aetitesn.

Brit.

/iːˈtʌɪtiːz/, U.S.

/iˈtaɪdiz/

Forms:

α. Middle English etite, 1500s 1800s– aetite, 1800s– aëtite.

β. 1500s– aetites, 1600s etites, 1800s– aëtites.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French etite, etites; Latin āetītēs.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman etite (12th or 13th cent.), Anglo-Norman etites (12th or 13th cent.; Middle French, French aétite (1546), French †aetites , attested from a1577 to 1771, French †étite (attested from 1752 to 1842)) and its etymon classical Latin āetītēs (in lapis āetītēs eagle stone (Pliny); in post-classical Latin also without lapis (3rd or 4th cent.)) < Hellenistic Greek ἀετίτης (in ἀετίτης λίθος eagle stone) < ancient Greek ἀετός eagle (see aetosaur n.) + -ίτης -ite suffix¹. So called as the stone was said to be found in the eagle's nest. Compare earlier achate n.¹ 2, and see discussion at that entry. Compare also earlier echites n.

Now chiefly historical.

A hollow nodule or pebble of hydrated iron oxide containing a loose kernel that makes a noise when rattled, formerly regarded as having medicinal and magical properties; the eagle stone; = achate n.¹ 2, perdicle n. Also aetites stone.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > stones associated with animals > [noun] > eagle-stone

achatea1398

echitesa1398

perdicle1440

aetitesa1500

eagle-stone1601

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > occult medicine > amulet against disease or to aid healing > stone

achatea1398

aetitesa1500

toadstone1558

erne-stone1587

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 394 Perdycle, precyous ston, ethites.]

a1500 in J. Evans & M. S. Serjeantson Eng. Mediaeval Lapidaries (1933) 87 Etite, de egle, is a ston & haþe many vertues... Also he is gode for wymmen þat trauelyng with child.

1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 48 The precious stone Aetites which is founde in the filthy neastes of the Eagle.

1587 A. Golding tr. Solinus Worthie Work xlix. sig. Y.iv^v The Ætite is both yellow, and round of proportion, contayning another stone within it, which maketh a noyse when it is styrred, albeit that the cunningest Iewellers say, it is not the little stone within it that maketh that tingling, but a spirite.

1638 H. Adamson Muses Threnodie vii. 80 I clame this rock..And like Aegeon on Whales back I mounted, And with Etites ratling stone I knocked, And as it ratled, even so was I rocked.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Dr. Woodward places the distinguishing characteristic of the ætites, in that it consists of several crusts, which have in them a cavity with matter in it, loose and moveable.

1862 Reader 8 July 33 Another stone, the Aetites, possessed the singular property..of detecting theft.

1892 Amer. Practitioner & News 14 420/2 The aetite is good to facilitate labor by binding it to the left thigh.

1898 C. de Kay Bird Gods viii. 214 This bird is called in by Zal and helps the princess—doubtless by bringing her an aëtite stone.

1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic vii. 190 It is not difficult to see why the aetites stone, with another rattling inside it, should have been thought helpful to a pregnant woman.

2001 M. Meyer & P. Mirecki Anc. Magic & Ritual Power 383 When worn, aetite protects the child in the womb and will not allow it to be miscarried.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aetites
释义	aetitesn. Brit. /iːˈtʌɪtiːz/, U.S. /iˈtaɪdiz/ Forms: α. Middle English etite, 1500s 1800s– aetite, 1800s– aëtite. β. 1500s– aetites, 1600s etites, 1800s– aëtites. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French etite, etites; Latin āetītēs. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman etite (12th or 13th cent.), Anglo-Norman etites (12th or 13th cent.; Middle French, French aétite (1546), French †aetites , attested from a1577 to 1771, French †étite (attested from 1752 to 1842)) and its etymon classical Latin āetītēs (in lapis āetītēs eagle stone (Pliny); in post-classical Latin also without lapis (3rd or 4th cent.)) < Hellenistic Greek ἀετίτης (in ἀετίτης λίθος eagle stone) < ancient Greek ἀετός eagle (see aetosaur n.) + -ίτης -ite suffix¹. So called as the stone was said to be found in the eagle's nest. Compare earlier achate n.¹ 2, and see discussion at that entry. Compare also earlier echites n. Now chiefly historical. A hollow nodule or pebble of hydrated iron oxide containing a loose kernel that makes a noise when rattled, formerly regarded as having medicinal and magical properties; the eagle stone; = achate n.¹ 2, perdicle n. Also aetites stone. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > stones associated with animals > [noun] > eagle-stone achatea1398 echitesa1398 perdicle1440 aetitesa1500 eagle-stone1601 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > occult medicine > amulet against disease or to aid healing > stone achatea1398 aetitesa1500 toadstone1558 erne-stone1587 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 394 Perdycle, precyous ston, ethites.] a1500 in J. Evans & M. S. Serjeantson Eng. Mediaeval Lapidaries (1933) 87 Etite, de egle, is a ston & haþe many vertues... Also he is gode for wymmen þat trauelyng with child. 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 48 The precious stone Aetites which is founde in the filthy neastes of the Eagle. 1587 A. Golding tr. Solinus Worthie Work xlix. sig. Y.iv^v The Ætite is both yellow, and round of proportion, contayning another stone within it, which maketh a noyse when it is styrred, albeit that the cunningest Iewellers say, it is not the little stone within it that maketh that tingling, but a spirite. 1638 H. Adamson Muses Threnodie vii. 80 I clame this rock..And like Aegeon on Whales back I mounted, And with Etites ratling stone I knocked, And as it ratled, even so was I rocked. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Dr. Woodward places the distinguishing characteristic of the ætites, in that it consists of several crusts, which have in them a cavity with matter in it, loose and moveable. 1862 Reader 8 July 33 Another stone, the Aetites, possessed the singular property..of detecting theft. 1892 Amer. Practitioner & News 14 420/2 The aetite is good to facilitate labor by binding it to the left thigh. 1898 C. de Kay Bird Gods viii. 214 This bird is called in by Zal and helps the princess—doubtless by bringing her an aëtite stone. 1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic vii. 190 It is not difficult to see why the aetites stone, with another rattling inside it, should have been thought helpful to a pregnant woman. 2001 M. Meyer & P. Mirecki Anc. Magic & Ritual Power 383 When worn, aetite protects the child in the womb and will not allow it to be miscarried. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1500
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