well-greavedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈɡriːvd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈɡrivd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and greave n.² and -ed suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: well adv., greave n.², -ed suffix².

Etymology: < well adv. + greave n.² + -ed suffix², after ancient Greek (Homer) ἐϋκνήμις.

poetic and archaic.

Wearing fine or sturdy greaves (greave n.² 1).Chiefly in translations of and allusions to Homer.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [adjective] > having greaves

well-greaved1598

jambered1668

greaved1865

1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades i. 2 Atrides and the wel-greaude Greekes [Gk. ἐϋκνήμιδες Ἀχαιοί].

1789 Eaton Chron. (Cheshire) 6 Sept. 52 Lastly descended from the hall, the well-greaved knights, and courteous damsels.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. vii. 170 Down sat The well-greaved Greecians [Gk. ἐϋκνήμιδας Ἀχαιούς] also at command Of Agamemnon.

1863 W. H. Russell My Diary North & South I. iii. 32 The lustrous, highly-jewelled, well-greaved Achaian of New York.

1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 31 Telemachus now already are thy well-greaved fellows [Gk. ἐϋκνήμιδες ἑταῖροι] there.

1964 D. Cheney Son of Minos xxiv. 191 ‘Hear, ye well-greaved Greeks!’ cried Agamemnon.

2002 D. Ogden tr. Homer Odyssey in Magic, Witchcraft & Ghosts v. 95 I counted off all my well-greaved companions into two groups.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-greaved
释义	well-greavedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈɡriːvd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈɡrivd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and greave n.² and -ed suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: well adv., greave n.², -ed suffix². Etymology: < well adv. + greave n.² + -ed suffix², after ancient Greek (Homer) ἐϋκνήμις. poetic and archaic. Wearing fine or sturdy greaves (greave n.² 1).Chiefly in translations of and allusions to Homer. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [adjective] > having greaves well-greaved1598 jambered1668 greaved1865 1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades i. 2 Atrides and the wel-greaude Greekes [Gk. ἐϋκνήμιδες Ἀχαιοί]. 1789 Eaton Chron. (Cheshire) 6 Sept. 52 Lastly descended from the hall, the well-greaved knights, and courteous damsels. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. vii. 170 Down sat The well-greaved Greecians [Gk. ἐϋκνήμιδας Ἀχαιούς] also at command Of Agamemnon. 1863 W. H. Russell My Diary North & South I. iii. 32 The lustrous, highly-jewelled, well-greaved Achaian of New York. 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 31 Telemachus now already are thy well-greaved fellows [Gk. ἐϋκνήμιδες ἑταῖροι] there. 1964 D. Cheney Son of Minos xxiv. 191 ‘Hear, ye well-greaved Greeks!’ cried Agamemnon. 2002 D. Ogden tr. Homer Odyssey in Magic, Witchcraft & Ghosts v. 95 I counted off all my well-greaved companions into two groups. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1598
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