somersaultn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌməsɒlt/,

/ˈsʌməsɔːlt/, U.S.

/ˈsəmərˌsɔlt/,

/ˈsəmərˌsɑlt/

Forms: α. 1500s– somersault (1600s sommer-), 1500s–1600s -saut, 1600s -salt. β. 1600s–1800s summersault, 1600s summersaut, summersalt. γ. 1600s sombersalt, simber salt.

Etymology: < Old French sombresaut, -sault, alteration of sobresault : see sobersault n.

a. A leap or spring in which a person turns heels over head in the air and alights on his feet; esp. such a feat as performed by acrobats or tumblers; a pitchpoll. Hence, a turning over in this fashion; a complete overturn, upset, etc. Also

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [noun] > reversal of natural or proper order

somersault1530

inversion1546

hysteron proteron1584

preposterousness1607

renversement1610

reversala1626

inverse1630

reversement1720

topsy-turvying1807

topsy-turvification1840

upending1968

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > somersault

supersault1503

somersault1530

tumbling cast1530

sobersaulta1533

somerset1591

turn-over1660

pitch-pole1842

spin1842

salto mortale1896

flip-flop1902

α.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 272/2 Somersault, a lepe of a tombler, sobersault.

1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xxxv. lxviii. 295 With her goldélaunce, She made him the backe somersaut to daunce. [margin.] Somersaut is a leape that the tomblers vse to cast them selues forward their heeles ouer their head.

1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. iii. 48 As when some Boy trying the Somersaut, Stands on his head, and feete.

1675 C. Cotton Burlesque upon Burlesque 99 And make thee from the Christal Vault Take such a dainty Somer-sault.

1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iii. v. 207 Turning with the heels over the head in the air, which is called the Somersault.

1860 All Year Round 25 Aug. 480 It took off its hat and turned a somersault at Lambert's feet.

1878 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. (ed. 2) iii. vi. ii. 499 In yet another form the animal..tumbles head over heels in a series of somersaults.

β. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Soubresault, a Sobresault, or Summer sault.1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion vi. 88 So doth the Salmon vaut. And if at first he faile, his second Summersaut Hee instantlie assaies.1630 M. Drayton Muses Elisivm ii. 13 Ore each Hillock it will vault, And nimbly doe the Summer-sault.1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 235 For which, some do the Summer-sault And ore the Bar, like Tumblers, vault.1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Summer-Sault, a Gambol or Feat of Activity shew'd by a Tumbler.1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. vii. 60 A Hindoo baby..curved up with his big head tucked under him, as though he would instantly throw a summersault.γ. a1631 J. Donne Progresse of Soule xlvii, in Poems (1633) 24 That could make love faces, or could doe The valters sombersalts.1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler 152 About which time of breeding the He and She frog are observed to use divers simber salts .

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 200 He gives his Opinion the Somer-Salt, and turns the wrong Side of it outwards.

1847 R. W. Emerson Uses Great Men in Wks. (1906) I. 280 Foremost among these activities are the summersaults, spells, and resurrections, wrought by the imagination.

1874 J. G. Whittier Anti-slavery Convention in Prose Wks. (1889) III. 179 Dr. Lord,..then professedly in favor of emancipation, but who afterwards turned a moral somersault.

Derivatives

ˈsomersault v. intransitive to make or turn a somersault; to turn over and over.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > leap, spring, or jump [verb (intransitive)] > somersault

tumbc1000

tumble1303

to top over tail1545

somerset1599

pitch-pole1682

topple1802

somersault1858

sunfish1923

1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma lii. 235 A pair of white breeches are summer~saulting in the air.

1887 W. Rye Month on Norfolk Broads 69 A most hearty..kick under the jaw, which sent him [sc. a dog] somersaulting into a rose-bush.

ˈsomersaulter n. one who performs a somersault.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat > others

feat-worker1617

hoop-mana1668

trampolinist1843

somersaulter1850

stilt-walker1863

escapologist1926

1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. June 378/1 Sometimes..the summer~saulter..alights on the wrong element.

1887 R. Jefferies Amaryllis at Fair xiv Nothing for the folk but Punch, brass bands, and somersaulters.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	somersault
释义	somersaultn. Brit. /ˈsʌməsɒlt/, /ˈsʌməsɔːlt/, U.S. /ˈsəmərˌsɔlt/, /ˈsəmərˌsɑlt/ Forms: α. 1500s– somersault (1600s sommer-), 1500s–1600s -saut, 1600s -salt. β. 1600s–1800s summersault, 1600s summersaut, summersalt. γ. 1600s sombersalt, simber salt. Etymology: < Old French sombresaut, -sault, alteration of sobresault : see sobersault n. a. A leap or spring in which a person turns heels over head in the air and alights on his feet; esp. such a feat as performed by acrobats or tumblers; a pitchpoll. Hence, a turning over in this fashion; a complete overturn, upset, etc. Also ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [noun] > reversal of natural or proper order somersault1530 inversion1546 hysteron proteron1584 preposterousness1607 renversement1610 reversala1626 inverse1630 reversement1720 topsy-turvying1807 topsy-turvification1840 upending1968 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > somersault supersault1503 somersault1530 tumbling cast1530 sobersaulta1533 somerset1591 turn-over1660 pitch-pole1842 spin1842 salto mortale1896 flip-flop1902 α. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 272/2 Somersault, a lepe of a tombler, sobersault. 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xxxv. lxviii. 295 With her goldélaunce, She made him the backe somersaut to daunce. [margin.] Somersaut is a leape that the tomblers vse to cast them selues forward their heeles ouer their head. 1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. iii. 48 As when some Boy trying the Somersaut, Stands on his head, and feete. 1675 C. Cotton Burlesque upon Burlesque 99 And make thee from the Christal Vault Take such a dainty Somer-sault. 1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iii. v. 207 Turning with the heels over the head in the air, which is called the Somersault. 1860 All Year Round 25 Aug. 480 It took off its hat and turned a somersault at Lambert's feet. 1878 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. (ed. 2) iii. vi. ii. 499 In yet another form the animal..tumbles head over heels in a series of somersaults. β. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Soubresault, a Sobresault, or Summer sault.1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion vi. 88 So doth the Salmon vaut. And if at first he faile, his second Summersaut Hee instantlie assaies.1630 M. Drayton Muses Elisivm ii. 13 Ore each Hillock it will vault, And nimbly doe the Summer-sault.1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 235 For which, some do the Summer-sault And ore the Bar, like Tumblers, vault.1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Summer-Sault, a Gambol or Feat of Activity shew'd by a Tumbler.1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. vii. 60 A Hindoo baby..curved up with his big head tucked under him, as though he would instantly throw a summersault.γ. a1631 J. Donne Progresse of Soule xlvii, in Poems (1633) 24 That could make love faces, or could doe The valters sombersalts.1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler 152 About which time of breeding the He and She frog are observed to use divers simber salts . View more context for this quotation b. figurative. ΚΠ a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 200 He gives his Opinion the Somer-Salt, and turns the wrong Side of it outwards. 1847 R. W. Emerson Uses Great Men in Wks. (1906) I. 280 Foremost among these activities are the summersaults, spells, and resurrections, wrought by the imagination. 1874 J. G. Whittier Anti-slavery Convention in Prose Wks. (1889) III. 179 Dr. Lord,..then professedly in favor of emancipation, but who afterwards turned a moral somersault. Derivatives ˈsomersault v. intransitive to make or turn a somersault; to turn over and over. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > leap, spring, or jump [verb (intransitive)] > somersault tumbc1000 tumble1303 to top over tail1545 somerset1599 pitch-pole1682 topple1802 somersault1858 sunfish1923 1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma lii. 235 A pair of white breeches are summer~saulting in the air. 1887 W. Rye Month on Norfolk Broads 69 A most hearty..kick under the jaw, which sent him [sc. a dog] somersaulting into a rose-bush. ˈsomersaulter n. one who performs a somersault. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat > others feat-worker1617 hoop-mana1668 trampolinist1843 somersaulter1850 stilt-walker1863 escapologist1926 1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. June 378/1 Sometimes..the summer~saulter..alights on the wrong element. 1887 R. Jefferies Amaryllis at Fair xiv Nothing for the folk but Punch, brass bands, and somersaulters. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1530
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