† Simonn.

Forms: Middle English Symon, Middle English Symond, Middle English Symound, Middle English 1600s–1800s Simon. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Simon.

Etymology: < the male forename Simon < Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French Simon (French Simon ) and its etymon post-classical Latin Simon (Vulgate) < Hellenistic Greek Σιμων (also Συμεών ) < Hebrew Šimʿōn ( < šāmaʿ to hear, to listen; compare Shema n.), the name of several people in the New Testament, e.g. the apostles Simon Peter (see Peter n.) and Simon the Zealot (see zealot n.), the priest Simeon (Luke 2:25–35), and Simon Magus (see simony n.).Early use of the male forename. The male forename Simon is attested in British sources from the Old English period; it is frequent from the 13th cent. Specific senses. In sense 1 with allusion to Simon Magus; see simony n. and compare discussion at that entry. With sense 2b compare later simoleon n. Although this use probably represents a semantic development of the earlier British sense, perhaps compare the dollar-mark $ , which resembles the letter S . With sense 3 compare slightly later Simon Says n.

Obsolete.

1. The sin of simony personified. Also (and earliest) in phrases, as to follow Simon at heels, to sup with Simon: to practise simony.With reference to Simon Magus; see the etymology at simony n.

ΚΠ

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) Prol. l. 443 (MED) Somme..folwen Simon ate hieles, Whos carte goth upon the whieles Of coveitise and worldes Pride.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xviii. 248 Lo! helle miȝte nouȝte holde but opened þo god þoled, And lete oute symondes sones to seen hym hange on Rode.

?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 60 Summe þer ben as Symoundis eiris þat sellen þise sacramentis.

c1450 (c1415) in W. O. Ross Middle Eng. Serm. (1940) 249 Symon..and is felishippe vsury shuld be dryven oute of þe churche.

c1450 (c1405) Mum & Sothsegger (BL Add. 41666) (1936) l. 508 For Symon-is sermons þay setten al to taske And feele oþer fautz fourtene hunthrid Thay lepen ouer lightly.

c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iv. l. 55 Some had ysoupid with Symond ouere euen, And schewed for þe shire and here schew lost.

2. slang.

a. A sixpence.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > sixpence

tester1560

half-shilling1561

teston1577

mill sixpence1592

crinklepouch1593

sixpencea1616

testrila1616

piga1640

sice1660

Simon1699

sow's-baby1699

kick1725

cripple1785

grunter1785

tilbury1796

tizzy1804

tanner1811

bender1836

lord of the manor1839

snid1839

sprat1839

fiddler1846

sixpenny bit or piece1897

zac1898

sprasey1905

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Simon, Six-pence.

1721 C. Cibber Refusal i. 10 I owe Crop the Lender a Brace, and if I have a single Simon to pay him, rot me.

?1791 ‘A. Pasquin’ Eccentricities J. Edwin II. 111 He..demanded of Charles Bannister..if he did not look well—no, replied Charles, you look more like a hog than a simon.

1795 Sporting Mag. June 172/1 For a Simon, to make me to sing and rejoice, They bestow with so charming an air; That [etc.].

1819 London Lit. Gaz. 6 Nov. 715/3 For me no more shall hogs or simons ring, While the delighted lug is listening. [Note] This allusion..to the vulgar method of trying shillings and sixpences is highly characteristic.

1860 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) 214 Simon, a sixpenny piece. [Also in later dictionaries.]

b. U.S. A dollar.

ΚΠ

1859 Harper's Mag. Sept. 572/2 ‘I was first in say, and bet a Simon—’ ‘A what?’ ‘A Simon, your Honor.’ ‘A dollar, may it please your Honor,’ blandly explained the District-Attorney.

3. A children's game; = Simon Says n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > game of following the leader's instructions

Simon1845

Simon Says1850

O'Grady1930

1845 H. S. Thirlway Jrnl. 19 Sept. (1996) xii. 101 We had a many songs, a game at Simon.

1861 Merry's Museum 42 45/1 He..played ‘Simon’ or ‘chip-chop’ with the girls, who always liked to amuse him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	simon
释义	† Simonn. Forms: Middle English Symon, Middle English Symond, Middle English Symound, Middle English 1600s–1800s Simon. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Simon. Etymology: < the male forename Simon < Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French Simon (French Simon ) and its etymon post-classical Latin Simon (Vulgate) < Hellenistic Greek Σιμων (also Συμεών ) < Hebrew Šimʿōn ( < šāmaʿ to hear, to listen; compare Shema n.), the name of several people in the New Testament, e.g. the apostles Simon Peter (see Peter n.) and Simon the Zealot (see zealot n.), the priest Simeon (Luke 2:25–35), and Simon Magus (see simony n.).Early use of the male forename. The male forename Simon is attested in British sources from the Old English period; it is frequent from the 13th cent. Specific senses. In sense 1 with allusion to Simon Magus; see simony n. and compare discussion at that entry. With sense 2b compare later simoleon n. Although this use probably represents a semantic development of the earlier British sense, perhaps compare the dollar-mark $ , which resembles the letter S . With sense 3 compare slightly later Simon Says n. Obsolete. 1. The sin of simony personified. Also (and earliest) in phrases, as to follow Simon at heels, to sup with Simon: to practise simony.With reference to Simon Magus; see the etymology at simony n. ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) Prol. l. 443 (MED) Somme..folwen Simon ate hieles, Whos carte goth upon the whieles Of coveitise and worldes Pride. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xviii. 248 Lo! helle miȝte nouȝte holde but opened þo god þoled, And lete oute symondes sones to seen hym hange on Rode. ?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 60 Summe þer ben as Symoundis eiris þat sellen þise sacramentis. c1450 (c1415) in W. O. Ross Middle Eng. Serm. (1940) 249 Symon..and is felishippe vsury shuld be dryven oute of þe churche. c1450 (c1405) Mum & Sothsegger (BL Add. 41666) (1936) l. 508 For Symon-is sermons þay setten al to taske And feele oþer fautz fourtene hunthrid Thay lepen ouer lightly. c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iv. l. 55 Some had ysoupid with Symond ouere euen, And schewed for þe shire and here schew lost. 2. slang. a. A sixpence. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > sixpence tester1560 half-shilling1561 teston1577 mill sixpence1592 crinklepouch1593 sixpencea1616 testrila1616 piga1640 sice1660 Simon1699 sow's-baby1699 kick1725 cripple1785 grunter1785 tilbury1796 tizzy1804 tanner1811 bender1836 lord of the manor1839 snid1839 sprat1839 fiddler1846 sixpenny bit or piece1897 zac1898 sprasey1905 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Simon, Six-pence. 1721 C. Cibber Refusal i. 10 I owe Crop the Lender a Brace, and if I have a single Simon to pay him, rot me. ?1791 ‘A. Pasquin’ Eccentricities J. Edwin II. 111 He..demanded of Charles Bannister..if he did not look well—no, replied Charles, you look more like a hog than a simon. 1795 Sporting Mag. June 172/1 For a Simon, to make me to sing and rejoice, They bestow with so charming an air; That [etc.]. 1819 London Lit. Gaz. 6 Nov. 715/3 For me no more shall hogs or simons ring, While the delighted lug is listening. [Note] This allusion..to the vulgar method of trying shillings and sixpences is highly characteristic. 1860 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) 214 Simon, a sixpenny piece. [Also in later dictionaries.] b. U.S. A dollar. ΚΠ 1859 Harper's Mag. Sept. 572/2 ‘I was first in say, and bet a Simon—’ ‘A what?’ ‘A Simon, your Honor.’ ‘A dollar, may it please your Honor,’ blandly explained the District-Attorney. 3. A children's game; = Simon Says n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > game of following the leader's instructions Simon1845 Simon Says1850 O'Grady1930 1845 H. S. Thirlway Jrnl. 19 Sept. (1996) xii. 101 We had a many songs, a game at Simon. 1861 Merry's Museum 42 45/1 He..played ‘Simon’ or ‘chip-chop’ with the girls, who always liked to amuse him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1393
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