sea-maidn.

Forms: see sea n. and maid n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., maid n.¹

Etymology: < sea n. + maid n.¹ Compare earlier mermaid n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-maid.

poetic.

= mermaid n. 1. Also, a goddess or nymph of the sea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > of specific things > of sea or river

sea-god1565

sea-king1582

river god1595

sea-maid1600

river deity1613

ocean god1647

sea-goddess1710

ocean-king1725

sea-maiden1893

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > human hybrid > mermaid or merman > mermaid

nicker1340

mermaidc1350

mermaiden1397

sea-maid1600

sea-woman1608

merwoman1811

merrymaid1865

Mammy Water1966

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 154 And cettaine starres shot madly from their Spheares, To heare the Sea-maids musicke.

1609 Euerie Woman in her Humor sig. A3 They call them Sea-maides or Mermaides, singing sweetelye.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 372 Some report, a Sea-maid spawn'd him.

1633 P. Fletcher Piscatorie Eclogs ii. xxi. 12 in Purple Island You fisher-boyes, and sea-maids dainty crue, Farewell.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 599 But the bright sea-maid's gentle pow'r implor'd, With nectar'd drops the sick'ning sense restor'd.

1789 W. Cowper On Queen's Visit to London 70 So, ancient poets say, serene The sea-maid rides the waves.

1818 H. H. Milman Samor i. 127 Rocks, where basks At summer noon the Sea-maid.

1859 Ld. Lytton Wanderer 28 We caught the gleam of sea-maids' hair.

Derivatives

sea-maiden n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > of specific things > of sea or river

sea-god1565

sea-king1582

river god1595

sea-maid1600

river deity1613

ocean god1647

sea-goddess1710

ocean-king1725

sea-maiden1893

1893 D. O'Donoghue Brendaniana 89 The wonderful sea-maiden whom Brendan restored to life.

1898 N. Munro John Splendid vii. 68 Stories..of fairies, wizards, water-horse, and sea-maiden.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	sea-maid
释义	sea-maidn. Forms: see sea n. and maid n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., maid n.¹ Etymology: < sea n. + maid n.¹ Compare earlier mermaid n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-maid. poetic. = mermaid n. 1. Also, a goddess or nymph of the sea. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > of specific things > of sea or river sea-god1565 sea-king1582 river god1595 sea-maid1600 river deity1613 ocean god1647 sea-goddess1710 ocean-king1725 sea-maiden1893 the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > human hybrid > mermaid or merman > mermaid nicker1340 mermaidc1350 mermaiden1397 sea-maid1600 sea-woman1608 merwoman1811 merrymaid1865 Mammy Water1966 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 154 And cettaine starres shot madly from their Spheares, To heare the Sea-maids musicke. View more context for this quotation 1609 Euerie Woman in her Humor sig. A3 They call them Sea-maides or Mermaides, singing sweetelye. a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 372 Some report, a Sea-maid spawn'd him. View more context for this quotation 1633 P. Fletcher Piscatorie Eclogs ii. xxi. 12 in Purple Island You fisher-boyes, and sea-maids dainty crue, Farewell. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 599 But the bright sea-maid's gentle pow'r implor'd, With nectar'd drops the sick'ning sense restor'd. 1789 W. Cowper On Queen's Visit to London 70 So, ancient poets say, serene The sea-maid rides the waves. 1818 H. H. Milman Samor i. 127 Rocks, where basks At summer noon the Sea-maid. 1859 Ld. Lytton Wanderer 28 We caught the gleam of sea-maids' hair. Derivatives sea-maiden n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > of specific things > of sea or river sea-god1565 sea-king1582 river god1595 sea-maid1600 river deity1613 ocean god1647 sea-goddess1710 ocean-king1725 sea-maiden1893 1893 D. O'Donoghue Brendaniana 89 The wonderful sea-maiden whom Brendan restored to life. 1898 N. Munro John Splendid vii. 68 Stories..of fairies, wizards, water-horse, and sea-maiden. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1600
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