peerieadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpɪəri/, U.S.

/ˈpɪri/, Scottish English

/ˈpirɪ/

Forms: 1800s– peerie, 1800s– pirie (Orkney), 1900s perrie (Shetland, perhaps transmission error), 1900s– peeri (Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– peery, 1900s– pierie (Orkney), 1900s– piri (Shetland), 1900s– pirri (Shetland).

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Norn.

Etymology: Probably < the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Swedish pirig , Swedish regional pirug poor, meagre, thin (compare also Faroese pírin stingy, niggardly, Norwegian (Nynorsk) piren niggardly, scrawny, slight, thin) < the same Scandinavian base as Icelandic píra small piece, bit, Faroese píra miser, Norwegian pir small mackerel, Swedish regional pir small mackerel, apparently related to West Frisian pier , Middle Dutch pier (Dutch pier ), Middle Low German pīr (German regional (Low German) Pier ), all in sense ‘worm’; further etymology uncertain. Compare peedie adj.Occasional attestations outside Orkney, Shetland, and Caithness (chiefly in hypocoristic contexts and reduplicative formations, e.g. peerie-weerie ) may represent a different word; perhaps compare peewee n.² and adj., peelie adj.

Scottish (chiefly Orkney and Shetland).

A. adj.

Chiefly Orkney and Shetland. Small, diminutive, tiny.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective]

smallOE

littleOE

litec1275

a little wightc1275

petitc1390

weea1525

pusill1599

slender1610

lile1633

scantling1652

piccaninny1707

pinkie1718

insignificant1748

baby1750

leetle1755

tiddy1781

bit1786

inconsiderable1796

itty1798

peerie1808

tittya1825

titty-tottya1825

ickle1846

tiddly1868

peewee1877

lil1881

shirttail1881

inextensive1890

puny1898

liddle1906

pint-sized1921

pint-size1925

peedie1929

tenas1935

itsy-bitsy1938

itty-bitty1940

titchy1950

scrappy1985

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Peerie, adj., little, small. A peerie foal, a small bannock or cake, Orkn. Shetl.

1868 D. Gorrie Summers & Winters in Orkneys 12 An Oyce or inlet, locally termed the ‘Peerie Sea’.

1871 R. Cowie Shetland ii. iv. 149 The peerie steamer—as the natives call her, in contradistinction to the larger one trading to the south.

1884 Rep. H.M. Comm. Inq. Crofters Highlands Scotl. 1404 in Parl. Papers (C. 3980) XXXIV The possession of even four ures of land [in Shetland] constitutes the proprietor a small, or, in the vernacular, ‘peerie’ laird.

1922 J. Firth Reminisc. Orkney Parish (ed. 2) 75 Sometimes as many as half-a-dozen women were called to the house..to keep away the ‘peerie-folk’—those unearthly visitants who were particularly busy when a new arrival came.

1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 58 Afore he kent whar he was the Peerie Laird wad be pitten tae the horn.

1978 New Shetlander Summer 28/2 Da Maister sat in a peerie hoose Wi Jordan's water rinnin near.

2002 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 24 Nov. 8 Everything was going up and up and we were feeling a peerie bit like it was going to bide like this all the time.

B. n.

A Shetland sheepdog. Now historical.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > Shetland sheepdog

Shetland sheepdog1883

Shetland collie1904

toonie dog1910

Sheltie1911

Shetland1918

peerie1949

1916 G. W. Hoggan in B. Thynne Shetland Sheep-Dog 14 The ‘peerie’ Shetland Collie... These ‘peerie things’ are seldom seen outside—probably for fear of being tramped on.]

1949 K. M. Wells Owl Pen Reader xii. 276 Shetland Sheep Dogs do possess the seeing eye,..Shetland Sheep dogs were once called ‘Peeries’ or ‘Fairy Dogs’.

1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 96 Shetland Sheepdog, Shetland Collie, Miniature Collie, Shetland, Sheltie, Toonie or Peerie—at some time or other the Sheltie has answered to all these names.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peerie
释义	peerieadj.n. Brit. /ˈpɪəri/, U.S. /ˈpɪri/, Scottish English /ˈpirɪ/ Forms: 1800s– peerie, 1800s– pirie (Orkney), 1900s perrie (Shetland, perhaps transmission error), 1900s– peeri (Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– peery, 1900s– pierie (Orkney), 1900s– piri (Shetland), 1900s– pirri (Shetland). Origin: Probably a borrowing from Norn. Etymology: Probably < the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Swedish pirig , Swedish regional pirug poor, meagre, thin (compare also Faroese pírin stingy, niggardly, Norwegian (Nynorsk) piren niggardly, scrawny, slight, thin) < the same Scandinavian base as Icelandic píra small piece, bit, Faroese píra miser, Norwegian pir small mackerel, Swedish regional pir small mackerel, apparently related to West Frisian pier , Middle Dutch pier (Dutch pier ), Middle Low German pīr (German regional (Low German) Pier ), all in sense ‘worm’; further etymology uncertain. Compare peedie adj.Occasional attestations outside Orkney, Shetland, and Caithness (chiefly in hypocoristic contexts and reduplicative formations, e.g. peerie-weerie ) may represent a different word; perhaps compare peewee n.² and adj., peelie adj. Scottish (chiefly Orkney and Shetland). A. adj. Chiefly Orkney and Shetland. Small, diminutive, tiny. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] smallOE littleOE litec1275 a little wightc1275 petitc1390 weea1525 pusill1599 slender1610 lile1633 scantling1652 piccaninny1707 pinkie1718 insignificant1748 baby1750 leetle1755 tiddy1781 bit1786 inconsiderable1796 itty1798 peerie1808 tittya1825 titty-tottya1825 ickle1846 tiddly1868 peewee1877 lil1881 shirttail1881 inextensive1890 puny1898 liddle1906 pint-sized1921 pint-size1925 peedie1929 tenas1935 itsy-bitsy1938 itty-bitty1940 titchy1950 scrappy1985 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Peerie, adj., little, small. A peerie foal, a small bannock or cake, Orkn. Shetl. 1868 D. Gorrie Summers & Winters in Orkneys 12 An Oyce or inlet, locally termed the ‘Peerie Sea’. 1871 R. Cowie Shetland ii. iv. 149 The peerie steamer—as the natives call her, in contradistinction to the larger one trading to the south. 1884 Rep. H.M. Comm. Inq. Crofters Highlands Scotl. 1404 in Parl. Papers (C. 3980) XXXIV The possession of even four ures of land [in Shetland] constitutes the proprietor a small, or, in the vernacular, ‘peerie’ laird. 1922 J. Firth Reminisc. Orkney Parish (ed. 2) 75 Sometimes as many as half-a-dozen women were called to the house..to keep away the ‘peerie-folk’—those unearthly visitants who were particularly busy when a new arrival came. 1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 58 Afore he kent whar he was the Peerie Laird wad be pitten tae the horn. 1978 New Shetlander Summer 28/2 Da Maister sat in a peerie hoose Wi Jordan's water rinnin near. 2002 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 24 Nov. 8 Everything was going up and up and we were feeling a peerie bit like it was going to bide like this all the time. B. n. A Shetland sheepdog. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > Shetland sheepdog Shetland sheepdog1883 Shetland collie1904 toonie dog1910 Sheltie1911 Shetland1918 peerie1949 1916 G. W. Hoggan in B. Thynne Shetland Sheep-Dog 14 The ‘peerie’ Shetland Collie... These ‘peerie things’ are seldom seen outside—probably for fear of being tramped on.] 1949 K. M. Wells Owl Pen Reader xii. 276 Shetland Sheep Dogs do possess the seeing eye,..Shetland Sheep dogs were once called ‘Peeries’ or ‘Fairy Dogs’. 1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 96 Shetland Sheepdog, Shetland Collie, Miniature Collie, Shetland, Sheltie, Toonie or Peerie—at some time or other the Sheltie has answered to all these names. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1808
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