pursinessn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːsɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpərsinᵻs/

Forms: late Middle English pursenes, late Middle English pursynes, 1500s–1600s pursines, 1500s–1600s pursinesse, 1600s–1800s pursiness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pursy adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < pursy adj.¹ + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier pursiveness n.

Now rare.

1. The condition of being pursy; shortness of breath, breathlessness, dyspnoea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath

straitness1398

straitheada1400

pursivenessc1450

pursiness?c1475

shortwindiness1545

shortness of breath1577

angustness1598

angustity1599

brevity1600

breathlessness1612

short-windedness1614

dyspnoea1681

tightness1785

puffiness1813

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 100^v Pursynes, cardia, cardiaca.

a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 708/37 (Nomina morborum) Hec sinax, -cis, pursenes.

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 123 Rue..is good..agaynst pursines & shortnes of breath.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pousse, short wind, pursinesse.

1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Dyspnœa, a pursiness or shortness of breathing.

1704 Dict. Rusticum (at cited word) This Pursiness, or shortness of Breath in Sheep, is cured by cutting their Ears, and changing their Pasture.

1754 tr. J. Astruc Treat. Venereal Dis. (new ed.) II. iv. 84 Persons who are subject to a Cough, Pursiness, or Hæmoptoë, frequently spit blood.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 539 Corpulent dyspnœa. Pursiness.

†2. Flatulence. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > [noun] > flatulence

windc1000

ventosity1398

ventosities1422

ventosenessa1425

windinessc1450

blastinga1475

flatulentness1563

flatuosity1600

flatuousness1600

pursiness1607

flatea1644

sufflature1660

flatulency1661

flatus1669

flatulence1858

gaseosity1968

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 649 [It] doth help the shortnesse of the breath, and ease the pursines of the stomacke.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iii. 20 As he is outwardly ful of vnsound fatnesse, so he is inwardly stuft with much glut and pursines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pursiness
释义	pursinessn. Brit. /ˈpəːsɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpərsinᵻs/ Forms: late Middle English pursenes, late Middle English pursynes, 1500s–1600s pursines, 1500s–1600s pursinesse, 1600s–1800s pursiness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pursy adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < pursy adj.¹ + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier pursiveness n. Now rare. 1. The condition of being pursy; shortness of breath, breathlessness, dyspnoea. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath straitness1398 straitheada1400 pursivenessc1450 pursiness?c1475 shortwindiness1545 shortness of breath1577 angustness1598 angustity1599 brevity1600 breathlessness1612 short-windedness1614 dyspnoea1681 tightness1785 puffiness1813 ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 100^v Pursynes, cardia, cardiaca. a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 708/37 (Nomina morborum) Hec sinax, -cis, pursenes. 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 123 Rue..is good..agaynst pursines & shortnes of breath. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pousse, short wind, pursinesse. 1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Dyspnœa, a pursiness or shortness of breathing. 1704 Dict. Rusticum (at cited word) This Pursiness, or shortness of Breath in Sheep, is cured by cutting their Ears, and changing their Pasture. 1754 tr. J. Astruc Treat. Venereal Dis. (new ed.) II. iv. 84 Persons who are subject to a Cough, Pursiness, or Hæmoptoë, frequently spit blood. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 539 Corpulent dyspnœa. Pursiness. †2. Flatulence. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > [noun] > flatulence windc1000 ventosity1398 ventosities1422 ventosenessa1425 windinessc1450 blastinga1475 flatulentness1563 flatuosity1600 flatuousness1600 pursiness1607 flatea1644 sufflature1660 flatulency1661 flatus1669 flatulence1858 gaseosity1968 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 649 [It] doth help the shortnesse of the breath, and ease the pursines of the stomacke. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iii. 20 As he is outwardly ful of vnsound fatnesse, so he is inwardly stuft with much glut and pursines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?c1475
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