tolteradj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈtɒltə/, U.S.

/ˈtɑltər/, Scottish English

/ˈtɔltər/

Forms: Also 1500s towter, 1800s toolter.

Etymology: Late Middle English; goes with tolter v.; exact relation obscure.

Scottish and dialect.

Moving unsteadily; unsteady, unstable, tottering; insecure, precarious; in quot. 1430-40, giddy. Also as adv. unsteadily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adverb]

tolter1423

shuttly1661

widdle-waddle1664

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adjective] > tottering

tolter1423

totterc1480

totteringa1535

cockering1553

tottered1626

cockling1634

nodding1693

cockery1825

cocklety1828

rickety1832

cockly1859

cockerty1895

1423 Kingis Quair ix Sothe It is, that, on hir tolter quhele, Euery wight cleuerith In his stage.

1423 Kingis Quair clxiv So tolter quhilum did sche it to-wrye.

1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. xxiii. 252/1 Tascende the mounteyn, feeble wer ther chynes Ther hedis toltir, & ther brayn gan faille.

a1505 R. Henryson Orpheus & Eurydice 283 in Poems (1981) 141 Before his [sc. Tantalus'] face ane apill hang also, Fast at his mouth, apon a tolter threde.

1578 J. Rolland Seuin Seages 29 That we may all prouyde Sum help, that may put by this towter tide.

1880 W. T. Dennison Orcadian Sketch-bk. 119 His bowie legs..Wur trumblan' like twa toolter stoops.

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tolterv.

Etymology: Early modern English: apparently the same as Middle Dutch, Dutch touteren to waver, totter, swing, touter a swing, representing an earlier Old Low German or Old Saxon *taltrôn (compare oud < ald), which exists in a dialect Dutch talteren (Franck), = Old English tealtrian to totter, stagger, be unsteady.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtolter.

dialect.

intransitive. To move unsteadily; to flounder; to turn or toss about; to hobble; to jolt along.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > move irregularly or be agitated [verb (intransitive)] > roll or tumble about > of persons or animals

wallowc900

welter?a1400

rollc1405

wamblec1420

rumble?1516

tolter1529

shake1538

worblea1599

flounder1735

tousle1852

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > unevenly

hobble1362

clockc1400

hirple?a1500

hitch1513

himp1533

cramble1607

himple1656

hoit1786

tolter1821

hippity-hoppity1830

clop1863

hippity hop1879

1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys ii. f. xliii You walter peraduenture and tolter in syknes fro syde to syde.

1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. To Rdr. sig. Nv^v There lyeth he styll tumblynge and toltrynge in myre.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 76 From..dusty lane, Where home the cart-horse tolters with the swain.

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ˈtoltering adj.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tolter
释义	tolteradj.adv. Brit. /ˈtɒltə/, U.S. /ˈtɑltər/, Scottish English /ˈtɔltər/ Forms: Also 1500s towter, 1800s toolter. Etymology: Late Middle English; goes with tolter v.; exact relation obscure. Scottish and dialect. Moving unsteadily; unsteady, unstable, tottering; insecure, precarious; in quot. 1430-40, giddy. Also as adv. unsteadily. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adverb] tolter1423 shuttly1661 widdle-waddle1664 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adjective] > tottering tolter1423 totterc1480 totteringa1535 cockering1553 tottered1626 cockling1634 nodding1693 cockery1825 cocklety1828 rickety1832 cockly1859 cockerty1895 1423 Kingis Quair ix Sothe It is, that, on hir tolter quhele, Euery wight cleuerith In his stage. 1423 Kingis Quair clxiv So tolter quhilum did sche it to-wrye. 1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. xxiii. 252/1 Tascende the mounteyn, feeble wer ther chynes Ther hedis toltir, & ther brayn gan faille. a1505 R. Henryson Orpheus & Eurydice 283 in Poems (1981) 141 Before his [sc. Tantalus'] face ane apill hang also, Fast at his mouth, apon a tolter threde. 1578 J. Rolland Seuin Seages 29 That we may all prouyde Sum help, that may put by this towter tide. 1880 W. T. Dennison Orcadian Sketch-bk. 119 His bowie legs..Wur trumblan' like twa toolter stoops. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). tolterv. Etymology: Early modern English: apparently the same as Middle Dutch, Dutch touteren to waver, totter, swing, touter a swing, representing an earlier Old Low German or Old Saxon taltrôn (compare oud* < ald), which exists in a dialect Dutch talteren (Franck), = Old English tealtrian to totter, stagger, be unsteady.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtolter. dialect. intransitive. To move unsteadily; to flounder; to turn or toss about; to hobble; to jolt along. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > move irregularly or be agitated [verb (intransitive)] > roll or tumble about > of persons or animals wallowc900 welter?a1400 rollc1405 wamblec1420 rumble?1516 tolter1529 shake1538 worblea1599 flounder1735 tousle1852 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > unevenly hobble1362 clockc1400 hirple?a1500 hitch1513 himp1533 cramble1607 himple1656 hoit1786 tolter1821 hippity-hoppity1830 clop1863 hippity hop1879 1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys ii. f. xliii You walter peraduenture and tolter in syknes fro syde to syde. 1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. To Rdr. sig. Nv^v There lyeth he styll tumblynge and toltrynge in myre. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 76 From..dusty lane, Where home the cart-horse tolters with the swain. Derivatives Categories » ˈtoltering adj. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1423v.1529
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