mire-drumn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪədrʌm/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪ(ə)rˌdrəm/, Scottish English

/ˈmaɪrdrʌm/

Forms:

α. Middle English mirdrommel, Middle English mordromle, Middle English moreþrumbil, Middle English mydrynbyll (probably transmission error), Middle English myre drommyll, Middle English myredromylle, Middle English–1700s myre dromble, 1500s mire dromble, 1500s myr drummyll, 1500s myrdrumnyl, 1500s myre drumble, 1600s mire dramble, 1600s mire-drumbel, 1600s mire drumble.

β. 1600s– mire-drum.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English rāradumbla, rāredumle.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably an alteration of Old English rāradumbla (masculine), rāredumle (feminine) bittern (see note below), with substitution of mire n.¹ for the first element (perhaps following dissimilation of r to m , or perhaps arising by analogy with continental forms with cognates of hore n. as the first element: see below).The β form apparently represents a shortening of the α. forms. Forms with mor- are perhaps influenced by moor n.¹ The origin of Old English rāradumbla , rāredumle is uncertain. The first element in Old English apparently shows roar v.¹, although it is unclear whether this is the result of assimilation or goes back to an earlier form of the word. In continental Germanic languages there are forms which show the base of German Rohr reed (compare roer n.) as the first element (as Middle Dutch roesdom , roesdommel , roesdommer (Dutch roerdomp ), Middle Low German rōrdum , rōdump , rōrdumpt , Old High German rōretumbil (Middle High German rōrtumel , German Rohrdommel )), and others which show Old High German horo hore n. (as Old High German horotubil , horotumil , horotumbil , Middle High German hortūbel ). The second element is perhaps ultimately imitative (if so making it unlikely that the first element is ultimately related to roar v.¹), although in certain continental forms assimilated to other words (as Old High German tūmōn , tūmilōn to tumble, or Old High German tūhhil diver). Middle High German and early modern German also have several forms apparently with inserted r in the second element, e.g. Middle High German rōrtrumel , roredrumbel , roredrummel , rortrummel , rardrümmel , etc. (see L. Diefenbach Gloss. Latino-Germanicum (1857) at Onocrotalus); the alteration may be of imitative origin, and perhaps arose independently in German and English (although perhaps compare also drumble v.² and Germanic forms cited s.v.).

Now chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern).

The European bittern, Botaurus stellaris. Later also (U.S.): the American bittern, B. lentiginosus.

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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Ardeidae (herons and bitterns) > member of genus Botaurus (bittern)

bitternc1330

mire-druma1398

butterbump1671

bog-bumper1804

bumble1813

bog-blitter1815

bull-of-the-bog1815

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 149^v The mirdrommel..is a bridde þat makeþ soun and voys in watir.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 151^v A myre dromble..is a bridde of þe mareys.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 324^v De ouis Onocrocali..Moreþrumbil [L. onocratali] eiren beþ y-liche to goos eiren.

1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 50 A Buttir, vbi myredromylle.

1532 Ortus Vocabulorum in S. Herrtage Catholicon Anglicum (1881) 50 (note) Myrdrumnyl, or a buture.

1544 W. Turner Avium Præcipuarum sig. C^v A cryel heron or a duuarf heron. a myre dromble.

1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 103 The white, and spoon-bill'd Heron, or Shoveler, or Mire-drumbel.

1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 282 The Bittour or Bittern or Mire-drum.

1794 W. Hutchinson Hist. Cumberland I. 18/2 The bittern... In the spring it makes a loud bellowing kind of noise. From which it is called in Cumberland Mire-Drum.

1866 Inverness Courier 4 Jan. 6/2 We refer to the bittern of British Zoology; provincially, the bog-bumper and mire-drum.

1911 A. H. Evans Fauna of Tweed 142 Bittern, the Bull o' the Bog or Mire-drum, as this bird used to be termed on the Borders.

1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. I. 181/1 Bittern—Botaurus lentiginosus... Mire drum.

1991 P. O'Brian Nutmeg of Consol. (1993) iv. 92 There is a bird in my part of England we call a mire-drum or bull of the bog.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mire-drum
释义	mire-drumn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪədrʌm/, U.S. /ˈmaɪ(ə)rˌdrəm/, Scottish English /ˈmaɪrdrʌm/ Forms: α. Middle English mirdrommel, Middle English mordromle, Middle English moreþrumbil, Middle English mydrynbyll (probably transmission error), Middle English myre drommyll, Middle English myredromylle, Middle English–1700s myre dromble, 1500s mire dromble, 1500s myr drummyll, 1500s myrdrumnyl, 1500s myre drumble, 1600s mire dramble, 1600s mire-drumbel, 1600s mire drumble. β. 1600s– mire-drum. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English rāradumbla, rāredumle. Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably an alteration of Old English rāradumbla (masculine), rāredumle (feminine) bittern (see note below), with substitution of mire n.¹ for the first element (perhaps following dissimilation of r to m , or perhaps arising by analogy with continental forms with cognates of hore n. as the first element: see below).The β form apparently represents a shortening of the α. forms. Forms with mor- are perhaps influenced by moor n.¹ The origin of Old English rāradumbla , rāredumle is uncertain. The first element in Old English apparently shows roar v.¹, although it is unclear whether this is the result of assimilation or goes back to an earlier form of the word. In continental Germanic languages there are forms which show the base of German Rohr reed (compare roer n.) as the first element (as Middle Dutch roesdom , roesdommel , roesdommer (Dutch roerdomp ), Middle Low German rōrdum , rōdump , rōrdumpt , Old High German rōretumbil (Middle High German rōrtumel , German Rohrdommel )), and others which show Old High German horo hore n. (as Old High German horotubil , horotumil , horotumbil , Middle High German hortūbel ). The second element is perhaps ultimately imitative (if so making it unlikely that the first element is ultimately related to roar v.¹), although in certain continental forms assimilated to other words (as Old High German tūmōn , tūmilōn to tumble, or Old High German tūhhil diver). Middle High German and early modern German also have several forms apparently with inserted r in the second element, e.g. Middle High German rōrtrumel , roredrumbel , roredrummel , rortrummel , rardrümmel , etc. (see L. Diefenbach Gloss. Latino-Germanicum (1857) at Onocrotalus); the alteration may be of imitative origin, and perhaps arose independently in German and English (although perhaps compare also drumble v.² and Germanic forms cited s.v.). Now chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). The European bittern, Botaurus stellaris. Later also (U.S.): the American bittern, B. lentiginosus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Ardeidae (herons and bitterns) > member of genus Botaurus (bittern) bitternc1330 mire-druma1398 butterbump1671 bog-bumper1804 bumble1813 bog-blitter1815 bull-of-the-bog1815 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 149^v The mirdrommel..is a bridde þat makeþ soun and voys in watir. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 151^v A myre dromble..is a bridde of þe mareys. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 324^v De ouis Onocrocali..Moreþrumbil [L. onocratali] eiren beþ y-liche to goos eiren. 1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 50 A Buttir, vbi myredromylle. 1532 Ortus Vocabulorum in S. Herrtage Catholicon Anglicum (1881) 50 (note) Myrdrumnyl, or a buture. 1544 W. Turner Avium Præcipuarum sig. C^v A cryel heron or a duuarf heron. a myre dromble. 1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 103 The white, and spoon-bill'd Heron, or Shoveler, or Mire-drumbel. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 282 The Bittour or Bittern or Mire-drum. 1794 W. Hutchinson Hist. Cumberland I. 18/2 The bittern... In the spring it makes a loud bellowing kind of noise. From which it is called in Cumberland Mire-Drum. 1866 Inverness Courier 4 Jan. 6/2 We refer to the bittern of British Zoology; provincially, the bog-bumper and mire-drum. 1911 A. H. Evans Fauna of Tweed 142 Bittern, the Bull o' the Bog or Mire-drum, as this bird used to be termed on the Borders. 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. I. 181/1 Bittern—Botaurus lentiginosus... Mire drum. 1991 P. O'Brian Nutmeg of Consol. (1993) iv. 92 There is a bird in my part of England we call a mire-drum or bull of the bog. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1398
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