† atheln.¹

Forms: Old English æðel-u plural Middle English æðele, aðele plural, ? athel singular

Etymology: Old English æðel-u , -o , neuter plural of *æðel = Old Saxon ađali , noun, Old High German adal , noun, Middle High German, modern German, Dutch adel ‘good family, noble descent, nobility,’ Old Norse aðal ‘family, race, kind,’ < root *aþ Aryan āt , not in Gothic. The original signification seems to have been ‘race, ancestry’ as in Old Norse (compare the cognate ethel n., Old English éðel, ‘ancestral land, patrimony, patria’), which was specialized in West Germanic as ‘distinguished race, good family, nobility’: compare specific use of German geschlecht, and of family in ‘county families.’

Obsolete.

Ancestry, origin; spec. noble ancestry, nobility; hence, honour, dignity, might, power.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [noun]

athelc885

highnesseOE

brightnessOE

thrumOE

worshipOE

highship?c1225

nobleyec1300

pridec1330

realtya1375

rialtya1375

greatnessc1384

nobletya1387

magnificencec1390

regalya1393

greatheada1400

hautesse1399

lordliness1440

celsitudec1450

excelsitudec1470

state1488

princeliness1545

kingliness1548

royalty1548

amplitudec1550

grandity1589

grandeur1600

glory1613

majesticalness1613

augusteity1615

grandezza1629

augustness1644

raisedness1645

celsity1656

splendidnessa1657

grandness1663

exaltedness1730

halo1813

queenliness1831

aureole1852

magnateship1916

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble lineage

athelc885

paragea1275

gentle bloodc1300

ancestry?a1400

pedigreec1460

birtha1513

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > lineage or descent > [noun] > condition determined by > noble birth or lineage

athelc885

paragea1275

ancestry?a1400

pedigreec1460

birtha1513

c885 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxx. ii His æðelo bioþ má on þam móde, ðonne on þam flæsce.

OE Beowulf 392 He eower æþelu can.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6445 His aðelen weore store.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5301 He leoseden heore aðele.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 4620 Þe eorl Aruiragus mid æðele help his broðer.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1467 Þa ældede þe king & wakede an aðelan [c1300 Otho failede his mihte].

c1325 in T. Wright Specimens Lyric Poetry (1842) viii. 33 In uch an hyrd thyn athel ys hyht.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† atheladj.n.²

Forms: Old English–Middle English æðele, Old English–Middle English eðele, Middle English æðel, Middle English aþel(l, Middle English aðel(e, Middle English athil, Middle English haþel(le, Middle English hathill, 1500s hatell.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Common Germanic: Old English æðele , ęðele , = Old Saxon eđili , Old Frisian ethel , edel , Old High German edili , Middle High German edele , modern German, Dutch edel , Germanic *aþali-s , of good family, < *aþal race, family: see athel n.¹ Compare Latin generōsus < genus.

Obsolete.

A. adj.

1. Of persons: Noble by birth or character, eminent, illustrious, renowned.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [adjective] > of birth

well-bornOE

ethelbornOE

athelOE

high-bornc1275

noblec1300

great-kinned?c1450

nobly-born1586

ingenious1638

ingenuous1638

gently-born1871

thegn-born1874

hochgeboren1930

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective]

mereeOE

athelOE

couthOE

brightOE

namecundc1175

outnumenc1175

noble?c1225

ketec1275

sheenc1275

tirfulc1275

glorious13..

losedc1305

of great renownc1330

glorifieda1340

worthly or worthy in wonea1350

clearc1374

nameda1382

solemna1387

renomeda1393

famous?a1400

renomé?a1400

renowneda1400

notedc1400

of (great, high, etc.) name?c1430

celebrate?1440

namely1440

famosec1449

honourable?c1450

notedc1450

parent?c1450

glorificatec1460

heroical?a1475

insignite?a1475

magnific1490

well-fameda1492

exemie1497

singular1497

preclare1503

magnificential1506

laureate1508

illustre?a1513

illustred1512

magnificent1513

preclared1530

grand1542

celebrated1549

heroicc1550

lustrantc1550

magnifical1557

illustrate1562

expectablec1565

ennobled1571

laurel1579

nominated1581

famosed1582

perspicuous1582

big1587

famed1595

uplifted1596

illustrious1598

celebrousc1600

luculent1600

celebrious1604

fameful1605

famoused1606

renownful1606

bruitful1609

eminent1611

insignious1620

clarousa1636

far-fameda1640

top1647

grandee1648

signalized1652

noscible1653

splendid1660

voiced1661

gloried1671

laurelled1683

distinguished1714

distinct1756

lustrious1769

trumpeted1775

spiry1825

world-famous1832

galactic1902

tycoonish1958

mega1987

OE Genesis 1182 Se eorl wæs æðele.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 612 Nemmnedd..Affterr summ aþell mann.

c1250 Owl & Night. 632 Lutle children..Bothe chorles an ek athele.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 761 ‘Now aþel lorde,’ quoth Abraham.

c1440 Morte Arth. 988 One of þe hathelest of Arthur knyghtez.

a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 682 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 116 The athill empriour anone nechit him neire.

2. Of things, actions, etc.: Noble, excellent, splendid, fine, pleasant, ‘grand’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > and noble or magnificent

dearOE

freelyOE

athelOE

highlyOE

dearwortha1175

noblec1325

worshipful1340

dearworthyc1374

ingenuous1598

valuable1598

OE Genesis 1533 Æðelum fyllað eowre fromcynne foldan sceatas.

OE Exodus 227 Wæs on anra gehwam æðelan cynnes alesen under lindum leoda duguðe on folcgetæl fiftig cista.

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 125 Filste us him to bishechen..mid eðele worde and edie.

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 5 Wule we..understonden him on ure eðele bede.

c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 90 Þeos þrealles beoð þe eðele fif wittes.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5002 Þat lond wes swiðe æðele [c1300 Otho murie].

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1654 Aþel songeȝ.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1276 Þat condelestik..of aþel golde.

B. n.²

One who is noble; a lord, chief.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble person or man

earleOE

wyeOE

freeOE

nobleman?c1225

athelc1275

noblec1325

douzepersc1330

freelya1350

hathela1350

gentlec1400

nobleness1490

gentle blood1575

comes1583

altezza1595

birth1596

nobility1841

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5032 Coil þe king þe wes Bruttene aðel.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2056 Þe haþel..Þat haldeȝ þe heuen vpon hyȝe.

1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. cii^*v Thair wes na hathill sa heich be half ane fute hicht.

?c1600 (c1515) Sc. Field (Lyme) l. 239 in I. F. Baird Poems Stanley Family (D.Phil. thesis, Univ. of Birm.) (1990) 239 That every hatell should him hie, in hast..To Bolton.

Compounds

† athelmod adj. noble-minded.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [adjective] > high-minded or magnanimous

athelmodc1275

freec1380

worthya1393

great-heartedc1425

noble1447

magnanimec1475

greata1500

haught1530

magnanimous1547

heartya1555

high-minded1556

noble-natured1576

generous1581

noble-minded1586

liberal-minded1592

ingenious1597

ingenuous1598

large-hearted1607

noble-tempered1654

big-hearted1711

broad-hearted1719

megalopsychic1896

big1910

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11605 Walwæin wes ful aðelmod [c1300 Otho edmod].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	athel
释义	† atheln.¹ Forms: Old English æðel-u plural Middle English æðele, aðele plural, ? athel singular Etymology: Old English æðel-u , -o , neuter plural of æðel = Old Saxon ađali* , noun, Old High German adal , noun, Middle High German, modern German, Dutch adel ‘good family, noble descent, nobility,’ Old Norse aðal ‘family, race, kind,’ < root aþ Aryan āt , not in Gothic. The original signification seems to have been ‘race, ancestry’ as in Old Norse (compare the cognate ethel n., Old English éðel, ‘ancestral land, patrimony, patria’), which was specialized in West Germanic as ‘distinguished race, good family, nobility’: compare specific use of German geschlecht, and of family* in ‘county families.’ Obsolete. Ancestry, origin; spec. noble ancestry, nobility; hence, honour, dignity, might, power. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [noun] athelc885 highnesseOE brightnessOE thrumOE worshipOE highship?c1225 nobleyec1300 pridec1330 realtya1375 rialtya1375 greatnessc1384 nobletya1387 magnificencec1390 regalya1393 greatheada1400 hautesse1399 lordliness1440 celsitudec1450 excelsitudec1470 state1488 princeliness1545 kingliness1548 royalty1548 amplitudec1550 grandity1589 grandeur1600 glory1613 majesticalness1613 augusteity1615 grandezza1629 augustness1644 raisedness1645 celsity1656 splendidnessa1657 grandness1663 exaltedness1730 halo1813 queenliness1831 aureole1852 magnateship1916 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble lineage athelc885 paragea1275 gentle bloodc1300 ancestry?a1400 pedigreec1460 birtha1513 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > lineage or descent > [noun] > condition determined by > noble birth or lineage athelc885 paragea1275 ancestry?a1400 pedigreec1460 birtha1513 c885 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxx. ii His æðelo bioþ má on þam móde, ðonne on þam flæsce. OE Beowulf 392 He eower æþelu can. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6445 His aðelen weore store. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5301 He leoseden heore aðele. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 4620 Þe eorl Aruiragus mid æðele help his broðer. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1467 Þa ældede þe king & wakede an aðelan [c1300 Otho failede his mihte]. c1325 in T. Wright Specimens Lyric Poetry (1842) viii. 33 In uch an hyrd thyn athel ys hyht. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † atheladj.n.² Forms: Old English–Middle English æðele, Old English–Middle English eðele, Middle English æðel, Middle English aþel(l, Middle English aðel(e, Middle English athil, Middle English haþel(le, Middle English hathill, 1500s hatell. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Common Germanic: Old English æðele , ęðele , = Old Saxon eđili , Old Frisian ethel , edel , Old High German edili , Middle High German edele , modern German, Dutch edel , Germanic aþali-s , of good family, < aþal race, family: see athel n.¹ Compare Latin generōsus < genus. Obsolete. A. adj. 1. Of persons: Noble by birth or character, eminent, illustrious, renowned. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [adjective] > of birth well-bornOE ethelbornOE athelOE high-bornc1275 noblec1300 great-kinned?c1450 nobly-born1586 ingenious1638 ingenuous1638 gently-born1871 thegn-born1874 hochgeboren1930 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective] mereeOE athelOE couthOE brightOE namecundc1175 outnumenc1175 noble?c1225 ketec1275 sheenc1275 tirfulc1275 glorious13.. losedc1305 of great renownc1330 glorifieda1340 worthly or worthy in wonea1350 clearc1374 nameda1382 solemna1387 renomeda1393 famous?a1400 renomé?a1400 renowneda1400 notedc1400 of (great, high, etc.) name?c1430 celebrate?1440 namely1440 famosec1449 honourable?c1450 notedc1450 parent?c1450 glorificatec1460 heroical?a1475 insignite?a1475 magnific1490 well-fameda1492 exemie1497 singular1497 preclare1503 magnificential1506 laureate1508 illustre?a1513 illustred1512 magnificent1513 preclared1530 grand1542 celebrated1549 heroicc1550 lustrantc1550 magnifical1557 illustrate1562 expectablec1565 ennobled1571 laurel1579 nominated1581 famosed1582 perspicuous1582 big1587 famed1595 uplifted1596 illustrious1598 celebrousc1600 luculent1600 celebrious1604 fameful1605 famoused1606 renownful1606 bruitful1609 eminent1611 insignious1620 clarousa1636 far-fameda1640 top1647 grandee1648 signalized1652 noscible1653 splendid1660 voiced1661 gloried1671 laurelled1683 distinguished1714 distinct1756 lustrious1769 trumpeted1775 spiry1825 world-famous1832 galactic1902 tycoonish1958 mega1987 OE Genesis 1182 Se eorl wæs æðele. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 612 Nemmnedd..Affterr summ aþell mann. c1250 Owl & Night. 632 Lutle children..Bothe chorles an ek athele. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 761 ‘Now aþel lorde,’ quoth Abraham. c1440 Morte Arth. 988 One of þe hathelest of Arthur knyghtez. a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 682 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 116 The athill empriour anone nechit him neire. 2. Of things, actions, etc.: Noble, excellent, splendid, fine, pleasant, ‘grand’. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > and noble or magnificent dearOE freelyOE athelOE highlyOE dearwortha1175 noblec1325 worshipful1340 dearworthyc1374 ingenuous1598 valuable1598 OE Genesis 1533 Æðelum fyllað eowre fromcynne foldan sceatas. OE Exodus 227 Wæs on anra gehwam æðelan cynnes alesen under lindum leoda duguðe on folcgetæl fiftig cista. a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 125 Filste us him to bishechen..mid eðele worde and edie. a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 5 Wule we..understonden him on ure eðele bede. c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 90 Þeos þrealles beoð þe eðele fif wittes. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5002 Þat lond wes swiðe æðele [c1300 Otho murie]. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1654 Aþel songeȝ. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1276 Þat condelestik..of aþel golde. B. n.² One who is noble; a lord, chief. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble person or man earleOE wyeOE freeOE nobleman?c1225 athelc1275 noblec1325 douzepersc1330 freelya1350 hathela1350 gentlec1400 nobleness1490 gentle blood1575 comes1583 altezza1595 birth1596 nobility1841 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5032 Coil þe king þe wes Bruttene aðel. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2056 Þe haþel..Þat haldeȝ þe heuen vpon hyȝe. 1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. cii^v Thair wes na hathill sa heich be half ane fute hicht. ?c1600 (c1515) Sc. Field* (Lyme) l. 239 in I. F. Baird Poems Stanley Family (D.Phil. thesis, Univ. of Birm.) (1990) 239 That every hatell should him hie, in hast..To Bolton. Compounds † athelmod adj. noble-minded. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [adjective] > high-minded or magnanimous athelmodc1275 freec1380 worthya1393 great-heartedc1425 noble1447 magnanimec1475 greata1500 haught1530 magnanimous1547 heartya1555 high-minded1556 noble-natured1576 generous1581 noble-minded1586 liberal-minded1592 ingenious1597 ingenuous1598 large-hearted1607 noble-tempered1654 big-hearted1711 broad-hearted1719 megalopsychic1896 big1910 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11605 Walwæin wes ful aðelmod [c1300 Otho edmod]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹c885adj.n.²OE
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† atheln.1

† atheladj.n.2

Compounds

† atheln.¹

† atheladj.n.²