† perennaladj.

Forms: 1500s perhennall, 1600s perennal, 1600s perennall, 1800s perrenil.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin perennalis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin perennalis eternal (c1250, c1340 in British sources) < classical Latin perennis (see perennial adj.) + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare Old French, Middle French perempnel eternal (13th–14th cent.; 1473 as perhempnel; French pérennel), Catalan perennal (1653), Spanish perennal (first half of the 13th cent.).

Obsolete.

= perennial adj. (in various senses). rare after 17th cent.In quot. 1806 perhaps a misprint for perennial adj.

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the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adjective] > perennial

perennal?c1500

everlasting1578

perennial1669

vivacious1682

rhizocarpic1829

rhizocarpous1832

perpetual1837

perennating1888

the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective]

echec825

echelichc825

endlessc888

lastinga1225

everlastingc1225

perdurablec1275

perpetuala1325

unendeda1325

incorruptiblea1340

ay-lastingc1340

inlastingc1340

eternec1366

interminablec1374

unstanchablec1374

ever-duringa1382

eternalc1386

sempitern1390

never-failinga1400

sempiternal14..

ever-being?a1425

ever-durable?a1425

immarcescible?a1475

perennal?c1500

deathless1547

everlastable1548

incessant1557

unperishing1561

undeterminable1581

evera1586

unendlya1586

inexterminable1592

never-ending?1592

aeviternal1596

dateless1597

undecaying1599

entombless1601

perishless1605

ageless1609

continual1610

perpetuous1612

imperible1614

ne'er-endinga1616

out-date1623

undated1624

perennious1628

immortal1630

imperishable1648

birthless1651

fadeless1652

sempiternous1653

evergreen1655

intemporal1656

indefectible1659

inconclusible1660

unending1661

aeonian1664

unfading1665

sempervirent1668

amaranthal1674

ne'er-dying1693

perennial1717

timeless1742

indefeatablea1754

amaranthine1782

aeonial1800

unterminating1821

unevanescent1827

ay1845

forever1879

sempervirid1909

?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) 637 Good lord of lorddes, my hope perhenuall [? perhennall], with þe to stond In grace and fawour to se.

1615 E. Sandys Sacred Hymns 28 To thee perennal hope, eternal love adhere.

1635 D. Person Varieties i. 5 In respect of the Heavens perennall and incessant rotation, and the Ayres continuall revolution.

1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 37 Those perennal Streams of Fountains.

1806 M. Lewis Jrnl. 22 Jan. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1990) VI. 228 This root perrenil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	perennal
释义	† perennaladj. Forms: 1500s perhennall, 1600s perennal, 1600s perennall, 1800s perrenil. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin perennalis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin perennalis eternal (c1250, c1340 in British sources) < classical Latin perennis (see perennial adj.) + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare Old French, Middle French perempnel eternal (13th–14th cent.; 1473 as perhempnel; French pérennel), Catalan perennal (1653), Spanish perennal (first half of the 13th cent.). Obsolete. = perennial adj. (in various senses). rare after 17th cent.In quot. 1806 perhaps a misprint for perennial adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adjective] > perennial perennal?c1500 everlasting1578 perennial1669 vivacious1682 rhizocarpic1829 rhizocarpous1832 perpetual1837 perennating1888 the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective] echec825 echelichc825 endlessc888 lastinga1225 everlastingc1225 perdurablec1275 perpetuala1325 unendeda1325 incorruptiblea1340 ay-lastingc1340 inlastingc1340 eternec1366 interminablec1374 unstanchablec1374 ever-duringa1382 eternalc1386 sempitern1390 never-failinga1400 sempiternal14.. ever-being?a1425 ever-durable?a1425 immarcescible?a1475 perennal?c1500 deathless1547 everlastable1548 incessant1557 unperishing1561 undeterminable1581 evera1586 unendlya1586 inexterminable1592 never-ending?1592 aeviternal1596 dateless1597 undecaying1599 entombless1601 perishless1605 ageless1609 continual1610 perpetuous1612 imperible1614 ne'er-endinga1616 out-date1623 undated1624 perennious1628 immortal1630 imperishable1648 birthless1651 fadeless1652 sempiternous1653 evergreen1655 intemporal1656 indefectible1659 inconclusible1660 unending1661 aeonian1664 unfading1665 sempervirent1668 amaranthal1674 ne'er-dying1693 perennial1717 timeless1742 indefeatablea1754 amaranthine1782 aeonial1800 unterminating1821 unevanescent1827 ay1845 forever1879 sempervirid1909 ?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) 637 Good lord of lorddes, my hope perhenuall [? perhennall], with þe to stond In grace and fawour to se. 1615 E. Sandys Sacred Hymns 28 To thee perennal hope, eternal love adhere. 1635 D. Person Varieties i. 5 In respect of the Heavens perennall and incessant rotation, and the Ayres continuall revolution. 1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 37 Those perennal Streams of Fountains. 1806 M. Lewis Jrnl. 22 Jan. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1990) VI. 228 This root perrenil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?c1500
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