hengen.

Brit.

/hɛn(d)ʒ/, U.S.

/hɛndʒ/

Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper name Stonehenge; proper name Woodhenge.

Etymology: Shortened < the names of Stonehenge (see Stonehenge n.) and (in sense 2 also) Woodhenge (see woodhenge n.). In sense 2 with reference to the earthwork forming part of both monuments (enclosing the respective stone and timber circles). This use of the term was coined by T. D. Kendrick (in the passage introduced by quot. 1932), with explicit reference to both Stonehenge and Woodhenge.Compare earlier use of henge in a discussion of a supposed etymology of the name of Stonehenge:1740 W. Stukeley Stonehenge ii. 8 Pendulous rocks are now called henges in Yorkshire, and I have been informed of another place there called Stonehenge, being natural rocks. So that I doubt not, Stonehenge in Saxon signifies the hanging stones. The Yorkshire place name cited in this passage has not been identified, but may have been a misinterpretation of the name of Stanage, a cliff in the West Riding, lit. ‘stone edge’ (1574; now Stanage Edge); perhaps associated by the author by analogy with Stonage, former variant of the name of Stonehenge.

1. A structure resembling Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain (see Stonehenge n.), esp. one consisting of standing stones arranged in a circle.In earliest use (quot. 1792) simply a shortened form of the name of Stonehenge.

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henge1792

1792 E. Jerningham Stone Henge 20 There slumber those, O Henge, who rais'd thy brow, To look disdain on arts we boast to know.

1868 T. B. Read Summer Story 71 Strange Druidical henges encircled the wold; Dusk granite enigmas, no time can unfold.

1938 Geogr. Jrnl. 92 13 I can, for the moment, only suggest that this stone circle must have been a ‘henge’ of the ancient Arabs.

2017 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 12 Feb. 44 In the undulating heat of the desert, these slender tilted obelisks loomed like..a henge of metal phalluses.

2. Archaeology. In Britain and Ireland: a Neolithic ceremonial enclosure consisting of a circular ditch enclosed by a bank and typically having one entrance or two opposed entrances. Cf. woodhenge n.Recorded earliest as a modifier.

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the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > built structures

pond-barrow1845

Zimbabwe1891

ploshchadka1913

stone ring1924

woodhenge1927

henge1932

1932 T. D. Kendrick in T. D. Kendrick & C. F. C. Hawkes Archaeol. Eng. & Wales 1914–31 vii. 83 (heading) The ‘henge’ monuments.

1936 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 2 1 A new monument of the ‘henge’ class.

1951 Field Archæol. (Ordnance Survey) (ed. 3) 17 The critical event in the modern study of ‘henges’ was the discovery of the site known as ‘Woodhenge’ from the air, two miles east-north-east of Stonehenge.

1979 Man 14 98 The building of henges and, later, of stone circles could imply that in the second millennium the demands of the elite needed to be sanctified by major ritual monuments.

2019 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 9 Jan. His important excavations in Scotland included The Balfarg henge in 1977. The henge was uncovered by Mercer prior to the development of a new housing estate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	henge
释义	hengen. Brit. /hɛn(d)ʒ/, U.S. /hɛndʒ/ Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper name Stonehenge; proper name Woodhenge. Etymology: Shortened < the names of Stonehenge (see Stonehenge n.) and (in sense 2 also) Woodhenge (see woodhenge n.). In sense 2 with reference to the earthwork forming part of both monuments (enclosing the respective stone and timber circles). This use of the term was coined by T. D. Kendrick (in the passage introduced by quot. 1932), with explicit reference to both Stonehenge and Woodhenge.Compare earlier use of henge in a discussion of a supposed etymology of the name of Stonehenge:1740 W. Stukeley Stonehenge ii. 8 Pendulous rocks are now called henges in Yorkshire, and I have been informed of another place there called Stonehenge, being natural rocks. So that I doubt not, Stonehenge in Saxon signifies the hanging stones. The Yorkshire place name cited in this passage has not been identified, but may have been a misinterpretation of the name of Stanage, a cliff in the West Riding, lit. ‘stone edge’ (1574; now Stanage Edge); perhaps associated by the author by analogy with Stonage, former variant of the name of Stonehenge. 1. A structure resembling Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain (see Stonehenge n.), esp. one consisting of standing stones arranged in a circle.In earliest use (quot. 1792) simply a shortened form of the name of Stonehenge. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone > circle > Stonehenge > monument similar to henge1792 1792 E. Jerningham Stone Henge 20 There slumber those, O Henge, who rais'd thy brow, To look disdain on arts we boast to know. 1868 T. B. Read Summer Story 71 Strange Druidical henges encircled the wold; Dusk granite enigmas, no time can unfold. 1938 Geogr. Jrnl. 92 13 I can, for the moment, only suggest that this stone circle must have been a ‘henge’ of the ancient Arabs. 2017 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 12 Feb. 44 In the undulating heat of the desert, these slender tilted obelisks loomed like..a henge of metal phalluses. 2. Archaeology. In Britain and Ireland: a Neolithic ceremonial enclosure consisting of a circular ditch enclosed by a bank and typically having one entrance or two opposed entrances. Cf. woodhenge n.Recorded earliest as a modifier. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > built structures pond-barrow1845 Zimbabwe1891 ploshchadka1913 stone ring1924 woodhenge1927 henge1932 1932 T. D. Kendrick in T. D. Kendrick & C. F. C. Hawkes Archaeol. Eng. & Wales 1914–31 vii. 83 (heading) The ‘henge’ monuments. 1936 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 2 1 A new monument of the ‘henge’ class. 1951 Field Archæol. (Ordnance Survey) (ed. 3) 17 The critical event in the modern study of ‘henges’ was the discovery of the site known as ‘Woodhenge’ from the air, two miles east-north-east of Stonehenge. 1979 Man 14 98 The building of henges and, later, of stone circles could imply that in the second millennium the demands of the elite needed to be sanctified by major ritual monuments. 2019 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 9 Jan. His important excavations in Scotland included The Balfarg henge in 1977. The henge was uncovered by Mercer prior to the development of a new housing estate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1792
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