morbleuint.n.

Brit.

/mɔːˈblʊ/, U.S.

/ˌmɔrˈblʊ/

Forms: 1600s mortbleau, 1600s–1700s morbleau, 1600s–1700s mortblue, 1600s– morbleu, 1800s mortbleu, 1800s– marblue (English regional (Cornwall)).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French morbleu.

Etymology: < French morbleu (1664 in Molière; an altered form of mort Dieu (see mort dieu int.), after bleu blue adj. and n.; compare Middle French morbieu (c1480)). Compare parbleu int., sacré bleu at sacré adj.²

Chiefly humorous.

A. int.

Expressing annoyance, surprise, etc. (usually attributed to French speakers). Cf. mort dieu int.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [noun] > oaths other than religious or obscene > using non-English words

morbleu1664

1664 G. Etherege Comical Revenge iii. iv. 37 Morbleu, see, see de insolance of de Foot-boy English.

1677 T. Rawlins Tom Essence iii. ii. 31 Mortbleau, a damn'd English censure.

1679 T. Shadwell True Widow ii. 30 Stan. Come, let's in, and put it off to the Ladies as if you were friends. Prig. Ay, with all my heart; what care I? Y. Mag. Morbleau, Brutal.

a1754 H. Fielding Fathers (1778) iii. 57 A lady whom I..saw again last night with another young lady at the play, and mortblue if I marry any other woman.

1792 T. Holcroft Anna St. Ives III. 190 I must have satisfaction of Monsieur Calif—Morbleu!—What is the gentleman's name?

1823 W. Scott Peveril III. iv. 102 He upset both horse and Frenchman; mortbleu! thrilling from his tongue as he rolled on the ground.

1905 Baroness Orczy Scarlet Pimpernel i. 10 ‘Morbleu!’ said Bibot... ‘Sacré tonnerre,’ said the captain.

1986 M. Bond Monsieur Pamplemousse on Spot vi. 102 Morbleu! Do the readers not care for their language?

B. n.

†1. An exclamation of ‘Morbleu!’ Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1692 M. Morgan Poem Late Victory 11 Morbleus and Jernies were but common Sport, Oathes only for the Lacquies of the Court.

2. English regional (south-western). to sing out morbleu: to cry out loudly, make a commotion (cf. to scream (also cry, yell, etc.) blue murder at blue murder n. Phrases 1).

ΚΠ

1888 N. Cornwall Twice Rescued xvii. 211 Just listen to my Johnnie—he is singing out marblue.

1893 Notes & Queries 9 Dec. 469/1 A Dorset rustic [told] me..how he had recently watched a stoat attack..a rabbit. The rabbit, he went on to say, was ‘singing out “Morbleu” like anything’.

1894 Notes & Queries 13 Jan. 34/1 I can remember sixty and more years ago at Launceston, the expression being used, if a boy were whipped, that he ‘sang out “Morbleu”’; and it has frequently been employed in my hearing since.

a1903 M. A. Courtney in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 160/1 [Cornwall] To sing out, Morbleu [to cry out, to make a great noise].

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

单词	morbleu
释义	morbleuint.n. Brit. /mɔːˈblʊ/, U.S. /ˌmɔrˈblʊ/ Forms: 1600s mortbleau, 1600s–1700s morbleau, 1600s–1700s mortblue, 1600s– morbleu, 1800s mortbleu, 1800s– marblue (English regional (Cornwall)). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French morbleu. Etymology: < French morbleu (1664 in Molière; an altered form of mort Dieu (see mort dieu int.), after bleu blue adj. and n.; compare Middle French morbieu (c1480)). Compare parbleu int., sacré bleu at sacré adj.² Chiefly humorous. A. int. Expressing annoyance, surprise, etc. (usually attributed to French speakers). Cf. mort dieu int. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [noun] > oaths other than religious or obscene > using non-English words morbleu1664 1664 G. Etherege Comical Revenge iii. iv. 37 Morbleu, see, see de insolance of de Foot-boy English. 1677 T. Rawlins Tom Essence iii. ii. 31 Mortbleau, a damn'd English censure. 1679 T. Shadwell True Widow ii. 30 Stan. Come, let's in, and put it off to the Ladies as if you were friends. Prig. Ay, with all my heart; what care I? Y. Mag. Morbleau, Brutal. a1754 H. Fielding Fathers (1778) iii. 57 A lady whom I..saw again last night with another young lady at the play, and mortblue if I marry any other woman. 1792 T. Holcroft Anna St. Ives III. 190 I must have satisfaction of Monsieur Calif—Morbleu!—What is the gentleman's name? 1823 W. Scott Peveril III. iv. 102 He upset both horse and Frenchman; mortbleu! thrilling from his tongue as he rolled on the ground. 1905 Baroness Orczy Scarlet Pimpernel i. 10 ‘Morbleu!’ said Bibot... ‘Sacré tonnerre,’ said the captain. 1986 M. Bond Monsieur Pamplemousse on Spot vi. 102 Morbleu! Do the readers not care for their language? B. n. †1. An exclamation of ‘Morbleu!’ Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1692 M. Morgan Poem Late Victory 11 Morbleus and Jernies were but common Sport, Oathes only for the Lacquies of the Court. 2. English regional (south-western). to sing out morbleu: to cry out loudly, make a commotion (cf. to scream (also cry, yell, etc.) blue murder at blue murder n. Phrases 1). ΚΠ 1888 N. Cornwall Twice Rescued xvii. 211 Just listen to my Johnnie—he is singing out marblue. 1893 Notes & Queries 9 Dec. 469/1 A Dorset rustic [told] me..how he had recently watched a stoat attack..a rabbit. The rabbit, he went on to say, was ‘singing out “Morbleu” like anything’. 1894 Notes & Queries 13 Jan. 34/1 I can remember sixty and more years ago at Launceston, the expression being used, if a boy were whipped, that he ‘sang out “Morbleu”’; and it has frequently been employed in my hearing since. a1903 M. A. Courtney in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 160/1 [Cornwall] To sing out, Morbleu [to cry out, to make a great noise]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1664
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