv. 166 Via Sarantaporos I ascend onto the headsprings of Grammos.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts. With of. The chief source of something; the quarter from which something originates. Cf. wellspring n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun]

welleOE

mothereOE

ordeOE

wellspringeOE

fathereOE

headeOE

oreOE

wellspringOE

rootc1175

morea1200

beginningc1200

head wella1325

sourcec1374

principlea1382

risinga1382

springinga1382

fountain14..

springerc1410

nativity?a1425

racinea1425

spring1435

headspring?a1439

seminaryc1440

originationc1443

spring wellc1450

sourdre1477

primordialc1487

naissance1490

wellhead?1492

offspringa1500

conduit-head1517

damc1540

springhead1547

principium1550

mint1555

principal1555

centre1557

head fountain1563

parentage1581

rise1589

spawna1591

fount1594

parent1597

taproot1601

origin1604

fountainhead1606

radix1607

springa1616

abundary1622

rist1622

primitive1628

primary1632

land-spring1642

extraction1655

upstart1669

progenerator1692

fontala1711

well-eye1826

first birth1838

ancestry1880

Quelle1893

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. l. 4255 Off the seuene artis, as doun from on [MS an] hedspryng, Ther ran out ryuers and stremys off al cunnyng.

a1456 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 664 Hedespring of welle of passing contynence.

1539 R. Taverner Catechisme f. 8^v The corruption of nature..indede is the heade spryng of al vyce.

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. iii. sig. Dd.vij/2 As the Sunne is the headspring of the light and the heate: so is the Father the headspring of y^e Sonne.

1698 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. IV. 49 Faith being..the Head-spring of all that is good in us.

1763 B. Wallin Experience Saints Asserted iv. 85 The sovereign and everlasting love of the Father..is the Head-Spring of every spiritual blessing.

1847 G. P. R. James Russell I. xvii. 258 That same capital of France is the head spring of the corruption of Europe.

1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty ii. 46 The two headsprings of ethical as of all other philosophy.

1938 W. J. Turner Mozart vi. 72 In the eighteenth century musicians from all parts of Europe went to Italy as the head-spring and fountain of musical life.

2005 M. K. Washburn Swords of Spirit 380 He is an evil, wicked man, who wishes to appease Rome, that vile headspring of all pride.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	headspring
释义	headspringn. Brit. /ˈhɛdsprɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌsprɪŋ/ Forms: see head n.¹ and spring n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, spring n.¹ Etymology: < head n.¹ + spring n.¹ Compare head well n. at head n.¹ Compounds 4. 1. The spring that is the main source or origin of a stream or river. In plural: the headwaters of a stream or river. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > head or source headeOE wellspringOE springOE uptaking1241 head wella1325 wellheadc1330 sourcec1386 headspringa1398 headstreama1398 risinga1398 surge1523 springhead?a1560 head fountain1563 water head1567 fountainhead1585 headwater1612 fill1622 water source1651 urn1726 vomica1838 sponge-swamp1901 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xiii. iii. 653 Ryuers haue comune hede springe [L. originem] of þe see. 1542 T. Becon Newes out of Heauen sig. A.viii^v Can floudes of water continually flowe oute of a place, where there is no heade sprynge? 1587 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Ireland (new ed.) iv. 30/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The riuer of the Banne flowed from this head spring. a1602 W. Perkins Godlie & Learned Expos. Epist. Iude (1606) 152/2 Many streames flow from one fountain or head spring. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. lxii The great winding of the River..and the low-lying of the Head-springs of it. 1765 G. Croghan Jrnl. 1 Aug. in R. G. Thwaites Early Western Trav. (1904) I. 149 The Ouabache..after a course of about seven hundred and sixty miles from the head spring,..empties itself into the Ohio. 1812 T. Jefferson Let. in Papers (2008) Retirement Ser. V. 349 The stream is very meagre, the head springs all rising in my own lands. 1899 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly May 3 Over the mountains that closely limit the head springs of Bonanza and Eldorado, Hunker, Dominion, and Sulphur Creeks thread their own valleys of gold in deep hollows of beautiful woodland. 1935 J. H. Harrison Settlers by Long Grey Trail xiv. 258 The head spring of the Dry Fork is commonly called Flook's Spring. 1963 Auk 80 335 Locality 1 is Jug Spring or Blue Spring located near the east bank of the river 0.3 miles downstream from the headspring. 2010 V. Nitsiakos On Border iv. 166 Via Sarantaporos I ascend onto the headsprings of Grammos. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. With of. The chief source of something; the quarter from which something originates. Cf. wellspring n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] welleOE mothereOE ordeOE wellspringeOE fathereOE headeOE oreOE wellspringOE rootc1175 morea1200 beginningc1200 head wella1325 sourcec1374 principlea1382 risinga1382 springinga1382 fountain14.. springerc1410 nativity?a1425 racinea1425 spring1435 headspring?a1439 seminaryc1440 originationc1443 spring wellc1450 sourdre1477 primordialc1487 naissance1490 wellhead?1492 offspringa1500 conduit-head1517 damc1540 springhead1547 principium1550 mint1555 principal1555 centre1557 head fountain1563 parentage1581 rise1589 spawna1591 fount1594 parent1597 taproot1601 origin1604 fountainhead1606 radix1607 springa1616 abundary1622 rist1622 primitive1628 primary1632 land-spring1642 extraction1655 upstart1669 progenerator1692 fontala1711 well-eye1826 first birth1838 ancestry1880 Quelle1893 a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. l. 4255 Off the seuene artis, as doun from on [MS an] hedspryng, Ther ran out ryuers and stremys off al cunnyng. a1456 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 664 Hedespring of welle of passing contynence. 1539 R. Taverner Catechisme f. 8^v The corruption of nature..indede is the heade spryng of al vyce. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. iii. sig. Dd.vij/2 As the Sunne is the headspring of the light and the heate: so is the Father the headspring of y^e Sonne. 1698 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. IV. 49 Faith being..the Head-spring of all that is good in us. 1763 B. Wallin Experience Saints Asserted iv. 85 The sovereign and everlasting love of the Father..is the Head-Spring of every spiritual blessing. 1847 G. P. R. James Russell I. xvii. 258 That same capital of France is the head spring of the corruption of Europe. 1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty ii. 46 The two headsprings of ethical as of all other philosophy. 1938 W. J. Turner Mozart vi. 72 In the eighteenth century musicians from all parts of Europe went to Italy as the head-spring and fountain of musical life. 2005 M. K. Washburn Swords of Spirit 380 He is an evil, wicked man, who wishes to appease Rome, that vile headspring of all pride. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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