† mowsyadj.

Forms: 1500s mowsy, 1500s mowsye.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps related to mosy adj. (compare branch II. s.v.), although perhaps compare also mow n.⁵

Obsolete. rare.

Mouldy. Also figurative.

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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > mouldy or musty

fennyc1000

vinnyOE

mouleda1250

moulya1398

mouldena1400

spaked1438

vinniedc1450

mouldy1495

hoared1496

mustyc1503

foisty1519

mocha1522

hoary1530

hoar1544

mouldeda1552

mowsy1566

foistied1572

fustied1576

spaky1590

musted1632

mouldish1648

emucid1656

mucid1656

mungy1658

mouldly1678

foisted1688

mothery1697

vinnewya1722

rusty-fustya1790

musty-fusty1857

mucidous1866

blue-vinnied1880

blue-veined1898

1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea f. 31^v A mowsye, rowsye, rustye route wyth cancred scales yclad From mustye, fustie, dustye dens where lurked longe they had.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius f. 211 ^v This mowsy and drossy chaffe long sithence bloune abroad in y^e eyes of Augustine by the Pelagianes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	mowsy
释义	† mowsyadj. Forms: 1500s mowsy, 1500s mowsye. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps related to mosy adj. (compare branch II. s.v.), although perhaps compare also mow n.⁵ Obsolete. rare. Mouldy. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > mouldy or musty fennyc1000 vinnyOE mouleda1250 moulya1398 mouldena1400 spaked1438 vinniedc1450 mouldy1495 hoared1496 mustyc1503 foisty1519 mocha1522 hoary1530 hoar1544 mouldeda1552 mowsy1566 foistied1572 fustied1576 spaky1590 musted1632 mouldish1648 emucid1656 mucid1656 mungy1658 mouldly1678 foisted1688 mothery1697 vinnewya1722 rusty-fustya1790 musty-fusty1857 mucidous1866 blue-vinnied1880 blue-veined1898 1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea f. 31^v A mowsye, rowsye, rustye route wyth cancred scales yclad From mustye, fustie, dustye dens where lurked longe they had. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius f. 211 ^v This mowsy and drossy chaffe long sithence bloune abroad in y^e eyes of Augustine by the Pelagianes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1566
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