† worksomeadj.

Forms: see work n. and -some suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: work n., -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < work n. + -some suffix¹. With sense 1 compare work n. 24. In sense 2 apparently after German arbeitsam (earliest in Middle High German).Re-formed in the 19th cent.

Obsolete. rare.

1. Painful, grievous.Only in Old English.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > relating to agony or torment

worksomeOE

agonal1878

OE Genesis B 594 Forþon heo [sc. Eve] æt þam laðan onfeng ofer drihtnes word deaðes beames weorcsumne wæstm.

2. Industrious, diligent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > diligent or industrious

busyOE

swinkfulOE

laboriousa1393

virtuousc1450

eident1529

operose1546

laboursome1552

industrious1591

work-likea1642

work-brittle1647

notable1666

nitle1673

hard-working1682

worksome1830

shirtsleeve1864

workful1875

1830 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 396/2 Worksome, arbeitsam, liking work.

1859 W. Barnes Hwomely Rhymes 104 There's pleasure in a worksome life, An' sloth is tiresome wi' its rest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	worksome
释义	† worksomeadj. Forms: see work n. and -some suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: work n., -some suffix¹. Etymology: < work n. + -some suffix¹. With sense 1 compare work n. 24. In sense 2 apparently after German arbeitsam (earliest in Middle High German).Re-formed in the 19th cent. Obsolete. rare. 1. Painful, grievous.Only in Old English. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > relating to agony or torment worksomeOE agonal1878 OE Genesis B 594 Forþon heo [sc. Eve] æt þam laðan onfeng ofer drihtnes word deaðes beames weorcsumne wæstm. 2. Industrious, diligent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > diligent or industrious busyOE swinkfulOE laboriousa1393 virtuousc1450 eident1529 operose1546 laboursome1552 industrious1591 work-likea1642 work-brittle1647 notable1666 nitle1673 hard-working1682 worksome1830 shirtsleeve1864 workful1875 1830 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 396/2 Worksome, arbeitsam, liking work. 1859 W. Barnes Hwomely Rhymes 104 There's pleasure in a worksome life, An' sloth is tiresome wi' its rest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.OE
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