Hippocrenen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhɪpəkriːn/, U.S.

/ˈhɪpəˌkrin/

Forms: 1500s–1600s Hyppocrene, 1500s– Hippocrene, 1600s Hipocrene, 1600s Hippocren, 1600s Hypocrene, 1600s Hyppocren.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin Hippocrēnē; Greek Ἱπποκρήνη.

Etymology: < classical Latin Hippocrēnē or its etymon Hellenistic Greek Ἱπποκρήνη, a spring on Mount Helicon, lit. ‘fountain of the horse’ < ἱππο hippo- comb. form + κρήνη fountain (see crenic adj.), so called because it was fabled to have been produced by a stroke of Pegasus' hoof.Compare Middle French Hippocrene, Hypocrene (late 16th cent.; French Hippocrène).

allusive. Chiefly poetic and literary.

A. n.

Poetic or literary inspiration; a source of this.The Hippocrene spring (see the etymology) was sacred to the Muses, and its waters were said to imbue the drinker with poetic inspiration.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > inspiration

Hippocrene1598

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > creative genius > [noun] > inspiration

Hippocrene1598

afflatus1649

inspiration1651

1598 B. Yong tr. G. Polo Enamoured Diana in tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 448 Of Philip Catalan behold the great Wisedome and wit, who therefore hath no meane A portion in the fountaine Hyppocrene.

1613 J. Stephens Cinthias Reuenge sig. N^v I have bedded the faire Muses nine.., Drunke downe a floud of sparkling Hyppocren.

1634 W. Habington Castara ii. 53 My sacke will..inspire so high a rage, That Hypocrene shall henceforth Poets lacke.

1665 S. Ford Ἡσυχία Χριστιανοῦ 213 Grief shall be An Over-flowing Hippocrene to Me.

1727 J. Swift Progr. Poetry in Misc.: Last Vol. 245 But, view him in another Scene, When all his Drink is Hippocrene, His Money spent, his Patrons fail, His Credit out for Cheese and Ale.

1767 H. Fuseli Remarks J. J. Rousseau ix. 123 Having seen him dead-drunk from Hippocrene, jostle Sophocles and Shakespear.

1820 J. Keats Ode to Nightingale in Lamia & Other Poems 108 O for a beaker..Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene.

1841 H. W. Longfellow Goblet of Life ii Maddening draughts of Hippocrene.

1930 Punch 1 Oct. 381/2 This deleterious and delirious Dean, Who of the fount of Hippocrene Drank in a manner most hubristic.

2015 Times of India (Nexis) 15 June These cafes also serve as a Hippocrene of sorts for writers to brew up inspiration.

†B. adj.

Designating a source of poetic inspiration. Cf. Hippocrenian adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > [adjective] > Muse, god, or genius of poetry

Phoebean1603

Apollonian1664

Hippocrene1825

Thalian1864

1825 L. Hunt tr. F. Redi Bacchus in Tuscany 28 Maggi, whatever his readers may think, Puts no faith in Hippocrene drink; No faith in that lying-tongued water has he.

1902 Proc. Oklahoma Bar Assoc. 1902 201 Shakespeare..struck from the rock of nature with the magic wand of his genius a new Hippocrene fountain at which every child of letters has since drunk of its inspiring waters.

1920 J. Huneker Steeplejack II. xxviii. 262 Perhaps Bernard Shaw..does secretly sip Shandygaff—not Kit Morley's hippocrene draught, but the garden variety of half ale, half porter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hippocrene
释义	Hippocrenen.adj. Brit. /ˈhɪpəkriːn/, U.S. /ˈhɪpəˌkrin/ Forms: 1500s–1600s Hyppocrene, 1500s– Hippocrene, 1600s Hipocrene, 1600s Hippocren, 1600s Hypocrene, 1600s Hyppocren. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin Hippocrēnē; Greek Ἱπποκρήνη. Etymology: < classical Latin Hippocrēnē or its etymon Hellenistic Greek Ἱπποκρήνη, a spring on Mount Helicon, lit. ‘fountain of the horse’ < ἱππο hippo- comb. form + κρήνη fountain (see crenic adj.), so called because it was fabled to have been produced by a stroke of Pegasus' hoof.Compare Middle French Hippocrene, Hypocrene (late 16th cent.; French Hippocrène). allusive. Chiefly poetic and literary. A. n. Poetic or literary inspiration; a source of this.The Hippocrene spring (see the etymology) was sacred to the Muses, and its waters were said to imbue the drinker with poetic inspiration. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > inspiration Hippocrene1598 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > creative genius > [noun] > inspiration Hippocrene1598 afflatus1649 inspiration1651 1598 B. Yong tr. G. Polo Enamoured Diana in tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 448 Of Philip Catalan behold the great Wisedome and wit, who therefore hath no meane A portion in the fountaine Hyppocrene. 1613 J. Stephens Cinthias Reuenge sig. N^v I have bedded the faire Muses nine.., Drunke downe a floud of sparkling Hyppocren. 1634 W. Habington Castara ii. 53 My sacke will..inspire so high a rage, That Hypocrene shall henceforth Poets lacke. 1665 S. Ford Ἡσυχία Χριστιανοῦ 213 Grief shall be An Over-flowing Hippocrene to Me. 1727 J. Swift Progr. Poetry in Misc.: Last Vol. 245 But, view him in another Scene, When all his Drink is Hippocrene, His Money spent, his Patrons fail, His Credit out for Cheese and Ale. 1767 H. Fuseli Remarks J. J. Rousseau ix. 123 Having seen him dead-drunk from Hippocrene, jostle Sophocles and Shakespear. 1820 J. Keats Ode to Nightingale in Lamia & Other Poems 108 O for a beaker..Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene. 1841 H. W. Longfellow Goblet of Life ii Maddening draughts of Hippocrene. 1930 Punch 1 Oct. 381/2 This deleterious and delirious Dean, Who of the fount of Hippocrene Drank in a manner most hubristic. 2015 Times of India (Nexis) 15 June These cafes also serve as a Hippocrene of sorts for writers to brew up inspiration. †B. adj. Designating a source of poetic inspiration. Cf. Hippocrenian adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > [adjective] > Muse, god, or genius of poetry Phoebean1603 Apollonian1664 Hippocrene1825 Thalian1864 1825 L. Hunt tr. F. Redi Bacchus in Tuscany 28 Maggi, whatever his readers may think, Puts no faith in Hippocrene drink; No faith in that lying-tongued water has he. 1902 Proc. Oklahoma Bar Assoc. 1902 201 Shakespeare..struck from the rock of nature with the magic wand of his genius a new Hippocrene fountain at which every child of letters has since drunk of its inspiring waters. 1920 J. Huneker Steeplejack II. xxviii. 262 Perhaps Bernard Shaw..does secretly sip Shandygaff—not Kit Morley's hippocrene draught, but the garden variety of half ale, half porter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1598
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