Macedonn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmasᵻd(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈmæsədən/,

/ˈmæsəˌdɔn/

Forms: Middle English Macedone, Middle English Macedoyne, Middle English Masadoyne, Middle English Masidoine, Middle English Masidon, Middle English Massedoyne, Middle English Massidon, Middle English Massydon, Middle English Messadon, Middle English Messadone, Middle English Messedon, Middle English Messedone, Middle English Messedoyne, 1500s– Macedon; Scottish pre-1700 Massedon, pre-1700 Massedone, pre-1700 Massedovn, pre-1700 1700s– Macedon.

Origin: A borrowing from French; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: French Macédoine.

Etymology: < French Macédoine Macedonia (see Macedonian n.¹ and adj.¹); sense A. 2a, and the spelling of the word, are probably influenced by classical Latin Macedon-, Macedō a Macedonian < ancient Greek Μακεδον-, Μακεδών.With sense A. 2a compare earlier Macedonies (plural) Macedonians ( < Macedony Macedonia (see Macedonian n.¹ and adj.¹) + -an suffix; compare also classical Latin Macedonius Macedonian n.¹):c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) 2 Cor. ix. 4 When Macedonyes schulen come with me.a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) Rom. xv. 26 Þe macedonyse..han proued to make som colacyoun in poere men of þe Seyntys.a1500 Let. Alexander 238 in Mediaeval Stud. (1979) 41 127 Whan I withset with the handis of Macedonyes, xxvi was slay.

A. n.

1. Ancient Macedonia. Now archaic and historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [noun] > Macedonia or Thebes

Macedon1584

Thebaïd1854

c1330 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Auch.) (1952) 299 Y þe biqueþe Grece min hiritage Corinte Masidoine and Cartage.

a1450 Castle Perseverance (1969) l. 174 Babyloyne, Brabon, Burgoyne..and to þe Gryckysch See, I meue also Masadoyne in my mykyl mayne.

a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 160 Peter..toke..Rome..Mathew Macedoyne, Symon zelotes Egipt.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xvii. 119 The maist perfyit industreus horse dantars of macedon.

1584 C. Robinson et al. Handefull Pleasant Delites (new ed.) sig. Diii The famous Prince of Macedon.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 213 Phillip of Macedon.

1752 E. Young Brothers i. i I know this splendid court of Macedon, And haughty Philip, well.

1871 S. J. Stone Hymn Through midnight gloom from Macedon.

1940 A. H. M. Jones Greek City i. 8 As king of Macedon he [sc. Alexander] could draw as he wished on the resources of Macedonia.

1969 ‘M. Renault’ Fire from Heaven (1970) vi. 275 In Athens, the marble tablet which witnessed the peace with Macedon had been torn down, in formal declaration of war.

1991 Jrnl. Hist. of Collections 3 271/2 The first concerns Titus Quinctius Flamininus, consul in 198 bc, who celebrated a victory over Philip V of Macedon at Cynoscephalae in 197 bc.

a. A member of the people (to which Alexander the Great belonged) that inhabited ancient Macedonia; a Macedonian. (Now only in sense A. 2b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of ancient cities or states > [noun]

MedeeOE

PartheOE

PuniceOE

NineviteOE

Trojanc1330

sodomitea1382

Phoeniciana1387

Macedonianc1400

Parthianc1400

Macedonc1440

Phrygian?1473

Mycenaeanc1487

Tyrian1513

Sidonian?1520

Galatian1526

Canaanite1530

Cananaean1534

Milesian1550

Sogdian1553

Syrophœnician1560

Molossian1563

Hyrcanian1567

Palmyrene1567

Pergamenian1579

Smyrnian1579

Mysian1581

Carthaginian1592

Punican1595

Lycian1598

Smyrnaean1598

Phocaean1600

Gallo-greeks1601

Iberian1601

Minaean1601

Susian1601

Cappadocian1607

Carian1607

Paphlagonian1607

Hamathite1611

Pergamene1612

Byzantiana1620

Gallo-graecians1619

Chalcidian1654

Philadelphiana1680

Xanthian1685

Palmyrenian1697

Isaurian1776

Dardan1813

Byzantine1836

Bœotian1839

Ilian1847

Susianian1874

Libyo-Phœnician1876

Khaldian1882

Mitannian1907

Iconian1911

Petraean1923

Lycaonian1926

c1440 Prose Life Alexander (Thornton) (1913) 41 (MED) I ne ame na macedoyne, bot I am a man of Perse.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 934 His men & and all þe Messadones [a1500 Trin. Dub. masidons].

1569 E. Fenton tr. P. Boaistuau Certaine Secrete Wonders Nature f. 59^v It hapened oftentymes amongst the Roimains, in the warres of the Macedons,..that their hearts began to faile them.

1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier Cornelia i. 63 Macedons or Medes.

a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iv. ii. 122 The valiant Macedon..Lamented that there were no more [worlds] to conquer.

b. Chiefly literary. A name given to: Alexander the Great (356–323 b.c.), king of Macedon 336–323 b.c. Usually as the Macedon. Now archaic.

ΚΠ

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. D.ii The great Macedon, that out of Persie chased Darius, of whose huge power all Asie rong.

1603 B. Jonson Sejanus i. sig. B3 I thought once..to have paralell'd him with great Alexander..but, for his life, it did disdaine comparison with that voluptuous rash, Giddy, and drunken Macedon's, as mine Doth with my bondman's.

1700 J. Dryden To Dutchess of Ormond in Fables sig. A4^v As once the Macedon, by Jove's Decree, Was taught to dream an Herb for Ptolemee.

1790 M. O. Warren Ladies of Castile in Poems 112 Her son raves at large about the world, Not less a madman than the Macedon, Who kindled up the Grecian world in flame.

1811 S. Rowson Present for Young Ladies 36 I honour Napoleon, I rev'rence his name; He's superior to all the fam'd heroes of old, Invincible, noble, intrepid and bold. As Socrates wise; as the Macedon glorious; As a lawgiver sage; as a hero victorious.

1907 J. Davidson Triumph of Mammon v. i. 121 The Macedon?—Yes, young and seminal, but sowing seed At second-hand, a cultured person.

†B. adj.

[From appositive use of the noun.] Macedonian. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > regions of Greece

Macedonc1450

Olympian1523

Ionian?1556

Macedonian1556

Achaean1567

Peloponnesian1569

Molossian1587

Thessalian1594

Thracian1594

Olympic1597

Argive1598

Attic1599

isthmian1603

Pharsalian1605

Aonian1607

Attical1610

Phocian1614

Messenianc1615

Marathonian1623

Bœotic1851

Athoan1869

Thraco-Illyrian1931

Athonite1963

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 2636 (MED) He cled him all in clene stele..Þat made was & merkid on þe messedone [a1500 Trin. Dub. massidons] armes.

1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. Ai Macedon Phillip hauing finished his warres builded a Cittie for the worst sorte of men.

1710 Tipling Philosophers 17 Diogenes, Surly and Proud, Who Snarl'd at the Macedon Youth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macedon
释义	Macedonn.adj. Brit. /ˈmasᵻd(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈmæsədən/, /ˈmæsəˌdɔn/ Forms: Middle English Macedone, Middle English Macedoyne, Middle English Masadoyne, Middle English Masidoine, Middle English Masidon, Middle English Massedoyne, Middle English Massidon, Middle English Massydon, Middle English Messadon, Middle English Messadone, Middle English Messedon, Middle English Messedone, Middle English Messedoyne, 1500s– Macedon; Scottish pre-1700 Massedon, pre-1700 Massedone, pre-1700 Massedovn, pre-1700 1700s– Macedon. Origin: A borrowing from French; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: French Macédoine. Etymology: < French Macédoine Macedonia (see Macedonian n.¹ and adj.¹); sense A. 2a, and the spelling of the word, are probably influenced by classical Latin Macedon-, Macedō a Macedonian < ancient Greek Μακεδον-, Μακεδών.With sense A. 2a compare earlier Macedonies (plural) Macedonians ( < Macedony Macedonia (see Macedonian n.¹ and adj.¹) + -an suffix; compare also classical Latin Macedonius Macedonian n.¹):c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) 2 Cor. ix. 4 When Macedonyes schulen come with me.a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) Rom. xv. 26 Þe macedonyse..han proued to make som colacyoun in poere men of þe Seyntys.a1500 Let. Alexander 238 in Mediaeval Stud. (1979) 41 127 Whan I withset with the handis of Macedonyes, xxvi was slay. A. n. 1. Ancient Macedonia. Now archaic and historical. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [noun] > Macedonia or Thebes Macedon1584 Thebaïd1854 c1330 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Auch.) (1952) 299 Y þe biqueþe Grece min hiritage Corinte Masidoine and Cartage. a1450 Castle Perseverance (1969) l. 174 Babyloyne, Brabon, Burgoyne..and to þe Gryckysch See, I meue also Masadoyne in my mykyl mayne. a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 160 Peter..toke..Rome..Mathew Macedoyne, Symon zelotes Egipt. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xvii. 119 The maist perfyit industreus horse dantars of macedon. 1584 C. Robinson et al. Handefull Pleasant Delites (new ed.) sig. Diii The famous Prince of Macedon. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 213 Phillip of Macedon. 1752 E. Young Brothers i. i I know this splendid court of Macedon, And haughty Philip, well. 1871 S. J. Stone Hymn Through midnight gloom from Macedon. 1940 A. H. M. Jones Greek City i. 8 As king of Macedon he [sc. Alexander] could draw as he wished on the resources of Macedonia. 1969 ‘M. Renault’ Fire from Heaven (1970) vi. 275 In Athens, the marble tablet which witnessed the peace with Macedon had been torn down, in formal declaration of war. 1991 Jrnl. Hist. of Collections 3 271/2 The first concerns Titus Quinctius Flamininus, consul in 198 bc, who celebrated a victory over Philip V of Macedon at Cynoscephalae in 197 bc. 2. a. A member of the people (to which Alexander the Great belonged) that inhabited ancient Macedonia; a Macedonian. (Now only in sense A. 2b.) ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of ancient cities or states > [noun] MedeeOE PartheOE PuniceOE NineviteOE Trojanc1330 sodomitea1382 Phoeniciana1387 Macedonianc1400 Parthianc1400 Macedonc1440 Phrygian?1473 Mycenaeanc1487 Tyrian1513 Sidonian?1520 Galatian1526 Canaanite1530 Cananaean1534 Milesian1550 Sogdian1553 Syrophœnician1560 Molossian1563 Hyrcanian1567 Palmyrene1567 Pergamenian1579 Smyrnian1579 Mysian1581 Carthaginian1592 Punican1595 Lycian1598 Smyrnaean1598 Phocaean1600 Gallo-greeks1601 Iberian1601 Minaean1601 Susian1601 Cappadocian1607 Carian1607 Paphlagonian1607 Hamathite1611 Pergamene1612 Byzantiana1620 Gallo-graecians1619 Chalcidian1654 Philadelphiana1680 Xanthian1685 Palmyrenian1697 Isaurian1776 Dardan1813 Byzantine1836 Bœotian1839 Ilian1847 Susianian1874 Libyo-Phœnician1876 Khaldian1882 Mitannian1907 Iconian1911 Petraean1923 Lycaonian1926 c1440 Prose Life Alexander (Thornton) (1913) 41 (MED) I ne ame na macedoyne, bot I am a man of Perse. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 934 His men & and all þe Messadones [a1500 Trin. Dub. masidons]. 1569 E. Fenton tr. P. Boaistuau Certaine Secrete Wonders Nature f. 59^v It hapened oftentymes amongst the Roimains, in the warres of the Macedons,..that their hearts began to faile them. 1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier Cornelia i. 63 Macedons or Medes. a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iv. ii. 122 The valiant Macedon..Lamented that there were no more [worlds] to conquer. b. Chiefly literary. A name given to: Alexander the Great (356–323 b.c.), king of Macedon 336–323 b.c. Usually as the Macedon. Now archaic. ΚΠ 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. D.ii The great Macedon, that out of Persie chased Darius, of whose huge power all Asie rong. 1603 B. Jonson Sejanus i. sig. B3 I thought once..to have paralell'd him with great Alexander..but, for his life, it did disdaine comparison with that voluptuous rash, Giddy, and drunken Macedon's, as mine Doth with my bondman's. 1700 J. Dryden To Dutchess of Ormond in Fables sig. A4^v As once the Macedon, by Jove's Decree, Was taught to dream an Herb for Ptolemee. 1790 M. O. Warren Ladies of Castile in Poems 112 Her son raves at large about the world, Not less a madman than the Macedon, Who kindled up the Grecian world in flame. 1811 S. Rowson Present for Young Ladies 36 I honour Napoleon, I rev'rence his name; He's superior to all the fam'd heroes of old, Invincible, noble, intrepid and bold. As Socrates wise; as the Macedon glorious; As a lawgiver sage; as a hero victorious. 1907 J. Davidson Triumph of Mammon v. i. 121 The Macedon?—Yes, young and seminal, but sowing seed At second-hand, a cultured person. †B. adj. [From appositive use of the noun.] Macedonian. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > regions of Greece Macedonc1450 Olympian1523 Ionian?1556 Macedonian1556 Achaean1567 Peloponnesian1569 Molossian1587 Thessalian1594 Thracian1594 Olympic1597 Argive1598 Attic1599 isthmian1603 Pharsalian1605 Aonian1607 Attical1610 Phocian1614 Messenianc1615 Marathonian1623 Bœotic1851 Athoan1869 Thraco-Illyrian1931 Athonite1963 c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 2636 (MED) He cled him all in clene stele..Þat made was & merkid on þe messedone [a1500 Trin. Dub. massidons] armes. 1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. Ai Macedon Phillip hauing finished his warres builded a Cittie for the worst sorte of men. 1710 Tipling Philosophers 17 Diogenes, Surly and Proud, Who Snarl'd at the Macedon Youth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1330
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