Arthurianadj.n.

Brit.

/ɑːˈθjʊərɪən/,

/ɑːˈθjɔːrɪən/, U.S.

/ɑrˈθ(j)ʊriən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Arthur , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of King Arthur + -ian suffix. Compare Arthur n.King Arthur is a legendary British king supposed to have lived in or before the 6th cent., in the time between the withdrawal of the Romans and the Anglo-Saxon supremacy. He is the subject of a number of literary works from the 12th cent. onwards, most notably one of the main cycles of European medieval romances. Forms of the name of this figure in other languages include: Welsh Arthur (13th cent., in texts that were probably composed much earlier), post-classical Latin Arthur, Arthurus, Arturus (9th cent.), Anglo-Norman Arthure, Anglo-Norman and Old French Artur, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French Artus, Arthur, Middle French Arthus (mid 12th cent.; French Arthus, Arthur), Middle High German Artūs (German Artus).

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the legendary British king Arthur, his court, his knights, or the romances in which these figure.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [adjective] > types of legend

Arthurian1614

arkite1774

aretalogical1887

1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 366 But many particulars of it [sc. Arthur's Order],..are testimonies, such as they be, extant, I beleeu as much as him that saies Sir Lancelot du lac fleas horses in hell, and that all these Arthurian Knights are poor Watermen vpon Styx.

a1654 J. Selden Eng.'s Epinomis i. 3 in Tracts (1683) The main Authors are that Chaldee Priest and the Arthurian Jeoffrey.

1867 J. H. Burton Hist. Scotl. to 1688 I. v. 177 Those portions of the Arthurian histories which do not profess to touch the supernatural.

1899 A. Nutt Celtic & Mediæval Romance 14 The later works of the Charlemagne cycle are..as ‘Arthurian’ as any purely Breton romance. Huon and Ogier are Arthurian heroes who have strayed..to the Court of Charlemagne.

1921 O. A. Rothert Story of Poet 101 ‘Accolon of Gaul,’ the Arthurian legend that somehow escaped the eagle eye of Tennyson.

1942 Burlington Mag. Feb. 45/1 William Morris and his ideal of the Arthurian unity of the four countries.

1975 A. Price Our Man in Camelot vi. 112 Mosby, caught again by the fascination of the Arthurian labyrinth.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Aug. 8/4 It was clearly Lancelot that Ascham had in mind in his sour condemnation of Arthurian romance as open manslaughter and bold bawdry.

B. n.

A follower of King Arthur, a knight of the Round Table. Also: a person who studies the Arthurian legend or romances.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > legendary personage > specific

Pied Piper1605

Anansi1705

Arthurian1854

Round Tabler1864

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > study of legend or folk tale > one who > one who studies specific legend

Arthurian1966

1854 G. D. Barber Suggestions Anc. Britons 95 One of the battles of the Arthurians may have been that by the poets styled Arderydd.

1907 J. W. H. Atkins in Cambr. Hist. Eng. Lit. I. xiv. 312 The noble Arthurian [sc. Gawain]..grants the life of the defiant Golagros.

1929 Mod. Philol. 27 107 This is an important book: not merely for Arthurians but especially for students of medieval history.

1966 Eng. Stud. 47 145 Many Arthurians..will feel that the Celtic elements in Geoffrey have been somewhat neglected.

2002 19th Cent. Lit. 56 523 The crowd is always the same, whether dressed as Arthurians at Camelot or as American villagers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arthurian
释义	Arthurianadj.n. Brit. /ɑːˈθjʊərɪən/, /ɑːˈθjɔːrɪən/, U.S. /ɑrˈθ(j)ʊriən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Arthur , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of King Arthur + -ian suffix. Compare Arthur n.King Arthur is a legendary British king supposed to have lived in or before the 6th cent., in the time between the withdrawal of the Romans and the Anglo-Saxon supremacy. He is the subject of a number of literary works from the 12th cent. onwards, most notably one of the main cycles of European medieval romances. Forms of the name of this figure in other languages include: Welsh Arthur (13th cent., in texts that were probably composed much earlier), post-classical Latin Arthur, Arthurus, Arturus (9th cent.), Anglo-Norman Arthure, Anglo-Norman and Old French Artur, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French Artus, Arthur, Middle French Arthus (mid 12th cent.; French Arthus, Arthur), Middle High German Artūs (German Artus). A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the legendary British king Arthur, his court, his knights, or the romances in which these figure. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [adjective] > types of legend Arthurian1614 arkite1774 aretalogical1887 1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 366 But many particulars of it [sc. Arthur's Order],..are testimonies, such as they be, extant, I beleeu as much as him that saies Sir Lancelot du lac fleas horses in hell, and that all these Arthurian Knights are poor Watermen vpon Styx. a1654 J. Selden Eng.'s Epinomis i. 3 in Tracts (1683) The main Authors are that Chaldee Priest and the Arthurian Jeoffrey. 1867 J. H. Burton Hist. Scotl. to 1688 I. v. 177 Those portions of the Arthurian histories which do not profess to touch the supernatural. 1899 A. Nutt Celtic & Mediæval Romance 14 The later works of the Charlemagne cycle are..as ‘Arthurian’ as any purely Breton romance. Huon and Ogier are Arthurian heroes who have strayed..to the Court of Charlemagne. 1921 O. A. Rothert Story of Poet 101 ‘Accolon of Gaul,’ the Arthurian legend that somehow escaped the eagle eye of Tennyson. 1942 Burlington Mag. Feb. 45/1 William Morris and his ideal of the Arthurian unity of the four countries. 1975 A. Price Our Man in Camelot vi. 112 Mosby, caught again by the fascination of the Arthurian labyrinth. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Aug. 8/4 It was clearly Lancelot that Ascham had in mind in his sour condemnation of Arthurian romance as open manslaughter and bold bawdry. B. n. A follower of King Arthur, a knight of the Round Table. Also: a person who studies the Arthurian legend or romances. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > legendary personage > specific Pied Piper1605 Anansi1705 Arthurian1854 Round Tabler1864 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > study of legend or folk tale > one who > one who studies specific legend Arthurian1966 1854 G. D. Barber Suggestions Anc. Britons 95 One of the battles of the Arthurians may have been that by the poets styled Arderydd. 1907 J. W. H. Atkins in Cambr. Hist. Eng. Lit. I. xiv. 312 The noble Arthurian [sc. Gawain]..grants the life of the defiant Golagros. 1929 Mod. Philol. 27 107 This is an important book: not merely for Arthurians but especially for students of medieval history. 1966 Eng. Stud. 47 145 Many Arthurians..will feel that the Celtic elements in Geoffrey have been somewhat neglected. 2002 19th Cent. Lit. 56 523 The crowd is always the same, whether dressed as Arthurians at Camelot or as American villagers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1614
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