withersakeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 withersake, from 古期英語 wiþersaca (“adversary, enemy; betrayer; apostate”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþrasakō, equivalent to wither- (“against”) +‎ sake. Cognate with Middle High German widersache, Modern German Widersacher (“adversary, opponent, antagonist, foe”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈwɪðə(ɹ)ˌseɪk/

名詞

withersake (plural withersakes)

1. (archaic) An apostate or perfidious renegade.

   Synonyms: transfuge, turncoat; see also Thesaurus:betrayer, Thesaurus:defector

   • 1822, Lee Gibbons [pseudonym of William Bennett], Malpas; Or Le Poursuivant D'Amour. A Romance, Etc‎:

     "Go to with thy trade," replied Father Adrian, "I know thee not but for a lying withersake; a base pilfering waster and drawlatch; a cutting ribald moss trooper, and doer of ran and rapine; a common lecher and brawler; […]

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