† omyadj.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: loamy adj.; oam n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps shortened < loamy adj., or perhaps < oam n. (although this is first attested later) + -y suffix¹, on account of the dust which rises from such land when worked (compare quot. 1771 at mellow adj. 2a).

English regional (northern). Obsolete.

Of land or soil: mellow; easily-worked; loamy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > soft or yielding

rotten?1440

mellow1531

sour1532

unctuous1555

heavy1577

omy1673

mellowed1798

sinky1828

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > organic > loam

loamy1599

omy1673

malmy1677

1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 36 Omy; mellow, spoken of Land. [Hence in J. T. Brockett's Gloss. N. Country Words (1825)].

1681 J. Worlidge Syst. Agric. 329 Omy-Land, mellow Land.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	omy
释义	† omyadj. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: loamy adj.; oam n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps shortened < loamy adj., or perhaps < oam n. (although this is first attested later) + -y suffix¹, on account of the dust which rises from such land when worked (compare quot. 1771 at mellow adj. 2a). English regional (northern). Obsolete. Of land or soil: mellow; easily-worked; loamy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > soft or yielding rotten?1440 mellow1531 sour1532 unctuous1555 heavy1577 omy1673 mellowed1798 sinky1828 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > organic > loam loamy1599 omy1673 malmy1677 1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 36 Omy; mellow, spoken of Land. [Hence in J. T. Brockett's Gloss. N. Country Words (1825)]. 1681 J. Worlidge Syst. Agric. 329 Omy-Land, mellow Land. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1673
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