English Dictionary

murrain

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmʌɹɪn/

名詞

古語 可算名詞 不可算名詞 歴史的

(archaic) Plague, infectious disease, pestilence. / (archaic) Curse. / (veterinary medicine, chiefly historical) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle such as anthrax.

日本語の意味

（古語）疫病、伝染病、大疫病 / （古語）呪い / （獣医学用語、主に歴史的）牛などの家畜に発生する重篤な感染症（例：炭疽病など）

The farmers feared a murrain would sweep through the herds before winter.

農家は冬が来る前に家畜の間に疫病が蔓延するのを恐れた。

意味（1）

(archaic) Plague, infectious disease, pestilence.

For heauen it selfe shall their successe enuy, / And them with plagues and murrins pestilent / Consume, till all their warlike puissaunce be spent.

意味（2）

(archaic) Curse.

Nurse. Let him take what he gets, an' a murrain to him! he had no business to bring her here to torment us all, after the dear lady we have lost.

意味（3）

(veterinary medicine, chiefly historical) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle such as anthrax.

murrains （ plural ）