nobleyeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

nobleye (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Nobleness of state or behaviour; splendour, magnificence. [14th–17th c.]

語源

From a combination of three different Anglo-Norman forms: noblei m, nobleie f, and noblee. First attested in c. 1300.

発音

• IPA: /ˌnɔːbˈlæi̯(ə)/, /ˈnɔːblæi̯(ə)/
• IPA: /ˌnɔːbˈleː/, /ˈnɔːbleː/ (from noblee)

名詞

nobleye (uncountable)

1. Nobility (noble birth or rank)
   • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The [Clerkys] Tale [of Oxenford]”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published [c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 185, verso, lines 771–774:

     That ye so longe of youre benygnytee
     han holden me in honour and nobleye
     Where as I was noght worthy for to be
     That thonke I god and yow to whom I preye
     fforyelde it yow ther is namoore to seye

     That you, of your benignity, for so long
     have held me here in honour and nobility—
     me, who was never worthy to be treated so—
     I thank god and you for, and I pray to him
     to repay you. There is no more to say.

   1. (collectively) The nobility of a realm.
      • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Nonne”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published [c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 171, verso, line 449:

        youre Prynces erren as youre nobleye dooth

        your princes err, just as your nobility does

   2. As a term of address for a noble or ruler; highness.
2. Magnificence, dominion, power:
   1. Fame, renown; high esteem.
      • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:

        So thes foure knyghtes had the pryce, and there was grete joy and grete nobelay in all the courte.

   2. Splendour, grandeur; magnificent luxury.
      • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Squiers Tale”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published [c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 129, verso, lines 76–79:

        And so bifel þ after the thridde cours
        Whil þ this kyng sit thus in his nobleye
        Herknynge his mynstrals hir thynges pleye
        Biforn hym at the bord deliciously

        And so it came to pass that after the third course
        While this king sat in grandeur
        Hearing his mistrals play their instruments
        at the dinner table luxuriously

3. Worthiness, greatness; the state of being excellent:
   1. Nobleness, highmindedness; exemplary conduct.
   2. Bravery, courage, valour.

参照

• “nōblei(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “nobleye, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.