moothadj.

Brit.

/muːθ/, U.S.

/muθ/, Scottish English

/muθ/

Forms: English regional (northern) 1800s– meuth, 1800s– mooth, 1900s– muth; Scottish 1700s meith (north-eastern), 1700s mieth (north-eastern), 1700s–1800s meeth (north-eastern), 1800s muth, 1800s– mooth, 1800s– muith, 1900s– meef (Caithness), 1900s– meich (southern), 1900s– meigh (southern), 1900s– meuth, 1900s– møf (chiefly Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– muff (chiefly Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– müff (chiefly Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– muif (chiefly Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– muiff (chiefly Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– muph (chiefly Orkney and Shetland).

Origin: Perhaps a borrowing from early Scandinavian.

Etymology: Probably the reflex of a borrowing < early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian (Nynorsk) mo close, sultry, and also Old Icelandic móða condensed vapour, mist on a warm day, haziness, Norwegian (Nynorsk) moe heat haze, and the second element in Norwegian kornmo , Danish kornmoe , both in sense ‘summer lightning’), further etymology uncertain; perhaps related to the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic mór (see moler n.²). Compare moth adj.Forms in -f , -ph show the common replacement of /θ/ by /f/ chiefly in northern (especially Caithness) Scots. Occasional forms in ee or ei from southern Scotland perhaps show the influence of the reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic mœði weariness, shortness of breath (see maedi n. and compare English regional (Cumberland) methy, meuthy in the same sense).

Scottish and English regional (northern).

1. Of the weather: warm, sultry, close. Of a person: exhausted by heat. Cf. moothy adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > other spec.

forsung?a1366

fordreamed?a1400

forplaint1423

forwallowed1423

forcrieda1600

overdriven1653

over-drove1751

mooth1768

forridden1820

fatigued1853

stale1856

fucked-out1862

wooden-weary1888

blind-weary.1923

partied-out1950

stressed out1980

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > hot weather > [adjective] > and moist

austral?1541

mooth1768

mothery1866

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > hot weather > [adjective] > oppressively

sweltry1575

sultry1594

sweltering1641

mooth1768

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 78 An' they are posting on whate'er thy may, Baith het an' meeth, till they are haleing down.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 93 But meith, meith was the day; The summer cauts were dancing brae frae brae.

1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads II. 363 The day is meeth, and weary he.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Muith, warm and misty, as applied to the weather.

1830 J. Hogg Tales (1874) 211 The night is that muth an' breathless, I'm maist like to swairf.

1961 ‘Castlegreen’ Tatties an' Herreen' 16 Fan ye're feelan' clean beit an' ye're meef we' e' heit.

1972 J. Ross Select. Caithness Dial. Words in D. Omand Caithness Bk. 251 Meef, faint.

2. Cheerful, genial; soft, calm. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > of appearance or demeanour

coolOE

sobera1375

composed1606

serene1702

mooth1782

poised1912

centred1973

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > specifically of state of spirits or mind

goodOE

in heart1579

mooth1782

1782 Caledonian Mercury 4 Sept. 4/1 Weil fell her o' yo'r mainsome nater, Sae mieth ti' awn a poer auld creater.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Muith, soft; calm; cheerful; jovial.

Derivatives

ˈmoothly adv. now archaic in a soft or smooth manner.

ΚΠ

1820 J. Hogg Winter Evening Tales II. 41 I harde ane chylde unhaspe thilke sneck, as moothlye as ane snail quhan scho gaungs snowking owir thilk droukyt swaird.

1927 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Lucky Bag 3 Moothlie as snails when they come snowkin' Oot owre the drookit swaird.

ˈmoothness n. sultriness, closeness.

ΚΠ

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 28 She to fag began; Wi' wae, an' faut, an' meethness o' the day.

1913 J. Service Memorables Robin Cummell 137 There cam a heavy rain and a meighness of the air.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mooth
释义	moothadj. Brit. /muːθ/, U.S. /muθ/, Scottish English /muθ/ Forms: English regional (northern) 1800s– meuth, 1800s– mooth, 1900s– muth; Scottish 1700s meith (north-eastern), 1700s mieth (north-eastern), 1700s–1800s meeth (north-eastern), 1800s muth, 1800s– mooth, 1800s– muith, 1900s– meef (Caithness), 1900s– meich (southern), 1900s– meigh (southern), 1900s– meuth, 1900s– møf (chiefly Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– muff (chiefly Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– müff (chiefly Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– muif (chiefly Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– muiff (chiefly Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– muph (chiefly Orkney and Shetland). Origin: Perhaps a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymology: Probably the reflex of a borrowing < early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian (Nynorsk) mo close, sultry, and also Old Icelandic móða condensed vapour, mist on a warm day, haziness, Norwegian (Nynorsk) moe heat haze, and the second element in Norwegian kornmo , Danish kornmoe , both in sense ‘summer lightning’), further etymology uncertain; perhaps related to the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic mór (see moler n.²). Compare moth adj.Forms in -f , -ph show the common replacement of /θ/ by /f/ chiefly in northern (especially Caithness) Scots. Occasional forms in ee or ei from southern Scotland perhaps show the influence of the reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic mœði weariness, shortness of breath (see maedi n. and compare English regional (Cumberland) methy, meuthy in the same sense). Scottish and English regional (northern). 1. Of the weather: warm, sultry, close. Of a person: exhausted by heat. Cf. moothy adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > other spec. forsung?a1366 fordreamed?a1400 forplaint1423 forwallowed1423 forcrieda1600 overdriven1653 over-drove1751 mooth1768 forridden1820 fatigued1853 stale1856 fucked-out1862 wooden-weary1888 blind-weary.1923 partied-out1950 stressed out1980 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > hot weather > [adjective] > and moist austral?1541 mooth1768 mothery1866 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > hot weather > [adjective] > oppressively sweltry1575 sultry1594 sweltering1641 mooth1768 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 78 An' they are posting on whate'er thy may, Baith het an' meeth, till they are haleing down. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 93 But meith, meith was the day; The summer cauts were dancing brae frae brae. 1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads II. 363 The day is meeth, and weary he. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Muith, warm and misty, as applied to the weather. 1830 J. Hogg Tales (1874) 211 The night is that muth an' breathless, I'm maist like to swairf. 1961 ‘Castlegreen’ Tatties an' Herreen' 16 Fan ye're feelan' clean beit an' ye're meef we' e' heit. 1972 J. Ross Select. Caithness Dial. Words in D. Omand Caithness Bk. 251 Meef, faint. 2. Cheerful, genial; soft, calm. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > of appearance or demeanour coolOE sobera1375 composed1606 serene1702 mooth1782 poised1912 centred1973 the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > specifically of state of spirits or mind goodOE in heart1579 mooth1782 1782 Caledonian Mercury 4 Sept. 4/1 Weil fell her o' yo'r mainsome nater, Sae mieth ti' awn a poer auld creater. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Muith, soft; calm; cheerful; jovial. Derivatives ˈmoothly adv. now archaic in a soft or smooth manner. ΚΠ 1820 J. Hogg Winter Evening Tales II. 41 I harde ane chylde unhaspe thilke sneck, as moothlye as ane snail quhan scho gaungs snowking owir thilk droukyt swaird. 1927 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Lucky Bag 3 Moothlie as snails when they come snowkin' Oot owre the drookit swaird. ˈmoothness n. sultriness, closeness. ΚΠ 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 28 She to fag began; Wi' wae, an' faut, an' meethness o' the day. 1913 J. Service Memorables Robin Cummell 137 There cam a heavy rain and a meighness of the air. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1768
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