† babelavantn.

Forms:

α. 1500s babelavaunt, 1500s babelavaunte, 1500s–1600s bablavant.

β. 1600s babliant.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from French. Etymons: French *babillant, babiller.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. The α. forms may show transmission errors for the β. forms, which in turn are perhaps < an unattested Middle French noun *babillant ‘chatterer’, use as noun of present participle of babiller babble v.¹; compare Middle French babillant (adjective) that babbles (1530 in Palsgrave).

Obsolete.

A babbler, a talker of nonsense.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > absurd

babelavant1591

holliglass1596

fantastico1597

trottee1818

frivolist1884

1591 (?a1425) Trial & Flagellation (Huntington) in R. M. Lumiansky & D. Mill Chester Myst. Cycle (1974) I. 285 Syr Cayphas, herken nowe to mee! This babelavaunt [1599 Chester babelavaunte; 1592 BL Add., 1600 Harl. 2013 and 1604 Bodl. bablavant; 1607 Harl. 2124 Babliant] would our kinge bee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	babelavant
释义	† babelavantn. Forms: α. 1500s babelavaunt, 1500s babelavaunte, 1500s–1600s bablavant. β. 1600s babliant. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from French. Etymons: French babillant, babiller. Etymology: Origin uncertain. The α. forms may show transmission errors for the β. forms, which in turn are perhaps < an unattested Middle French noun babillant ‘chatterer’, use as noun of present participle of babiller babble v.¹; compare Middle French babillant (adjective) that babbles (1530 in Palsgrave). Obsolete. A babbler, a talker of nonsense. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > absurd babelavant1591 holliglass1596 fantastico1597 trottee1818 frivolist1884 1591 (?a1425) Trial & Flagellation (Huntington) in R. M. Lumiansky & D. Mill Chester Myst. Cycle (1974) I. 285 Syr Cayphas, herken nowe to mee! This babelavaunt [1599 Chester babelavaunte; 1592 BL Add., 1600 Harl. 2013 and 1604 Bodl. bablavant; 1607 Harl. 2124 Babliant] would our kinge bee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1591
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