nervishadj.

Brit.

/ˈnəːvɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈnərvɪʃ/, Scottish English

/ˈnɛrvɪʃ/, Irish English

/ˈnəːrvɪʃ/

Forms: English regional 1800s– narvesh (Cumberland), 1800s– narvish (Cumberland and Westmorland), 1800s– nervish; U.S. regional 1900s– narvish, 1900s– nervish; Scottish 1700s– nervish, 1800s– narvish, 1900s– nerwish (north-eastern); Irish English 1700s– nervish, 1900s– narvish.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nerve n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < nerve n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare nervous adj. and n. and regional variants s.v.

British regional (chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern)), U.S. regional, and Irish English.

Nervous, anxious, agitated.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [adjective]

reigheOE

drofc1000

druvyOE

restlessOE

worya1225

forstraughtc1386

unquertc1390

unsaughtc1390

ill (evil) at easea1400

unrofula1400

unquietc1400

unrestya1413

unquieted?a1425

unrestful?c1425

unpeaceda1475

out of quieta1500

inquiet?1504

uneasya1513

perturbed1538

unquietous?1545

disquieted?1548

astraught1564

astraughted1565

agitate1567

turmoiled1570

disquiet1587

distroubled1590

weltered1590

disturbed1593

twitcheda1594

troublesome1596

stract1598

uncomposed1601

discomposed1603

incomposed1608

uncouth1660

unserene1664

chagrin1665

agitated1684

perturbated1704

disordered1711

perturbate1741

chagrineda1754

nervish1760

uncomfortable1796

funked1831

untranquillized1831

streaked1833

striped1839

discomfortable1844

streaky1848

bothered1851

funked out1859

bebothered1866

disorderly1871

fantod1883

rattled1885

aflap1887

shook1891

dicked-up1967

torqued1967

weirded out1973

1760 A. Murphy Way to keep Him ii. 45 Wits, and Lady Betty has been nervish ever since.

1794 J. Boswell Jrnl. 18 Apr. in F. A. Pottle Boswell in Holland (1952) 228 Zélide was nervish. You saw she would make a sad wife and propogate wretches.

1873 J. K. Lawson Euphie Lyn vii. 73 ‘Havers!’ said Jamie; ‘ye're just nervish, you women folk.’

1911 M. R. James Casting Runes 252 She warn't one of these silly women as gets nervish about nothink at all.

1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 195 Nervish,..also narvish,..narviss,..nervous.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nervish
释义	nervishadj. Brit. /ˈnəːvɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈnərvɪʃ/, Scottish English /ˈnɛrvɪʃ/, Irish English /ˈnəːrvɪʃ/ Forms: English regional 1800s– narvesh (Cumberland), 1800s– narvish (Cumberland and Westmorland), 1800s– nervish; U.S. regional 1900s– narvish, 1900s– nervish; Scottish 1700s– nervish, 1800s– narvish, 1900s– nerwish (north-eastern); Irish English 1700s– nervish, 1900s– narvish. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nerve n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < nerve n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare nervous adj. and n. and regional variants s.v. British regional (chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern)), U.S. regional, and Irish English. Nervous, anxious, agitated. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [adjective] reigheOE drofc1000 druvyOE restlessOE worya1225 forstraughtc1386 unquertc1390 unsaughtc1390 ill (evil) at easea1400 unrofula1400 unquietc1400 unrestya1413 unquieted?a1425 unrestful?c1425 unpeaceda1475 out of quieta1500 inquiet?1504 uneasya1513 perturbed1538 unquietous?1545 disquieted?1548 astraught1564 astraughted1565 agitate1567 turmoiled1570 disquiet1587 distroubled1590 weltered1590 disturbed1593 twitcheda1594 troublesome1596 stract1598 uncomposed1601 discomposed1603 incomposed1608 uncouth1660 unserene1664 chagrin1665 agitated1684 perturbated1704 disordered1711 perturbate1741 chagrineda1754 nervish1760 uncomfortable1796 funked1831 untranquillized1831 streaked1833 striped1839 discomfortable1844 streaky1848 bothered1851 funked out1859 bebothered1866 disorderly1871 fantod1883 rattled1885 aflap1887 shook1891 dicked-up1967 torqued1967 weirded out1973 1760 A. Murphy Way to keep Him ii. 45 Wits, and Lady Betty has been nervish ever since. 1794 J. Boswell Jrnl. 18 Apr. in F. A. Pottle Boswell in Holland (1952) 228 Zélide was nervish. You saw she would make a sad wife and propogate wretches. 1873 J. K. Lawson Euphie Lyn vii. 73 ‘Havers!’ said Jamie; ‘ye're just nervish, you women folk.’ 1911 M. R. James Casting Runes 252 She warn't one of these silly women as gets nervish about nothink at all. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 195 Nervish,..also narvish,..narviss,..nervous. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1760
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