wanthriftn.

Brit.

/ˈwɒnθrɪft/,

/ˈwanθrɪft/, U.S.

/ˈwɑnˌθrɪft/,

/ˈwænˌθrɪft/, Scottish English

/ˈwanˌθrɪft/

Forms: pre-1700 wanthryft, pre-1700 1800s wanthrift, 1900s– wantrift (Shetland), 1900s– windrift (Orkney).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wan- prefix, thrift n.¹

Etymology: < wan- prefix + thrift n.¹ Compare earlier unthrift n.

Scottish (now Shetland and Orkney). Now rare.

a. Lack of thrift or economy; prodigality, extravagance. Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use (in form wantrift) in Shetland in 1973.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > lack of thrift

unthriftc1374

unthriftinessc1450

wanthrifta1522

unthriftihead1590

thriftlessness1817

a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. Prol. 79 Quhat wikkytnes, quhat wanthrift now in warld walkis!

a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 1176 Manie man wytes his wyf of his awin wanthrift.

1832 Whistle-Binkie 1st Ser. 75 Never to wanthrift may ony deil drive ye.

b. Orkney. Ruin, destruction. Sc. National Dict. (at Windrift) records this sense as still in use (in this form) in Orkney in 1974.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > state of being destroyed or ruined

lossc897

losingc950

lore971

destructionc1330

forlesing1340

lostc1374

undoing1377

perditiona1382

shendc1400

decay1535

rack1599

undoneness1835

wanthrift1929

1929 H. Marwick Orkney Norn 212/1 A' geen tae windrift.

†2. A thriftless person; thriftless people collectively. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > squanderer or prodigal > thriftless person

outthrift1534

wanthrifta1586

little-thrift1849

a1586 R. Maitland in W. A. Craigie Maitland Folio MS (1919) I. 39 Off our wanthrift sum wytis playis.

1621 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Hart) sig. B4 Let no vice in this warld, in this wanthrift [a1585 Tullibardine to þis wrache] be wanted.

Derivatives

ˈwanthrifty adj. †(a) = wanthriven adj. (obsolete); (b) not thrifty; extravagant, spendthrift. Sc. National Dict. (at Wanthrift) records this word as still in use in sense (b) (in form wantrifty) in Shetland in 1973.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adjective] > thriftless

unthrifty1532

unthrift?a1562

thriftless1576

wanthrifty1621

1621 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Hart) sig. B^v Vyle venemous viper, wanthriftiest [a1585 Tullibardine wanthreivinest] of things.

1827 C. I. Johnstone Elizabeth de Bruce I. iii. 51 To gi'e waster, wanthrifty men, the power and spending o' a douce maiden's sair-won penny.

1882 Argyllshire Herald 3 June He was a bit wanthrifty naughlat o' a wishless craytor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wanthrift
释义	wanthriftn. Brit. /ˈwɒnθrɪft/, /ˈwanθrɪft/, U.S. /ˈwɑnˌθrɪft/, /ˈwænˌθrɪft/, Scottish English /ˈwanˌθrɪft/ Forms: pre-1700 wanthryft, pre-1700 1800s wanthrift, 1900s– wantrift (Shetland), 1900s– windrift (Orkney). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wan- prefix, thrift n.¹ Etymology: < wan- prefix + thrift n.¹ Compare earlier unthrift n. Scottish (now Shetland and Orkney). Now rare. 1. a. Lack of thrift or economy; prodigality, extravagance. Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use (in form wantrift) in Shetland in 1973. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > lack of thrift unthriftc1374 unthriftinessc1450 wanthrifta1522 unthriftihead1590 thriftlessness1817 a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. Prol. 79 Quhat wikkytnes, quhat wanthrift now in warld walkis! a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 1176 Manie man wytes his wyf of his awin wanthrift. 1832 Whistle-Binkie 1st Ser. 75 Never to wanthrift may ony deil drive ye. b. Orkney. Ruin, destruction. Sc. National Dict. (at Windrift) records this sense as still in use (in this form) in Orkney in 1974. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > state of being destroyed or ruined lossc897 losingc950 lore971 destructionc1330 forlesing1340 lostc1374 undoing1377 perditiona1382 shendc1400 decay1535 rack1599 undoneness1835 wanthrift1929 1929 H. Marwick Orkney Norn 212/1 A' geen tae windrift. †2. A thriftless person; thriftless people collectively. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [noun] > squanderer or prodigal > thriftless person outthrift1534 wanthrifta1586 little-thrift1849 a1586 R. Maitland in W. A. Craigie Maitland Folio MS (1919) I. 39 Off our wanthrift sum wytis playis. 1621 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Hart) sig. B4 Let no vice in this warld, in this wanthrift [a1585 Tullibardine to þis wrache] be wanted. Derivatives ˈwanthrifty adj. †(a) = wanthriven adj. (obsolete); (b) not thrifty; extravagant, spendthrift. Sc. National Dict. (at Wanthrift) records this word as still in use in sense (b) (in form wantrifty) in Shetland in 1973. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adjective] > thriftless unthrifty1532 unthrift?a1562 thriftless1576 wanthrifty1621 1621 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart (Hart) sig. B^v Vyle venemous viper, wanthriftiest [a1585 Tullibardine wanthreivinest] of things. 1827 C. I. Johnstone Elizabeth de Bruce I. iii. 51 To gi'e waster, wanthrifty men, the power and spending o' a douce maiden's sair-won penny. 1882 Argyllshire Herald 3 June He was a bit wanthrifty naughlat o' a wishless craytor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1522
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