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nurs'd

Archaic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An archaic contraction of 'nursed', meaning to care for or raise.

Detailed Definition
The term 'nurs'd' is an archaic form of 'nursed', commonly used in poetry to evoke a sense of tenderness or care. In the context of the poem, it suggests the nurturing of a poet's thought, indicating that such thoughts may require time and care to develop fully. This usage reflects the historical poetic style that often employed contractions for rhythm and rhyme.
Example
Example in poetry:
"Was it cradled in the brain? Chain'd awhile, or nurs'd in night?" introspective; enhanced: "Was it cradled... or nurs'd in night? shadows of thought"; Coleridge opium: "Nurs'd by fantasy"; contemporary: "Nurs'd wounds heal slowly"; educational: "Nurs'd past tense in Romantic introspection."
Additional Notes
The word 'nurs'd' appears in the line questioning whether a poet's thought was nurtured during the night, highlighting the care involved in the creative process.; Found in the poem, A Poet's Thought by Barry Cornwall
Also Known As
nursed variant suckled fostered nurs'd tended
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