† Owl-spieglen.

Forms: 1600s Owle-spiegle.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Eulenspiegel , owl n.

Etymology: < the name of Till Eulenspiegel (see Owlglass n.), with substitution of owl n. for the first element, assumed to be German Eule owl (see discussion at Owlglass n.).

Obsolete. rare.

The name of (the type of) a jester or buffoon; = Owlglass n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > one who jests or jokes > buffoon

sporter1531

Owlglassc1560

scogginist1593

scurr1596

hobby-horse1600

zany1606

buffoona1610

jack pudding?c1635

Owl-spieglea1637

droll1645

buffian1655

drollist1668

droller1676

merry-andrew1694

grotesque1864

harlequin1883

a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. iii. 9 in Wks. (1640) III Thou shoul'dst ha' given her, a Madge-Owle! and then Tho'hadst made a present o' thy selfe, Owle-spiegle !

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	owl-spiegle
释义	† Owl-spieglen. Forms: 1600s Owle-spiegle. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Eulenspiegel , owl n. Etymology: < the name of Till Eulenspiegel (see Owlglass n.), with substitution of owl n. for the first element, assumed to be German Eule owl (see discussion at Owlglass n.). Obsolete. rare. The name of (the type of) a jester or buffoon; = Owlglass n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > one who jests or jokes > buffoon sporter1531 Owlglassc1560 scogginist1593 scurr1596 hobby-horse1600 zany1606 buffoona1610 jack pudding?c1635 Owl-spieglea1637 droll1645 buffian1655 drollist1668 droller1676 merry-andrew1694 grotesque1864 harlequin1883 a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. iii. 9 in Wks. (1640) III Thou shoul'dst ha' given her, a Madge-Owle! and then Tho'hadst made a present o' thy selfe, Owle-spiegle ! View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1637
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