† widowheadn.

Forms: see widow n. and -head suffix; also Middle English viduid (northern), late Middle English weddewede, late Middle English wedowede, late Middle English wydewede, late Middle English–1500s wedowed, 1500s widuede, 1500s wydowed, 1600s widdowed; Scottish pre-1700 wedoet, pre-1700 wididowheid (transmission error), pre-1700 widoued.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: widow n., -head suffix.

Etymology: < widow n.+ -head suffix. Compare earlier widowhood n.

Obsolete.

a. The state or condition of being a widow (widow n. 1a); the period of time during which a woman is a widow; = widowhood n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [noun] > widow > condition of

widowhoodOE

widowhead1381

viduity1420

widowityc1456

widow state1742

viduage1894

1381 in W. Fraser Douglas Bk. (1885) III. 29 Our systir, in hir wedowhed, has set to ferme till vs..all hir thrid of the landes.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. xxxviii. 14 Thamar..þe cloþez of wydowhede [L. viduitatis] don down.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11346 Anna,..þat liued had foursith tuenti yeier In viduid [Gött. widowhede, Trin. Cambr. wodewehode, c1460 Laud wodowhod].

c1430 (c1395) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) Prol. l. 295 Alle kepid they here maydynhed Or ellis wedlek or here wedewehed.

1447 in Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 1451 106/1 Cristiane has set and to ferm latyn in her pur wedowhed to the said Alex…hir landis of Stratoune.

1563 in J. T. Gilbert Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1891) II. 29 That mistres Margarete Handcoke..shalbe free of all..taxis,..during her widuede and living sole.

1591 E. Spenser Teares of Muses in Complaints sig. F2^v Fair Philomele..doth hide her chearlesse head During the time of that her widowhead.

c1610–15 Some Notes before Liues in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 28 As true widdowed..is of rare dignitie and power,..so false widdowed,..which liueth so more freelie to take her pleasure..is likewise more dishonorable.

1663 E. Hickeringill Apol. Distressed Innocence in Wks. (1709) I. 298 Tamar after she had plaid her wicked prank, resumed the Garment of her Widowhead.

b. The state or condition of being a widower; = widowhood n. 1b.Also used indeterminately with reference to both male and female widows; cf. widow n. 12.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [noun] > condition of

widowhoodOE

widowheadc1450

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [noun] > widower > condition of

widowhoodOE

widowheadc1450

widowership1641

widowerhood1788

c1450 (c1400) Emaré (1908) l. 77 Aftur, when hys wyf was dede, And ledde hys lyf yn weddewede.

c1480 (a1400) St. Alexis 41 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 442 Symeone, þat in wedoue-hed, þat lang tyme þat his lyf can led.

1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. xcviij Virginite wedlocke and wedowed are none better then other to be saued by.

1568 Bible (Bishops') Gen. xxxviij. 16 (margin) His widowhead can not excuse this horrible crime.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus (i. 6) 81 Where the Apostle affirmeth it to be good to abide single, either in virginitie or widowhead..shall no time afford lawfulnes for some sort of men to marie?

a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 177 Divorce thou sinne in us, or bid it die, And call chast widowhead Virginitie.

c. The state or condition of an animal, esp. a bird, that has lost its mate; = widowhood n. 1c.

ΚΠ

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. x. xxxiv. 290 Doves..abandon not their owne nests, unlesse they be in state of single life or widdowhead by the death of their fellow [L. nisi caelebs aut vidua nidum non relinquit].

2. figurative and in figurative contexts. A state of separation, deprivation, or loss resembling that of widowhood; the period of time during which this lasts; = widowhood n. 2.

ΚΠ

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. liv. 4 Of the repref of thi widewhed [L. viduitatis] thou shalt recorde no more.

c1440 Privity of Passion (Thornton) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 211 Wele may þis be calde dayes of hir wedowede to hire: ffor hir dere sone oure lorde Ihesu was to hir bothe spouse & sone, ffadire & all oþer gude.

1624 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 10 Upon you, who are a member of the spouse of Christ the Church, there can fall no widowhead.

1697 G. Keith 2nd Narr. Proc. Turners-Hall 31 The words of G. W. and W. Penn about the Souls of the Deceased Saints being in a state of Purgatory or Widowhead, if they look for the Resurrection of their bodies.

1877 C. Patmore Unknown Eros 35 The one darling of our widowhead, The nursling Grief, Is dead.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	widowhead
释义	† widowheadn. Forms: see widow n. and -head suffix; also Middle English viduid (northern), late Middle English weddewede, late Middle English wedowede, late Middle English wydewede, late Middle English–1500s wedowed, 1500s widuede, 1500s wydowed, 1600s widdowed; Scottish pre-1700 wedoet, pre-1700 wididowheid (transmission error), pre-1700 widoued. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: widow n., -head suffix. Etymology: < widow n.+ -head suffix. Compare earlier widowhood n. Obsolete. 1. a. The state or condition of being a widow (widow n. 1a); the period of time during which a woman is a widow; = widowhood n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [noun] > widow > condition of widowhoodOE widowhead1381 viduity1420 widowityc1456 widow state1742 viduage1894 1381 in W. Fraser Douglas Bk. (1885) III. 29 Our systir, in hir wedowhed, has set to ferme till vs..all hir thrid of the landes. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. xxxviii. 14 Thamar..þe cloþez of wydowhede [L. viduitatis] don down. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11346 Anna,..þat liued had foursith tuenti yeier In viduid [Gött. widowhede, Trin. Cambr. wodewehode, c1460 Laud wodowhod]. c1430 (c1395) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) Prol. l. 295 Alle kepid they here maydynhed Or ellis wedlek or here wedewehed. 1447 in Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 1451 106/1 Cristiane has set and to ferm latyn in her pur wedowhed to the said Alex…hir landis of Stratoune. 1563 in J. T. Gilbert Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1891) II. 29 That mistres Margarete Handcoke..shalbe free of all..taxis,..during her widuede and living sole. 1591 E. Spenser Teares of Muses in Complaints sig. F2^v Fair Philomele..doth hide her chearlesse head During the time of that her widowhead. c1610–15 Some Notes before Liues in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 28 As true widdowed..is of rare dignitie and power,..so false widdowed,..which liueth so more freelie to take her pleasure..is likewise more dishonorable. 1663 E. Hickeringill Apol. Distressed Innocence in Wks. (1709) I. 298 Tamar after she had plaid her wicked prank, resumed the Garment of her Widowhead. b. The state or condition of being a widower; = widowhood n. 1b.Also used indeterminately with reference to both male and female widows; cf. widow n. 12. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [noun] > condition of widowhoodOE widowheadc1450 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [noun] > widower > condition of widowhoodOE widowheadc1450 widowership1641 widowerhood1788 c1450 (c1400) Emaré (1908) l. 77 Aftur, when hys wyf was dede, And ledde hys lyf yn weddewede. c1480 (a1400) St. Alexis 41 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 442 Symeone, þat in wedoue-hed, þat lang tyme þat his lyf can led. 1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. xcviij Virginite wedlocke and wedowed are none better then other to be saued by. 1568 Bible (Bishops') Gen. xxxviij. 16 (margin) His widowhead can not excuse this horrible crime. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus (i. 6) 81 Where the Apostle affirmeth it to be good to abide single, either in virginitie or widowhead..shall no time afford lawfulnes for some sort of men to marie? a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 177 Divorce thou sinne in us, or bid it die, And call chast widowhead Virginitie. c. The state or condition of an animal, esp. a bird, that has lost its mate; = widowhood n. 1c. ΚΠ 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. x. xxxiv. 290 Doves..abandon not their owne nests, unlesse they be in state of single life or widdowhead by the death of their fellow [L. nisi caelebs aut vidua nidum non relinquit]. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. A state of separation, deprivation, or loss resembling that of widowhood; the period of time during which this lasts; = widowhood n. 2. ΚΠ a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. liv. 4 Of the repref of thi widewhed [L. viduitatis] thou shalt recorde no more. c1440 Privity of Passion (Thornton) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 211 Wele may þis be calde dayes of hir wedowede to hire: ffor hir dere sone oure lorde Ihesu was to hir bothe spouse & sone, ffadire & all oþer gude. 1624 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 10 Upon you, who are a member of the spouse of Christ the Church, there can fall no widowhead. 1697 G. Keith 2nd Narr. Proc. Turners-Hall 31 The words of G. W. and W. Penn about the Souls of the Deceased Saints being in a state of Purgatory or Widowhead, if they look for the Resurrection of their bodies. 1877 C. Patmore Unknown Eros 35 The one darling of our widowhead, The nursling Grief, Is dead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1381
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