haemony

English

Etymology

Coined by John Milton for the play Comus around 1634 (see quotation below). Various scholars suggest that the word comes from a classical source such as Latin Haemonia (“Thessaly”, a place associated with magic),[1] Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”), or Ancient Greek αἵμων (haímōn, “skillful”).[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhiːməni/

Noun

haemony (uncountable)

(rare) A magical plant mentioned by John Milton, said to be good against enchantments.
- 1637, John Milton, A Mask presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634, lines 638-641:
  He called it Hæmony, and gave it me,
  And bad me keep it as of sovran use
  ’Gainst all inchantments, mildew, blast, or damp,
  Or ghastly furies apparition.
- 1809, Henry John Todd, The Poetical Works of John Milton, page 342:
  It is not agreed whether Milton’s Hæmony is a real or poetical plant.
- 1970, Sacvan Bercovitch, “Milton's ‘Haemony’: Knowledge and Belief”, in Huntington Library Quarterly, page 351:
  In a recent study of Thyris' magical herb in Comus, John M. Steadman concludes that “haemony means knowledge” from Greek haimon “skillful.”
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:haemony.

References

Hæmony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

Mahoney

[1] Hæmony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[2] Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

单词	haemony
释义	haemony English Etymology Coined by John Milton for the play Comus around 1634 (see quotation below). Various scholars suggest that the word comes from a classical source such as Latin Haemonia (“Thessaly”, a place associated with magic),[1] Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”), or Ancient Greek αἵμων (haímōn, “skillful”).[2] Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈhiːməni/ Noun haemony (uncountable) (rare) A magical plant mentioned by John Milton, said to be good against enchantments. 1637, John Milton, A Mask presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634, lines 638-641: He called it Hæmony, and gave it me, And bad me keep it as of sovran use ’Gainst all inchantments, mildew, blast, or damp, Or ghastly furies apparition. 1809, Henry John Todd, The Poetical Works of John Milton, page 342: It is not agreed whether Milton’s Hæmony is a real or poetical plant. 1970, Sacvan Bercovitch, “Milton's ‘Haemony’: Knowledge and Belief”, in Huntington Library Quarterly, page 351: In a recent study of Thyris' magical herb in Comus, John M. Steadman concludes that “haemony means knowledge” from Greek haimon “skillful.” For more quotations using this term, see Citations:haemony. References Hæmony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913 Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933. Anagrams Mahoney
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