nauntn.

Brit.

/nɑːnt/, U.S.

/nænt/

Forms: Middle English nawnte, Middle English 1600s– naunt, 1700s n'aunt; English regional 1700s– noant (northern), 1700s– nont, 1800s– naint (west midlands), 1800s– nant.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: aunt n.

Etymology: Variant of aunt n. with metanalysis (see N n.). Compare nuncle n.

Now rare (archaic and English regional in later use).

An aunt. Also used as a term of respect or familiarity to any elderly woman, not necessarily indicating a familial relationship.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [noun]

auntc1300

momea1325

naunta1400

auntie1672

tante1815

tante1845

tannie1958

tita1963

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 24675 (MED) His moder was þi naunt [a1400 Gött. þin aunt; a1400 Coll. Phys. tin ant].

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 2467 Þerfore I eþe þe, haþel, to com to þy naunt.

?1473 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 370 Recomaunde me..to my nawnte.

1605 J. Marston Dutch Courtezan ii. iii Francise Nay good Naunt, you'le helpe me to an oder loue, vil you not?

a1625 J. Fletcher Pilgrim iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Hhhhh2^v/1 Prethee keepe on thy way (good Naunt).

1632 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. Iron Age sig. H2 If shee doe but take After mine old Naunt Hellen.

1680 J. Dryden Kind Keeper i. i. 12 The easiest Fool I ever knew, next my Naunt of Fairies in the Alchemist.

1742 W. Shenstone School-mistress ix Goody, Good woman, Gossip, Dame, Forsooth, Or N'aunt, the sole Additions she did hear.

1778 Ann. Reg. 1777 Antiquities 147/1 My Nearn, my Nont; Nuncle, Nont..are used familiarly in the North by young people to the elder sort, though there be no..relation between them.

1790 A. Wheeler Westmorland Dial. 53 Gane toth berrin of my noant son's wife's gronde.

1823 W. Scott Peveril III. iii. 70 Naunt and she will soon bend bows on each other.

1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. at Naint An' tell yore Naint I'm gweïn to Soseb'ry.

1923 ‘K. Mansfield’ Bliss & Other Stories 10 We've got a nuncle and a naunt living near our new house.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	naunt
释义	nauntn. Brit. /nɑːnt/, U.S. /nænt/ Forms: Middle English nawnte, Middle English 1600s– naunt, 1700s n'aunt; English regional 1700s– noant (northern), 1700s– nont, 1800s– naint (west midlands), 1800s– nant. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: aunt n. Etymology: Variant of aunt n. with metanalysis (see N n.). Compare nuncle n. Now rare (archaic and English regional in later use). An aunt. Also used as a term of respect or familiarity to any elderly woman, not necessarily indicating a familial relationship. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [noun] auntc1300 momea1325 naunta1400 auntie1672 tante1815 tante1845 tannie1958 tita1963 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 24675 (MED) His moder was þi naunt [a1400 Gött. þin aunt; a1400 Coll. Phys. tin ant]. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 2467 Þerfore I eþe þe, haþel, to com to þy naunt. ?1473 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 370 Recomaunde me..to my nawnte. 1605 J. Marston Dutch Courtezan ii. iii Francise Nay good Naunt, you'le helpe me to an oder loue, vil you not? a1625 J. Fletcher Pilgrim iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Hhhhh2^v/1 Prethee keepe on thy way (good Naunt). 1632 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. Iron Age sig. H2 If shee doe but take After mine old Naunt Hellen. 1680 J. Dryden Kind Keeper i. i. 12 The easiest Fool I ever knew, next my Naunt of Fairies in the Alchemist. 1742 W. Shenstone School-mistress ix Goody, Good woman, Gossip, Dame, Forsooth, Or N'aunt, the sole Additions she did hear. 1778 Ann. Reg. 1777 Antiquities 147/1 My Nearn, my Nont; Nuncle, Nont..are used familiarly in the North by young people to the elder sort, though there be no..relation between them. 1790 A. Wheeler Westmorland Dial. 53 Gane toth berrin of my noant son's wife's gronde. 1823 W. Scott Peveril III. iii. 70 Naunt and she will soon bend bows on each other. 1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. at Naint An' tell yore Naint I'm gweïn to Soseb'ry. 1923 ‘K. Mansfield’ Bliss & Other Stories 10 We've got a nuncle and a naunt living near our new house. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400
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