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The [[verb]] 'to '''muse'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>, the [[noun]] 'a '''muse'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> and the [[noun]] '[a] '''Mews''' {{Bridges}} | The [[verb]] 'to '''muse'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>, the [[noun]] 'a '''muse'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> and the [[noun]] '[a] '''Mews''' {{Bridges}} | ||
| − | To these may be added his separate set of [[homophone]]s of the singular [[homograph]]s '''mew''', while | + | To these may be added his separate set of [[homophone]]s of the singular [[homograph]]s '''mew''', while AWE will also include the pronunciation of the local place-name '''Meaux'''. The pronunciation is as native English-speakers might expect from '''mews''' and '''muse'''.{{IPA|ˈmjuz}}. |
| − | *Three [[noun]] [[homograph]s, all it may be conjectured with an [[onomatopoeiic]] origin, exist: | + | *Three [[noun]] [[homograph]s, all it may be conjectured with an [[onomatopoeiic]] origin, exist: |
| − | **The most everyday '''mew''' (from a Common [[Germanic]] [[etymological root|root]] is the noise made by a cat. This has the related [[verb]] | + | **The most everyday '''mew''' (from a Common [[Germanic]] [[etymological root|root]]) is the noise made by a cat. This has the related [[verb]] |
| − | ***'to '''mew'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> |"to utter a mew" (''[[OED]]'', 2020), 'produce the sound] miaow' | + | ***'to '''mew'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> |"to utter a mew" (''[[OED]]'', 2020), 'produce the sound] miaow'. (Both [[noun]] and [[verb]] '''mew'''s, in this sense, can be replaced by '''miaow''', '''waw''' or'''mewl''', etc. |
| − | **Formerly (and still in Scotland) '''mew''' (also from a Common [[Germanic]] [[etymological root|root]]) was a common name for a [sea][[gull]] "(later ''esp[ecially]'') the common gull, ''Larus canus'', or the herring gull, ''L. argentatus''" (''[[OED]]'' 2020). '''Seamew''' is still used occasionally to mean the common gull, ''Larus canus''. | + | **Formerly (and still in Scotland) '''mew''' (also from a (different) Common [[Germanic]] [[etymological root|root]]) was a common name for a [sea][[gull]] "(later ''esp[ecially]'') the common gull, ''Larus canus'', or the herring gull, ''L. argentatus''" (''[[OED]]'' 2020). '''Seamew''' is still used occasionally to mean the common gull, ''Larus canus''. |
| − | **The third '''mew''', archaically, meant, of a bird, 'to moult', 'periodically to shed feathers before regrowing them'. This difficult time for falconers led to construction of cages or other quarters for moulting hawks, which was extended, usually inthe [[plural]] form '''Mews''', to all buildings used to house hawks. The royal '''mews''' at Charing Cross in London were replaced by royal stables (now moved to Buckingham Palace), which were still called the the royal mews. The word came to be appolied to any accommodation for horses, carriages and associated workers and equipment. | + | **The third '''mew''', archaically, meant, of a bird, 'to moult', 'periodically to shed feathers before regrowing them'. The origin is the [[Old French]] ''muer'', with the same meaning. This difficult time for falconers led to construction of cages or other quarters for moulting hawks, which was extended, usually inthe [[plural]] form '''Mews''', to all buildings used to house hawks. The royal '''mews''' at Charing Cross in London were replaced by royal stables and coach-houses (now moved to Buckingham Palace), which were still called the the royal mews. The word came to be appolied to any accommodation for horses, carriages and associated workers and equipment. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the growth of London saw houses for the rich increasingly backing on to terraces of stables and coach houses on the ground floor, with servants'accommodation above. These were '''Mews'''; similar developments nowadays have kept the name, of not the horses; "Group of small terrace-houses, set close together in a court or cul-de-sac, not on a main street-frontage", ([[Curl, 2006]]). |
| + | *For the spelling '''muse''' see also [[Muse]]. Some notes are appended here. | ||
| + | **The [[verb]] 'to '''muse'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> means 'to ponder', 'to reflect upon', 'to meditae over', 'to think about in an undisciplined way'. It appears to be of Common [[Romance languages|Romance]] origin, and may descend from a [[etymological root|root]] connected with ''mus'', 'face'. | ||
| + | **The [[noun]] 'a '''<nowiki></nowiki>muse'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> derives from the '''Nine Muses''' of classical mythology ([[Greek]] μοῦσα, [[Latin]] ''musa''), the tutelary goddesses of the arts. Since the [[Middle English]] period, any inspiration of a work of art can be called 'a muse', particularly a female lover. | ||
| + | **'''Muse''' has also been used for 'a bagpipe' and 'a banana' - see [[Muse]]. | ||
| + | *'''Meaux''', which has been pronounced with the final consonant both [[Voice (phonetic)|voiced]] ('-z-') and [[Voice (phonetic)|unvoiced]] '-s-' is a small village on the river Hull, some 5 or 6 miles north of the city of Kjngston upon Hull. | ||
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Revision as of 20:37, 23 November 2020
The verb 'to muse', the noun 'a muse' and the noun '[a] Mews form one of the sets of homophones listed by the then Poet Laureate Robert Bridges.
(For more, see Bridges homophones). AWE has a category listing our articles on each of these.
To these may be added his separate set of homophones of the singular homographs mew, while AWE will also include the pronunciation of the local place-name Meaux. The pronunciation is as native English-speakers might expect from mews and muse.IPA: /ˈmjuz/.
- Three noun [[homograph]s, all it may be conjectured with an onomatopoeiic origin, exist:
- The most everyday mew (from a Common Germanic root) is the noise made by a cat. This has the related verb
- Formerly (and still in Scotland) mew (also from a (different) Common Germanic root) was a common name for a [sea]gull "(later esp[ecially]) the common gull, Larus canus, or the herring gull, L. argentatus" (OED 2020). Seamew is still used occasionally to mean the common gull, Larus canus.
- The third mew, archaically, meant, of a bird, 'to moult', 'periodically to shed feathers before regrowing them'. The origin is the Old French muer, with the same meaning. This difficult time for falconers led to construction of cages or other quarters for moulting hawks, which was extended, usually inthe plural form Mews, to all buildings used to house hawks. The royal mews at Charing Cross in London were replaced by royal stables and coach-houses (now moved to Buckingham Palace), which were still called the the royal mews. The word came to be appolied to any accommodation for horses, carriages and associated workers and equipment. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the growth of London saw houses for the rich increasingly backing on to terraces of stables and coach houses on the ground floor, with servants'accommodation above. These were Mews; similar developments nowadays have kept the name, of not the horses; "Group of small terrace-houses, set close together in a court or cul-de-sac, not on a main street-frontage", (Curl, 2006).
- For the spelling muse see also Muse. Some notes are appended here.
- The verb 'to muse' means 'to ponder', 'to reflect upon', 'to meditae over', 'to think about in an undisciplined way'. It appears to be of Common Romance origin, and may descend from a root connected with mus, 'face'.
- The noun 'a muse' derives from the Nine Muses of classical mythology (Greek μοῦσα, Latin musa), the tutelary goddesses of the arts. Since the Middle English period, any inspiration of a work of art can be called 'a muse', particularly a female lover.
- Muse has also been used for 'a bagpipe' and 'a banana' - see Muse.
- Meaux, which has been pronounced with the final consonant both voiced ('-z-') and unvoiced '-s-' is a small village on the river Hull, some 5 or 6 miles north of the city of Kjngston upon Hull.
