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单词 starnie
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starnien.

Brit. /ˈstɑːni/, U.S. /ˈstɑrni/, Scottish English /ˈstarnɪ/
Forms: see starn n. and -y suffix6.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: starn n., -y suffix6.
Etymology: < starn n. + -y suffix6.
Scottish (chiefly poetic).
1. A star (in various senses). Cf. starn n. 1.Generally used with hypocoristic connotations (cf. -y suffix6).
ΘΚΠ
the world > the universe > star > kind of star > small star > [noun]
astracism1590
starrulet1610
asteriska1682
starnie1737
starlet1810
1737 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. IV. 180 The little wee Starnies Flew ay frae my Een.
1773 R. Fergusson Poems 116 At Hallowmas, when nights grow lang, And starnies shine fu' clear.
1818 G. Beattie John o' Arnha' (ed. 2) 12 Or modern Dux, wi' noddin' crest, An' starnies glancin' on his breast.
1888 R. Bennett Poems & Prose 15 Noo the gowan shuts its e'e, And the starnie lichts its leerie.
1911 Caledonian Dec. 365/1 Ilka starnie that blinkit thro' the blue abune seemed to focus on the little toun o' Bethlehem.
1986 Chapman Nos. 43–4. 168 Granite glisten on rauch rock sparklan as sternies in the lofty lift.
2007 S. Blackhall Quarry iv. 41 Auld bodachs say he becam Venus an tis telt that finiver yon starnie shawed itsel, Quetzalcoatl deed.
2. Chiefly north-eastern. A small amount of something; = starn n. 2. Now rare.Also with noun complement without of. Sc. National Dict. at Starn records this sense as still in use in north-eastern Scotland in 1971.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount
speckc725
littleOE
somethingc1200
lutewihtc1230
little whatc1384
ouncec1387
lap1393
smalla1400
modicumc1400
nekedc1400
spota1413
tinec1420
nieveful?a1425
handfulc1443
mouthful?c1450
smatchc1456
weec1480
quern1503
halfpennyworth1533
groatsworth1562
dram1566
shellful1578
trickle1580
snatch1592
sprinkling1594
fleck1598
snip1598
pittance1600
lick1603
fingerful1604
modicum1606
thimbleful1607
flash1614
dasha1616
pipa1616
pickle1629
drachm1635
cue1654
smack1693
starn1720
bit1753
kenning1787
minikin1787
tate1805
starnie1808
sprat1815
harl1821
skerrick1825
smallums1828
huckleberry1832
scrimp1840
thimble1841
smite1843
nattering1859
sensation1859
spurt1859
pauchlea1870
mention1891
sketch1894
sputterings1894
scrappet1901
titch1937
tad1940
skosh1959
smattering1973
1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Starn A little starnie, a very small quantity.
1868 G. MacDonald Robert Falconer I. ii. 16 ‘Is 't dingin' on, Robert?’ she asked. ‘No, grannie; it's only a starnie o' drift.’
1917 J. Mitchell Tibby Tamson 5 A starnie sugar for oor tea.
1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick ii. 17 I'se meess oot 'e pottitch noo an' strake a starnie meal o' the tap o' them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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