spring welln.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪŋ wɛl/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪŋ ˌwɛl/

Forms: see spring v.¹ and well n.¹; also Middle English swringwellen (inflected form, in copy of Old English charter, transmission error), Middle English swryngwellen (inflected form, in copy of Old English charter, transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, well n.¹

Etymology: < spring n.¹ + well n.¹ Compare earlier wellspring n.Apparently attested earlier as a place name: Springwelle, Isle of Ely (1221; now Springwell Cottage, Wilburton).

1. A flow of water which emerges from an underground source; a spring; a spring head. Also: a place where this water emerges; a well fed by a spring. Cf. well n.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > spring > [noun]

welleOE

walma897

spring?1316

spring wellc1340

water springc1450

source1477

fountain1490

quick-spring1530

eye1535

fountainhead1585

fount1594

springlet1661

keld1697

urn1726

spout head1733

spout1778

seep1824

c1340 ( Bounds (Sawyer 472) in S. E. Kelly Charters of Glastonbury Abbey (2012) 375 So by strete on holedene, endlang denes to swryng wellen [read spryng wellen; ?1342 swring wellen], þanen to olde gore.

c1425 Castle of Love (Egerton) (1967) l. 433 (MED) Thou that myster has of grace, go to this spring-welle; Whoso help has of hir sal neuer go to helle.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Isa. xlix. C He..shal lede them, and geue them drinke of the springe welles.

1601 Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 391/2 The spring-well quhilk is the heid of the burne Tayok.

1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 270 The antiperistatick faculty of a fountain or spring-well in the Summer season, whose nature is to be the colder within it self.

1743 Daily Advertiser 3 Dec. A very good Spring Well, sufficient to wet twenty Quarters a Week.

1759 H. Brooke Interests of Ireland considered 143 The poor Housholder had but one Spring-Well in his Bleach-Yard.

1843 Topogr., Statist., & Hist. Gazetteer Scotl. I. 325/1 A spring-well on the spot where the battle was fought, is still called Sword-well.

1893 D. O'Donoghue Brendaniana xiii. 171 I discovered these two caves and this spring-well.

1953 P. Colum Coll. Poems 190 We..whether by the ash-heap or the spring-well Growing, were ever fresh and ever radiant.

2016 Hindu (Nexis) 5 May These spring-wells get filled up again in a few hours after villagers take out water.

2. figurative. A source or fount of a particular quality, virtue, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun]

welleOE

mothereOE

ordeOE

wellspringeOE

fathereOE

headeOE

oreOE

wellspringOE

rootc1175

morea1200

beginningc1200

head wella1325

sourcec1374

principlea1382

risinga1382

springinga1382

fountain14..

springerc1410

nativity?a1425

racinea1425

spring1435

headspring?a1439

seminaryc1440

originationc1443

spring wellc1450

sourdre1477

primordialc1487

naissance1490

wellhead?1492

offspringa1500

conduit-head1517

damc1540

springhead1547

principium1550

mint1555

principal1555

centre1557

head fountain1563

parentage1581

rise1589

spawna1591

fount1594

parent1597

taproot1601

origin1604

fountainhead1606

radix1607

springa1616

abundary1622

rist1622

primitive1628

primary1632

land-spring1642

extraction1655

upstart1669

progenerator1692

fontala1711

well-eye1826

first birth1838

ancestry1880

Quelle1893

c1450 in Englische Studien (1925) 59 15 The verray sprynge welle Of al manhode.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 280 As water ys drawen oute of a welle, so all helthe cometh from god, that ys the sprynge welle of all goodnesse.

1544 P. Betham tr. J. di Porcia Preceptes Warre i. ii. sig. B.iij When these two vyces be the spryngwel and heed of al myschefe.

1623 J. Wodroephe Spared Houres Souldier (title page) Added yet an excellent worke..called the springwell of honour and vertue.

1827 Christian's Compan. in Solitude 372 The tears of the true penitent are..a spring-well of lasting, nay, everlasting consolation.

1978 Trad. 17 26 It is the springwell of human creativity.

2013 B. L. Fowler Beating of my Hearts i. 3 I lived in the spring well of mercy and grace.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spring well
释义	spring welln. Brit. /ˈsprɪŋ wɛl/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋ ˌwɛl/ Forms: see spring v.¹ and well n.¹; also Middle English swringwellen (inflected form, in copy of Old English charter, transmission error), Middle English swryngwellen (inflected form, in copy of Old English charter, transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, well n.¹ Etymology: < spring n.¹ + well n.¹ Compare earlier wellspring n.Apparently attested earlier as a place name: Springwelle, Isle of Ely (1221; now Springwell Cottage, Wilburton). 1. A flow of water which emerges from an underground source; a spring; a spring head. Also: a place where this water emerges; a well fed by a spring. Cf. well n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > spring > [noun] welleOE walma897 spring?1316 spring wellc1340 water springc1450 source1477 fountain1490 quick-spring1530 eye1535 fountainhead1585 fount1594 springlet1661 keld1697 urn1726 spout head1733 spout1778 seep1824 c1340 ( Bounds (Sawyer 472) in S. E. Kelly Charters of Glastonbury Abbey (2012) 375 So by strete on holedene, endlang denes to swryng wellen [read spryng wellen; ?1342 swring wellen], þanen to olde gore. c1425 Castle of Love (Egerton) (1967) l. 433 (MED) Thou that myster has of grace, go to this spring-welle; Whoso help has of hir sal neuer go to helle. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Isa. xlix. C He..shal lede them, and geue them drinke of the springe welles. 1601 Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 391/2 The spring-well quhilk is the heid of the burne Tayok. 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 270 The antiperistatick faculty of a fountain or spring-well in the Summer season, whose nature is to be the colder within it self. 1743 Daily Advertiser 3 Dec. A very good Spring Well, sufficient to wet twenty Quarters a Week. 1759 H. Brooke Interests of Ireland considered 143 The poor Housholder had but one Spring-Well in his Bleach-Yard. 1843 Topogr., Statist., & Hist. Gazetteer Scotl. I. 325/1 A spring-well on the spot where the battle was fought, is still called Sword-well. 1893 D. O'Donoghue Brendaniana xiii. 171 I discovered these two caves and this spring-well. 1953 P. Colum Coll. Poems 190 We..whether by the ash-heap or the spring-well Growing, were ever fresh and ever radiant. 2016 Hindu (Nexis) 5 May These spring-wells get filled up again in a few hours after villagers take out water. 2. figurative. A source or fount of a particular quality, virtue, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] welleOE mothereOE ordeOE wellspringeOE fathereOE headeOE oreOE wellspringOE rootc1175 morea1200 beginningc1200 head wella1325 sourcec1374 principlea1382 risinga1382 springinga1382 fountain14.. springerc1410 nativity?a1425 racinea1425 spring1435 headspring?a1439 seminaryc1440 originationc1443 spring wellc1450 sourdre1477 primordialc1487 naissance1490 wellhead?1492 offspringa1500 conduit-head1517 damc1540 springhead1547 principium1550 mint1555 principal1555 centre1557 head fountain1563 parentage1581 rise1589 spawna1591 fount1594 parent1597 taproot1601 origin1604 fountainhead1606 radix1607 springa1616 abundary1622 rist1622 primitive1628 primary1632 land-spring1642 extraction1655 upstart1669 progenerator1692 fontala1711 well-eye1826 first birth1838 ancestry1880 Quelle1893 c1450 in Englische Studien (1925) 59 15 The verray sprynge welle Of al manhode. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 280 As water ys drawen oute of a welle, so all helthe cometh from god, that ys the sprynge welle of all goodnesse. 1544 P. Betham tr. J. di Porcia Preceptes Warre i. ii. sig. B.iij When these two vyces be the spryngwel and heed of al myschefe. 1623 J. Wodroephe Spared Houres Souldier (title page) Added yet an excellent worke..called the springwell of honour and vertue. 1827 Christian's Compan. in Solitude 372 The tears of the true penitent are..a spring-well of lasting, nay, everlasting consolation. 1978 Trad. 17 26 It is the springwell of human creativity. 2013 B. L. Fowler Beating of my Hearts i. 3 I lived in the spring well of mercy and grace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1340
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