wanhopen.adj.

Forms: Also Middle English wane-, Middle English won-, Scottish van-, Middle English whan-, Middle English wann-, 1500s–1600s wanne-; Middle English -hop, Middle English -hoppe.

Etymology: < wan- prefix + hope n.¹ Compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wanhope (modern Dutch -hoop ), whence Middle Swedish vanhop , Middle Danish vanhob . Compare unhope n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwanhope.

Obsolete exc. archaic.

A. n.

1. Hopelessness, despair.In early use chiefly, despair of salvation. Hence often in amatory compositions which imitate religious language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun]

forlornnessc825

unhope?c1225

wanhope1297

speir13..

wantrokingc1350

mishopea1400

desperacy1629

Slough of Despond1776

hopelessness1853

unhopefulness1868

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 6832 Is men as in wanhope wende hom aȝen bliue.

a1300 Cursor Mundi 25769 Þou sinful, be þan war wit-all In wreche wanhop þat þou ne fall.

a1300 Cursor Mundi 28345 Þat has don me for to fall in wane-hope.

1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 5170 Sloghenes, hyt wyl þe grope To brynge þe yn-to whanhope.

c1320 Cast. Love 951 Ne beo þou in wonhope non.

c1366 Romaunt Rose 981 Fiue arowis were of other gise..The thridde of hem was clepe Shame. The fourthe, Wanhope cleped is.

139. G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Egerton MS.) ⁋693 Wanhope, þat is, dispeire of the mercy of god.

c1425 Eng. Conq. Irel. 32 Her of come the Englysshe hope & comfort; & to the Iresshe, dred & wanhope.

c1450 Mirour Saluacioun (Roxb.) 28 Y^t wedded folk of wanhope shuld noght be Trowing the stat sauvable of onely virginitee.

?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 10 He wente out of the oracle..al bare of gladnes and al oppressyd and enuironed wyth wanhope cam to his folk.

a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Giii^v There is no man may synne more mortally. Than of wanhope thrughe the vnhappy wayes By myschefe to breuyate and shorten his dayes.

a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) ccxlviii. 4 Renewyng with my sute my payne, My wanhope with your stedfastnesse.

1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 68 They..were driuen in the end, to giue ouer in the plain field, for very dispaire, wanhope, and weerinesse.

1861 Temple Bar Dec. 151 Wan-hope had weighed my spirit to the dust.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 279 And [1903 But] creeping wanhope did he still withstand.

1894 W. Morris Wood beyond World 221 Two days he battled thus with storm & blindness, & wanhope of his life.

†a. = Vain hope.There is an apparent instance in the editions of Douglas Æn. i. vi. 82, but the Camb. MS. has with vaynhope [Latin vana spe].

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > cause of despair > a vain hope

wanhope1422

1422 J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. 145 Hoppe is a ryghtfull tryste for a ryghtfull Werke, i-put be-twen wanhoppe and dysspayre, or presompsion of goodis to come aftyr to be hadde, And of illis to come afftyr to be Enchued.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xlviij That they should brynge her yf yt were possible into some wanhope, or as men saie into a fooles paradise.

1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Hij A few yeres haue they spente yet, in great wanhope, and pleasure [L. summa cum voluptate].

a1565 T. Chaloner tr. Boethius De Consolatione Philosophie in Queen Elizabeth I Englishings (1899) 158 Wan hope forbere [L. spem fugato].

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Oii/2 Wanhope, falsa spes.

1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iii. 114 b Suffer not your selues to be abused by fables and trifling toyes, neither be you carried away with a Wanhope.

1593 G. Harvey New Let. Notable Contents B A wan, or windy Hope, is a notable breake-necke vnto itselfe.

†b. In late 16th cent. and early 17th cent. writers wan hope (two words) seems to be used for ‘faint hope’, as if containing wan adj.¹ Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > cause of despair > a poor or faint hope

wanhope1558

forlorn hopea1643

dog's chance1890

Buckley's chance (or hope, etc.)1898

dog's show1898

hope1899

1558 in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1870) VI. 80 [There was but] a wan hope of recovering Calais.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iii. sig. P7^v My sheepe are thoughts,..My sheepehooke is wanne hope, which all vpholdes.

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. M3^v The intollerable woes wherein I liue..had..kindled in me some wan hope, one day to haue found an houre so happie, wherein by a right conceite..your naturall care might in some sorte or other have beene renued.

1589 T. Lodge Scillaes Metamorphosis B 3 b I curse fond Loue and Fortune durelesse, Wan hope my weale, my trust but bad aduenture.

1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders i. xxvi. 213 At last he remembered that the king had often shewed mercy on malefactors, and thereupon conceiuing some wanne hope, he was euer harping vpon that string.

1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. x. 28 And though the small show of winter verdure giues wanne hope, yet his faire May~florish reuiues the drooping spirits of the doubtful and wauering experimenter, with ful assurance of a rich vesture for haruest.

1612 J. Davies Muses Sacrifice sig. B7 My Soule dismai'd, not knowing where to flee, With hands of Hope (wan Hope) at thee doth graspe.

1648 G. Daniel Eclog. iv. 169 This, his last Refuge, a wan hope, to bring Himselfe to former Glories of a Kinge.

†B. adj.

[Compare Middle Swedish vanhopa adjective.] That has no hope, despairing. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective]

ormodeOE

ortroweOE

aerwenec1275

wanlessa1300

desesperatc1384

despairedc1400

wanhopelyc1425

lornc1475

desperate1483

wanhope1549

hopelost1570

despairfula1586

forlorn1603

despairinga1616

hopelessa1616

unhopinga1628

lost1709

au désespoir1766

unanticipative1847

unhopeful1850

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Rom. xii. f. xxxiiii^v Suffer it, not with heauye heartes, as men that are wanhope [later edd. in wanhope, in dispaire], but [etc.].

Derivatives

† ˈwanhope v. [= Middle Low German wanhopen, Middle Swedish vanhopa, Middle Danish vanhobe] Obsolete to despair.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > despair [verb (intransitive)]

ortrowOE

untrust?c1225

despaira1340

wantrokec1350

desespeirec1380

mishopea1400

to be despairedc1400

wanhopea1425

to sit beside the saddle1563

a1425 Celestine 22 in Anglia (1878) 1 68 Hadde a man neuere so myche mys wroughte, To godes mercy wanhope he nought.

† wanhopefully adv. Obsolete despairingly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adverb]

wanhopefullyc1425

desperately1552

despairfully1604

hopelessly1616

despairinglya1634

lostly1660

unhopefully1840

c1425 Eng. Conq. Irel. 16 He was neuer whan-hopefully argh, ne aferd, ne amayed of hert.

† wanhopely adj. Obsolete hopeless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective]

ormodeOE

ortroweOE

aerwenec1275

wanlessa1300

desesperatc1384

despairedc1400

wanhopelyc1425

lornc1475

desperate1483

wanhope1549

hopelost1570

despairfula1586

forlorn1603

despairinga1616

hopelessa1616

unhopinga1628

lost1709

au désespoir1766

unanticipative1847

unhopeful1850

c1425 Eng. Conq. Irel. 88 In the man of blode, the blode shall aryse, & wan~hoply shal hys pynsynge be.

† wanhoping n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > loss of hope

desperance?c1225

wanhopinga1300

despairc1325

desperationc1366

desespeirc1374

desesperancec1374

despairing1489

desperateness1581

despairfulness1888

a1300 Cursor Mundi 25820 Þai..wines for þair mikel sin neuer to merci for to win, and suagat for þair wanhopping þai fall wit-vten vp-couering.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wanhope
释义	wanhopen.adj. Forms: Also Middle English wane-, Middle English won-, Scottish van-, Middle English whan-, Middle English wann-, 1500s–1600s wanne-; Middle English -hop, Middle English -hoppe. Etymology: < wan- prefix + hope n.¹ Compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wanhope (modern Dutch -hoop ), whence Middle Swedish vanhop , Middle Danish vanhob . Compare unhope n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwanhope. Obsolete exc. archaic. A. n. 1. Hopelessness, despair.In early use chiefly, despair of salvation. Hence often in amatory compositions which imitate religious language. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] forlornnessc825 unhope?c1225 wanhope1297 speir13.. wantrokingc1350 mishopea1400 desperacy1629 Slough of Despond1776 hopelessness1853 unhopefulness1868 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 6832 Is men as in wanhope wende hom aȝen bliue. a1300 Cursor Mundi 25769 Þou sinful, be þan war wit-all In wreche wanhop þat þou ne fall. a1300 Cursor Mundi 28345 Þat has don me for to fall in wane-hope. 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 5170 Sloghenes, hyt wyl þe grope To brynge þe yn-to whanhope. c1320 Cast. Love 951 Ne beo þou in wonhope non. c1366 Romaunt Rose 981 Fiue arowis were of other gise..The thridde of hem was clepe Shame. The fourthe, Wanhope cleped is. 139. G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Egerton MS.) ⁋693 Wanhope, þat is, dispeire of the mercy of god. c1425 Eng. Conq. Irel. 32 Her of come the Englysshe hope & comfort; & to the Iresshe, dred & wanhope. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun (Roxb.) 28 Y^t wedded folk of wanhope shuld noght be Trowing the stat sauvable of onely virginitee. ?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 10 He wente out of the oracle..al bare of gladnes and al oppressyd and enuironed wyth wanhope cam to his folk. a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Giii^v There is no man may synne more mortally. Than of wanhope thrughe the vnhappy wayes By myschefe to breuyate and shorten his dayes. a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) ccxlviii. 4 Renewyng with my sute my payne, My wanhope with your stedfastnesse. 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 68 They..were driuen in the end, to giue ouer in the plain field, for very dispaire, wanhope, and weerinesse. 1861 Temple Bar Dec. 151 Wan-hope had weighed my spirit to the dust. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 279 And [1903 But] creeping wanhope did he still withstand. 1894 W. Morris Wood beyond World 221 Two days he battled thus with storm & blindness, & wanhope of his life. 2. †a. = Vain hope.There is an apparent instance in the editions of Douglas Æn. i. vi. 82, but the Camb. MS. has with vaynhope [Latin vana spe]. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > cause of despair > a vain hope wanhope1422 1422 J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. 145 Hoppe is a ryghtfull tryste for a ryghtfull Werke, i-put be-twen wanhoppe and dysspayre, or presompsion of goodis to come aftyr to be hadde, And of illis to come afftyr to be Enchued. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xlviij That they should brynge her yf yt were possible into some wanhope, or as men saie into a fooles paradise. 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Hij A few yeres haue they spente yet, in great wanhope, and pleasure [L. summa cum voluptate]. a1565 T. Chaloner tr. Boethius De Consolatione Philosophie in Queen Elizabeth I Englishings (1899) 158 Wan hope forbere [L. spem fugato]. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Oii/2 Wanhope, falsa spes. 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iii. 114 b Suffer not your selues to be abused by fables and trifling toyes, neither be you carried away with a Wanhope. 1593 G. Harvey New Let. Notable Contents B A wan, or windy Hope, is a notable breake-necke vnto itselfe. †b. In late 16th cent. and early 17th cent. writers wan hope (two words) seems to be used for ‘faint hope’, as if containing wan adj.¹ Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > cause of despair > a poor or faint hope wanhope1558 forlorn hopea1643 dog's chance1890 Buckley's chance (or hope, etc.)1898 dog's show1898 hope1899 1558 in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1870) VI. 80 [There was but] a wan hope of recovering Calais. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iii. sig. P7^v My sheepe are thoughts,..My sheepehooke is wanne hope, which all vpholdes. 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. M3^v The intollerable woes wherein I liue..had..kindled in me some wan hope, one day to haue found an houre so happie, wherein by a right conceite..your naturall care might in some sorte or other have beene renued. 1589 T. Lodge Scillaes Metamorphosis B 3 b I curse fond Loue and Fortune durelesse, Wan hope my weale, my trust but bad aduenture. 1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders i. xxvi. 213 At last he remembered that the king had often shewed mercy on malefactors, and thereupon conceiuing some wanne hope, he was euer harping vpon that string. 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. x. 28 And though the small show of winter verdure giues wanne hope, yet his faire May~florish reuiues the drooping spirits of the doubtful and wauering experimenter, with ful assurance of a rich vesture for haruest. 1612 J. Davies Muses Sacrifice sig. B7 My Soule dismai'd, not knowing where to flee, With hands of Hope (wan Hope) at thee doth graspe. 1648 G. Daniel Eclog. iv. 169 This, his last Refuge, a wan hope, to bring Himselfe to former Glories of a Kinge. †B. adj. [Compare Middle Swedish vanhopa adjective.] That has no hope, despairing. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective] ormodeOE ortroweOE aerwenec1275 wanlessa1300 desesperatc1384 despairedc1400 wanhopelyc1425 lornc1475 desperate1483 wanhope1549 hopelost1570 despairfula1586 forlorn1603 despairinga1616 hopelessa1616 unhopinga1628 lost1709 au désespoir1766 unanticipative1847 unhopeful1850 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Rom. xii. f. xxxiiii^v Suffer it, not with heauye heartes, as men that are wanhope [later edd. in wanhope, in dispaire], but [etc.]. Derivatives † ˈwanhope v. [= Middle Low German wanhopen, Middle Swedish vanhopa, Middle Danish vanhobe] Obsolete to despair. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > despair [verb (intransitive)] ortrowOE untrust?c1225 despaira1340 wantrokec1350 desespeirec1380 mishopea1400 to be despairedc1400 wanhopea1425 to sit beside the saddle1563 a1425 Celestine 22 in Anglia (1878) 1 68 Hadde a man neuere so myche mys wroughte, To godes mercy wanhope he nought. † wanhopefully adv. Obsolete despairingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adverb] wanhopefullyc1425 desperately1552 despairfully1604 hopelessly1616 despairinglya1634 lostly1660 unhopefully1840 c1425 Eng. Conq. Irel. 16 He was neuer whan-hopefully argh, ne aferd, ne amayed of hert. † wanhopely adj. Obsolete hopeless. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective] ormodeOE ortroweOE aerwenec1275 wanlessa1300 desesperatc1384 despairedc1400 wanhopelyc1425 lornc1475 desperate1483 wanhope1549 hopelost1570 despairfula1586 forlorn1603 despairinga1616 hopelessa1616 unhopinga1628 lost1709 au désespoir1766 unanticipative1847 unhopeful1850 c1425 Eng. Conq. Irel. 88 In the man of blode, the blode shall aryse, & wan~hoply shal hys pynsynge be. † wanhoping n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > loss of hope desperance?c1225 wanhopinga1300 despairc1325 desperationc1366 desespeirc1374 desesperancec1374 despairing1489 desperateness1581 despairfulness1888 a1300 Cursor Mundi 25820 Þai..wines for þair mikel sin neuer to merci for to win, and suagat for þair wanhopping þai fall wit-vten vp-couering. 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