land of cockaigne
1Cockaigne — For other uses, see Cockayne (disambiguation). Pieter Bruegel the Elder s Luilekkerland ( The Land of Cockaigne ), 1567. Oil on panel. (Alte Pinakothek, Munich) Cockaigne or Cockayne ( …
2Cockaigne — /ko kayn /, n. a fabled land of luxury and idleness. Also, Cockayne. [1250 1300; ME cokaygn(e) < MF (paide) cocaigne (land of) Cockaigne, idler s paradise < MLG kokenje, equiv. to koken (see COOKIE) + je dim. suffix] * * * ▪ imaginary country… …
3Cockaigne — Cock•aigne or Cockayne [[t]kɒˈkeɪn[/t]] n. a fabled land of luxury and idleness • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME cokaygn(e) < MF (paide) cocaigne (land of) Cockaigne, idler s paradise …
4Land of Cockaygne, The — (ca. 1275–1300) The Land of Cockaygne is a MIDDLE ENGLISH poem in 190 lines of rough octosyllabic (eight syllable) lines, probably written in Ireland in the late 13th century. The poem is a parody of the idea of the earthly paradise, and also… …
5Cockaigne — [käk ān′] n. [ME cokaygne < OFr ( pais de) cocaigne, (land of) sugar cake < MLowG kokenje, sugar cake, cookie < koke, cake; akin to CAKE, Ger kuchen] Medieval Legend an imaginary land of luxurious and idle living …
6Land of Cockaygne — (Cockaigne) (Cockayne) Das Land von Cockaygne ist ein dem Schlaraffenland vergleichbares Phantasieland. Gleichzeitig ist es ein nur in einem Exemplar überliefertes anglo irisches Poem in Mittellatein und altenglisch von einem unbekannten… …
7Cockaigne — noun /kɒˈkeɪn/ A land in medieval myth, a land of plenty, a land of luxury and idleness …
8Cockaigne — noun Etymology: Middle English cokaygne, from Middle French (pais de) cocaigne land of plenty Date: 13th century an imaginary land of great luxury and ease …
9Cockaigne — /kɒˈkeɪn/ (say ko kayn) noun Medieval Legend a land of idleness and luxury. Also, Cockayne. {Old French cocaigne, from Middle Low German kōkenje small cake (of which the houses in this land are made) …
10COCKAIGNE — an imaginary land of idleness and luxury, from a satirical poem of that name (coquina, a kitchen), where the monks live in an abbey built of pasties, the rivers run with wine, and the geese fly through the air ready roasted. The name has been… …
