单词 | outhorn |
释义 | † outhornn. Obsolete. In later use only Scottish and English regional (northern). A horn blown to raise an alarm, esp. to raise an outcry against a criminal, etc., and to summon all those bound to a lord in pursuit. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > device for sounding alarm > horn outhornc1210 society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > signalling with other sounding instruments > [noun] > one who signals on horn > horn to give alarm outhornc1210 c1210 Pseudo-Alfred in F. Liebermann Leges Anglorum Lond. Coll. (1894) 19 Nullus supersedeat outhorn, nec outhest vel burhbotam vel firdfare. 1432 Acts Parl. Scotl. II. 21 Gif it happynis the schiref to persew fugitouris with þe kingis horne..and the contre rise nocht..and folowis nocht the oute horne..ilk gentil man sal pay to the king vnforgeuin xl.s. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 232 Now wols-hede and out-horne on the be tane! 1546 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 61 Thaim that beis warnit be bels, outhornys, frays, and crys or uthairwise, efter the use of the cuntre. a1600 Adam Bel & Clym of Clough (Ritson) 345 There was an out horne in Caerlel blowen, And the belles bacward did ryng. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.c1210 |
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