spondeen.

Brit.

/ˈspɒndiː/, U.S.

/ˈspɑnˌdi/

Forms: Also Middle English, 1500s–1600s sponde, 1500s spondie, spondæ, 1600s spondæe.

Etymology: < Latin spondēus, also spondæus (sc. pes), < Greek σπονδεῖος, < σπονδή solemn drink-offering; or < French spondée (= Italian spondeo, Spanish espondeo, Portuguese espondeo).

1. Prosody. A metrical foot consisting of two long syllables. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > foot > spondee

spondeea1390

spondeus1567

spondaic1839

α.

a1390 Wycliffite Bible, Job Prol. Vers of sixe feet, rennende with dactile and sponde feet.

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Aviij^v In the fourth Roume and seconde roume Iambus still hath bene. In Ennius or Accius, Spondie is seldom seene.

1596 J. Davies Orchestra lxvi. sig. B6 Yet all the feete..Are onely Spondeis, solemne, graue, and sloe.

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 13 Upon the first scanning, he knows a sponde from a dactyl.

1746 P. Francis tr. Horace Art of Poetry 259 (note) Horace blames Ennius and Accius..for making their Verses hard and heavy by ill-placing the Spondees.

1771 H. Mackenzie Man of Feeling xx It is a spondee, and I will maintain it!

1835 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 571 (note) Originally, this kind of address was composed in pure anapæsts, without any mixture of spondees or dactyls.

1888 Cent. Mag. Mar. 671/2 Jerry made a spondee of Frank's name [sc. Mallard].

β. 1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. I. ^v Thys verse consisteth of these fiue feete, one Chore, one spondæ, one dactyl, and two Choreis.1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1253 Those which were endited to the praise of Mars and Minerva, and with Spondæes.1667 J. Dryden Let. to Sir R. Howard in Annus Mirabilis 1666 Pref. The quantity of everysyllable, which they might vary with Spondæes or Dactiles.

2. Music. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [noun] > divisions according to rhythm

bar1781

spondee1861

duplet1922

1861 J. S. Adams 5000 Mus. Terms 94 Spondee, a musical foot consisting of two long notes, accented thus – –.

1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 407/2 Spondee, a musical foot consisting of two long syllables.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	spondee
释义	spondeen. Brit. /ˈspɒndiː/, U.S. /ˈspɑnˌdi/ Forms: Also Middle English, 1500s–1600s sponde, 1500s spondie, spondæ, 1600s spondæe. Etymology: < Latin spondēus, also spondæus (sc. pes), < Greek σπονδεῖος, < σπονδή solemn drink-offering; or < French spondée (= Italian spondeo, Spanish espondeo, Portuguese espondeo). 1. Prosody. A metrical foot consisting of two long syllables. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > foot > spondee spondeea1390 spondeus1567 spondaic1839 α. a1390 Wycliffite Bible, Job Prol. Vers of sixe feet, rennende with dactile and sponde feet. 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Aviij^v In the fourth Roume and seconde roume Iambus still hath bene. In Ennius or Accius, Spondie is seldom seene. 1596 J. Davies Orchestra lxvi. sig. B6 Yet all the feete..Are onely Spondeis, solemne, graue, and sloe. 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 13 Upon the first scanning, he knows a sponde from a dactyl. 1746 P. Francis tr. Horace Art of Poetry 259 (note) Horace blames Ennius and Accius..for making their Verses hard and heavy by ill-placing the Spondees. 1771 H. Mackenzie Man of Feeling xx It is a spondee, and I will maintain it! 1835 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 571 (note) Originally, this kind of address was composed in pure anapæsts, without any mixture of spondees or dactyls. 1888 Cent. Mag. Mar. 671/2 Jerry made a spondee of Frank's name [sc. Mallard]. β. 1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. I. ^v Thys verse consisteth of these fiue feete, one Chore, one spondæ, one dactyl, and two Choreis.1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1253 Those which were endited to the praise of Mars and Minerva, and with Spondæes.1667 J. Dryden Let. to Sir R. Howard in Annus Mirabilis 1666 Pref. The quantity of everysyllable, which they might vary with Spondæes or Dactiles. 2. Music. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [noun] > divisions according to rhythm bar1781 spondee1861 duplet1922 1861 J. S. Adams 5000 Mus. Terms 94 Spondee, a musical foot consisting of two long notes, accented thus – –. 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 407/2 Spondee, a musical foot consisting of two long syllables. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1390
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