英语词汇moldy的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	moldy
词源	moldy adj. also mouldy, "overgrown or covered with mold, decaying," 1570s, earlier mowly (late 14c.), from mold (n.2) + -y (2). Related: Moldiness. Your most beautiful bit, that hath all eyes upon her, That her honesty sells for a hogo of honour ; Whose lightness and brightness do shine in such splendor, That none but the stars are thought fit to attend her : Though now she be pleasant and sweet to the sense, Will be damnably mouldy a hundred years hence. [Thomas Jordan, 17c.] Entries linking to moldy mold n.2 also mould, "minute, furry fungus," especially the types growing on neglected food and decaying organic matter, c. 1400, molde, probably from moulde, past participle of moulen "to grow moldy" (early 13c.), related to Old Norse mygla "grow moldy," possibly from Proto-Germanic (s)muk- indicating "wetness, slipperiness," from PIE meug- (see mucus). Or it might have evolved from (or been influenced by) Old English molde "loose earth" (see mold (n.3)). -y 2 adjective suffix, "full of or characterized by," from Old English -ig, from Proto-Germanic -iga- (source also of Dutch, Danish, German -ig, Gothic -egs), from PIE -(i)ko-, adjectival suffix, cognate with elements in Greek -ikos, Latin -icus (see -ic). Originally added to nouns in Old English; used from 13c. with verbs, and by 15c. even with other adjectives (for example crispy). Adjectives such as hugy, vasty* are artificial words that exist for the sake of poetical metrics. mouldy adj. see moldy. updated on December 08, 2022
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moldy adj.

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