mermaidenn.

Brit.

/ˈməːmeɪdn/, U.S.

/ˈmərˌmeɪd(ə)n/

Forms: Middle English marmayden, Middle English meermaiden, Middle English meremaydene, Middle English meremaydne, Middle English meremaydyn, Middle English meremayndeyn (transmission error), Middle English mermaydene, Middle English mermaydyn, Middle English mermeydyn, Middle English merymaydyn, Middle English–1500s meremayden, Middle English–1500s mermayden, Middle English–1500s 1800s– mermaiden, 1500s maremayden, 1500s meremaiden, 1500s–1600s marmaiden; Scottish pre-1700 marmadin, pre-1700 marmadine, pre-1700 marmadyn, pre-1700 marmadyne, pre-1700 marmaidden, pre-1700 marmaidyn, pre-1700 marmydine, pre-1700 mermadyn, pre-1700 1700s–1800s marmaiden.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mere n.¹, maiden n.

Etymology: < mere n.¹ + maiden n., after mermin n. Compare slightly later mermaid n.

Now chiefly poetic.

A mermaid, a siren; a representation of a mermaid, esp. in heraldry. Also: a woman possessing some of the characteristics of a mermaid or siren (cf. mermaid n. 3a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > human hybrid > mermaid or merman > mermaid

nicker1340

mermaidc1350

mermaiden1397

sea-maid1600

sea-woman1608

merwoman1811

merrymaid1865

Mammy Water1966

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > monsters

dragonc1330

griffina1400

yalec1425

mermaid1445

manticorec1470

cockatrice1513

mermaiden1538

opinicus1546

lituit1562

Pegasus1562

equicerve1572

harpy1572

lyciske1572

verme1572

wyver1599

merman1601

lion-dragon1610

lion-poisson1610

wyvern1610

Sagittarius1619

sagittary1632

man-fish1653

sea lion1661

satyral1724

man-tiger1780

sea-dog1780

Welsh dragon1799

camelopardel1830

satyr1845

serpivolant1866

sea monkey1909

1397 Inquisition Misc. (P.R.O.: C 145/263/13) Vn veille sale oue ij costers embrowdez oue costers mermaydenes.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 287 Men wonderliche y-schape..acordeþ in some þinges in schap with mankynde and in oþre þynges wiþ oþere bestes..as it fareþ in..sereins, meremaydens.

?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. i. pr. i. 75 But goth now rather awey, ye mermaydenes [L. Sirenes] whiche that ben swete til it be at the laste, and suffreth this man to ben cured and heeled by myne muses.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 150 A mermayden of þe se..hath a body as a womman, & a tayl as a fysch, & clawys as an eryn.

1538 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1902) IV. 414 Ane terget of gold with ane Marmydine in it of dyamontis.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health cxc. 148 A Syren or mermaiden [1636 Mermayden], that is halfe fish, and halfe flesh.

a1736 in R. A. Hay Geneal. Sainteclaires (1835) 106 Ane marmaiden on the dextre and ane griffon on the senistre.

1848 E. Forbes Naked-eyed Medusæ 70 Sufficiently graceful to be the nightcap of the tiniest and prettiest of mermaidens.

a1889 G. M. Hopkins Poems (1967) 10 So those Mermaidens crowded to my rock.

1893 Overland Monthly Apr. 124/1 Who shall count the flocks and tend them? Does some shepherdess mermaiden Drive them onward through the night?

1913 M. J. Cawein Minions of Moon 43 [She] smiles at me sleeping, pale-sleeping, Wrapped deep in her mermaiden might.

1991 E. Barker O Caledonia (1992) v. 55 Was the mermaiden drinking the blood-red wine or was she somehow holding a mirror and looking in it amid the green billows?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mermaiden
释义	mermaidenn. Brit. /ˈməːmeɪdn/, U.S. /ˈmərˌmeɪd(ə)n/ Forms: Middle English marmayden, Middle English meermaiden, Middle English meremaydene, Middle English meremaydne, Middle English meremaydyn, Middle English meremayndeyn (transmission error), Middle English mermaydene, Middle English mermaydyn, Middle English mermeydyn, Middle English merymaydyn, Middle English–1500s meremayden, Middle English–1500s mermayden, Middle English–1500s 1800s– mermaiden, 1500s maremayden, 1500s meremaiden, 1500s–1600s marmaiden; Scottish pre-1700 marmadin, pre-1700 marmadine, pre-1700 marmadyn, pre-1700 marmadyne, pre-1700 marmaidden, pre-1700 marmaidyn, pre-1700 marmydine, pre-1700 mermadyn, pre-1700 1700s–1800s marmaiden. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mere n.¹, maiden n. Etymology: < mere n.¹ + maiden n., after mermin n. Compare slightly later mermaid n. Now chiefly poetic. A mermaid, a siren; a representation of a mermaid, esp. in heraldry. Also: a woman possessing some of the characteristics of a mermaid or siren (cf. mermaid n. 3a). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > human hybrid > mermaid or merman > mermaid nicker1340 mermaidc1350 mermaiden1397 sea-maid1600 sea-woman1608 merwoman1811 merrymaid1865 Mammy Water1966 society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > monsters dragonc1330 griffina1400 yalec1425 mermaid1445 manticorec1470 cockatrice1513 mermaiden1538 opinicus1546 lituit1562 Pegasus1562 equicerve1572 harpy1572 lyciske1572 verme1572 wyver1599 merman1601 lion-dragon1610 lion-poisson1610 wyvern1610 Sagittarius1619 sagittary1632 man-fish1653 sea lion1661 satyral1724 man-tiger1780 sea-dog1780 Welsh dragon1799 camelopardel1830 satyr1845 serpivolant1866 sea monkey1909 1397 Inquisition Misc. (P.R.O.: C 145/263/13) Vn veille sale oue ij costers embrowdez oue costers mermaydenes. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 287 Men wonderliche y-schape..acordeþ in some þinges in schap with mankynde and in oþre þynges wiþ oþere bestes..as it fareþ in..sereins, meremaydens. ?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. i. pr. i. 75 But goth now rather awey, ye mermaydenes [L. Sirenes] whiche that ben swete til it be at the laste, and suffreth this man to ben cured and heeled by myne muses. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 150 A mermayden of þe se..hath a body as a womman, & a tayl as a fysch, & clawys as an eryn. 1538 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1902) IV. 414 Ane terget of gold with ane Marmydine in it of dyamontis. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health cxc. 148 A Syren or mermaiden [1636 Mermayden], that is halfe fish, and halfe flesh. a1736 in R. A. Hay Geneal. Sainteclaires (1835) 106 Ane marmaiden on the dextre and ane griffon on the senistre. 1848 E. Forbes Naked-eyed Medusæ 70 Sufficiently graceful to be the nightcap of the tiniest and prettiest of mermaidens. a1889 G. M. Hopkins Poems (1967) 10 So those Mermaidens crowded to my rock. 1893 Overland Monthly Apr. 124/1 Who shall count the flocks and tend them? Does some shepherdess mermaiden Drive them onward through the night? 1913 M. J. Cawein Minions of Moon 43 [She] smiles at me sleeping, pale-sleeping, Wrapped deep in her mermaiden might. 1991 E. Barker O Caledonia (1992) v. 55 Was the mermaiden drinking the blood-red wine or was she somehow holding a mirror and looking in it amid the green billows? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1397
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