brymstonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Inherited from 古期英語 brynstān; equivalent to and often remodelled on brende (past participle of brennen) +‎ ston.

Forms with /m/ are either due to dissimilation or the influence of brym (“fierce”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈbrimˌstɔ̝ːn/, /ˈbrinˌstɔ̝ːn/, /ˈbru-/

名詞

brymston (plural brymstones)

1. sulphur, brimstone
2. (Christianity) The burning sulphur of Hell.

派生した語

• English: brimstone
• Middle Scots: brinstane
  • Scots: brunstane
• → Middle Welsh: brwnstan
  • Welsh: brwmstan

参照

• “brim-stōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 April 2018.
• “brimstone, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.