afancn.

Brit.

/ˈavaŋk/, U.S.

/ˈæˌvæŋk/, Welsh English

/ˈavːaŋk/

Forms:

α. 1500s auanc, 1600s 1800s avanc, 1800s avangc.

β. 1800s– addanc /aðaŋk/ (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from Welsh. Etymons: Welsh afanc, afangc, addanc.

Etymology: < Welsh afanc, †afangc (also †addanc) aquatic monster, beaver (14th cent.) < the same Celtic base (with a velar suffix) as Welsh afon , Middle Breton, Breton aven , Early Irish ab (n -stem), all in sense ‘river’ < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin amnis river (see amnic adj.¹). Compare Breton avank beaver, and perhaps also Old Breton abac dwarf, sea monster (in a Latinized form abacus), Early Irish abacc dwarf.

In Welsh mythology: an aquatic monster. Also: an otter or beaver identified as such a monster.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > aquatic monster or serpent

nickerOE

cetec1220

dragona1340

serra1449

hurlpool1553

afanc1573

orcc1590

sea monster1600

Hydrus1667

sea-dragon1749

kraken1755

sea-snake1755

Midgard1770

the (great) sea-serpent1774

sea-worm1799

taniwha1840

makara1873

Mamlambo1919

lau1923

Ogopogo1926

1573 T. Twyne tr. H. Llwyd Breuiary of Britayne f. 76^v This Riuer..aboundeth w^t Otters, but now our countrimen know not what they ar. The bare name which is Auanc [L. quod Avanc dicunt]: they take for a Monstre of the water.

1809 E. Davies Mythol. & Rites Brit. Druids ii. 128 The tradition, respecting the oxen of Hu, drawing the Avanc out of the lake, has a marked reference.

1834 G. Roberts tr. Theophilus Evans View Primit. Ages (c1864) i. v. 129 As to the Afanc, it is the common opinion that he was a kind of large water-dog, with a broad tail called a Beaver.

1859 Cambrian Jrnl. 6 146 It was a woman who enticed the avangc out of..the lake.

1918 J. A. MacCulloch in L. H. Gray & G. F. Moore Mythol. All Races III. x. 129 Akin to these is the Welsh afanc, one of which was drawn by the oxen of Hu Gadarn from a pond, while another was slain by Peredur.

1960 Listener 29 Sept. 512/2 I hope no one revives the afanc which used to emerge from a lake near my house in Cardiganshire to devour cattle.

2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures I. 5/2 King Arthur is said to have slain an Afanc in Llyn Barfog.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afanc
释义	afancn. Brit. /ˈavaŋk/, U.S. /ˈæˌvæŋk/, Welsh English /ˈavːaŋk/ Forms: α. 1500s auanc, 1600s 1800s avanc, 1800s avangc. β. 1800s– addanc /aðaŋk/ (rare). Origin: A borrowing from Welsh. Etymons: Welsh afanc, afangc, addanc. Etymology: < Welsh afanc, †afangc (also †addanc) aquatic monster, beaver (14th cent.) < the same Celtic base (with a velar suffix) as Welsh afon , Middle Breton, Breton aven , Early Irish ab (n -stem), all in sense ‘river’ < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin amnis river (see amnic adj.¹). Compare Breton avank beaver, and perhaps also Old Breton abac dwarf, sea monster (in a Latinized form abacus), Early Irish abacc dwarf. In Welsh mythology: an aquatic monster. Also: an otter or beaver identified as such a monster. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > aquatic monster or serpent nickerOE cetec1220 dragona1340 serra1449 hurlpool1553 afanc1573 orcc1590 sea monster1600 Hydrus1667 sea-dragon1749 kraken1755 sea-snake1755 Midgard1770 the (great) sea-serpent1774 sea-worm1799 taniwha1840 makara1873 Mamlambo1919 lau1923 Ogopogo1926 1573 T. Twyne tr. H. Llwyd Breuiary of Britayne f. 76^v This Riuer..aboundeth w^t Otters, but now our countrimen know not what they ar. The bare name which is Auanc [L. quod Avanc dicunt]: they take for a Monstre of the water. 1809 E. Davies Mythol. & Rites Brit. Druids ii. 128 The tradition, respecting the oxen of Hu, drawing the Avanc out of the lake, has a marked reference. 1834 G. Roberts tr. Theophilus Evans View Primit. Ages (c1864) i. v. 129 As to the Afanc, it is the common opinion that he was a kind of large water-dog, with a broad tail called a Beaver. 1859 Cambrian Jrnl. 6 146 It was a woman who enticed the avangc out of..the lake. 1918 J. A. MacCulloch in L. H. Gray & G. F. Moore Mythol. All Races III. x. 129 Akin to these is the Welsh afanc, one of which was drawn by the oxen of Hu Gadarn from a pond, while another was slain by Peredur. 1960 Listener 29 Sept. 512/2 I hope no one revives the afanc which used to emerge from a lake near my house in Cardiganshire to devour cattle. 2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures I. 5/2 King Arthur is said to have slain an Afanc in Llyn Barfog. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1573
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