Maeoniann.adj.

Brit.

/mɪˈəʊnɪən/,

/mʌɪˈəʊnɪən/, U.S.

/miˈoʊniən/,

/ˌmaɪˈoʊniən/

Forms: 1500s Meonien, 1500s– Maeonian, 1600s Moeonian, 1900s– Maionian.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Maeonia ; Greek Μῃονίη , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Maeonia and its etymon ancient Greek (Ionic) Μῃονίη (Hellenistic Greek Μαιονία : compare -ia suffix¹), the name of a north-eastern region of Lydia in Asia Minor (now part of western Turkey) or of Lydia in general + -an suffix. Compare Hellenistic Greek (Ionic) Μῃόνιος, Byzantine Greek Μαιόνιος (4th cent.), classical Latin Maeonius Maeonian.The people called Μῄονες (Maeonians) by Homer were by later writers referred to as Λυδοί (Lydians); compare quot. 1847 at sense B.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Maeonia; a Lydian.Frequently in reference to Homer, who, according to some accounts, was born at Smyrna in Maeonia.

ΚΠ

1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades Gii. (side note) Antiphus, & Mesthles broght the Meoniens.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads ii. 33 Those Mæonians that beneath, the mountaine Tmolus sprong.

1637 W. Alexander Doomes-day (new ed.) vii. cii. 163 in Recreations with Muses That sweet Mœonian, minion of each minde..All ey'd within, of force without quite blinde.

1645 E. Waller Wks. 14 The bold Mœonian made me dare to steep Joves dreadfull temples in the dew of sleep.

1732 R. Lewis Food for Criticks in Pennsylvania Gaz. 10–17 July 1/2 Here rural Maro might attend his sheep, And the Mæonian with advantage sleep.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. x. 259 On the skirts encamp Of Thymbra, the Mæonians crested high.

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 611 To begin with the blind old Mæonian.

1906 J. B. Bury Hist. Greece ii. 110 In the Homeric poems we nowhere read of Lydians but only of Maeonians, and there can be no doubt that this name represents the Phrygian settlers or conquerors.

1984 J. M. Balcer Sparda by Bitter Sea ii. 34 The Early Iron Age kinship systems which structured the Lydian phenomenon..were essentially the descendants of the earlier cultural groups and the intrusive Europeans, who blended and became the Homeric Maionians.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Maeonia or the Maeonians; Lydian. Also: Homeric.In quot. 1621 with sense ‘Etruscan’ (after Ovid), from the belief that this people had originated in Lydia.

ΚΠ

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Iii He spunne and carded among her Mæonian maides.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. 325 Argument worthy of Mæonian quill; Or rather worthy of great Phoebus rote.

1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis iv. 102 What? could that Stru[m]pets brat the form defeise Of poore Mæonian Saylers, drencht in Seas?

1709 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 647 He steer'd securely, and discover'd far, Led by the light of the Mæonian star.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. i. 6 And thou, O Learning..do thou guide my Pen... Open thy Mæonian and thy Mantuan Coffers, with whatever else includes thy Philosophic, thy Poetic, and thy Historical Treasures.

1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece III. xvii. 295 We are told by Herodotus that the people once called Mæonian received the new appellation of Lydian from Lydus, son of Atys.

1923 J. Fraser in W. H. Buckler & W. M. Calder Anatolian Stud. xi. 139 There are phonological difficulties in the way of the assumption that the Maeonian language, as represented by Kandaules, was related to Phrygian.

1949 Oxf. Classical Dict. 435/2 The predominance of Ionic elements in Homeric language points to Ionia as Homer's home, and this is supported by hints in the poems, notably by similes which mention..a Maeonian or Carian woman.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maeonian
释义	Maeoniann.adj. Brit. /mɪˈəʊnɪən/, /mʌɪˈəʊnɪən/, U.S. /miˈoʊniən/, /ˌmaɪˈoʊniən/ Forms: 1500s Meonien, 1500s– Maeonian, 1600s Moeonian, 1900s– Maionian. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Maeonia ; Greek Μῃονίη , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Maeonia and its etymon ancient Greek (Ionic) Μῃονίη (Hellenistic Greek Μαιονία : compare -ia suffix¹), the name of a north-eastern region of Lydia in Asia Minor (now part of western Turkey) or of Lydia in general + -an suffix. Compare Hellenistic Greek (Ionic) Μῃόνιος, Byzantine Greek Μαιόνιος (4th cent.), classical Latin Maeonius Maeonian.The people called Μῄονες (Maeonians) by Homer were by later writers referred to as Λυδοί (Lydians); compare quot. 1847 at sense B. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Maeonia; a Lydian.Frequently in reference to Homer, who, according to some accounts, was born at Smyrna in Maeonia. ΚΠ 1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades Gii. (side note) Antiphus, & Mesthles broght the Meoniens. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads ii. 33 Those Mæonians that beneath, the mountaine Tmolus sprong. 1637 W. Alexander Doomes-day (new ed.) vii. cii. 163 in Recreations with Muses That sweet Mœonian, minion of each minde..All ey'd within, of force without quite blinde. 1645 E. Waller Wks. 14 The bold Mœonian made me dare to steep Joves dreadfull temples in the dew of sleep. 1732 R. Lewis Food for Criticks in Pennsylvania Gaz. 10–17 July 1/2 Here rural Maro might attend his sheep, And the Mæonian with advantage sleep. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. x. 259 On the skirts encamp Of Thymbra, the Mæonians crested high. 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 611 To begin with the blind old Mæonian. 1906 J. B. Bury Hist. Greece ii. 110 In the Homeric poems we nowhere read of Lydians but only of Maeonians, and there can be no doubt that this name represents the Phrygian settlers or conquerors. 1984 J. M. Balcer Sparda by Bitter Sea ii. 34 The Early Iron Age kinship systems which structured the Lydian phenomenon..were essentially the descendants of the earlier cultural groups and the intrusive Europeans, who blended and became the Homeric Maionians. B. adj. Of or relating to Maeonia or the Maeonians; Lydian. Also: Homeric.In quot. 1621 with sense ‘Etruscan’ (after Ovid), from the belief that this people had originated in Lydia. ΚΠ 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Iii He spunne and carded among her Mæonian maides. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. 325 Argument worthy of Mæonian quill; Or rather worthy of great Phoebus rote. 1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis iv. 102 What? could that Stru[m]pets brat the form defeise Of poore Mæonian Saylers, drencht in Seas? 1709 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 647 He steer'd securely, and discover'd far, Led by the light of the Mæonian star. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. i. 6 And thou, O Learning..do thou guide my Pen... Open thy Mæonian and thy Mantuan Coffers, with whatever else includes thy Philosophic, thy Poetic, and thy Historical Treasures. View more context for this quotation 1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece III. xvii. 295 We are told by Herodotus that the people once called Mæonian received the new appellation of Lydian from Lydus, son of Atys. 1923 J. Fraser in W. H. Buckler & W. M. Calder Anatolian Stud. xi. 139 There are phonological difficulties in the way of the assumption that the Maeonian language, as represented by Kandaules, was related to Phrygian. 1949 Oxf. Classical Dict. 435/2 The predominance of Ionic elements in Homeric language points to Ionia as Homer's home, and this is supported by hints in the poems, notably by similes which mention..a Maeonian or Carian woman. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1581
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