| 释义 |
benorth, adv. and prep.|bɪˈnɔːθ|
Also bynorth.
[OE. be northan, f. be- prep. and pref. + norþan adv. from the north; cf. beforan, behindan.]
†A. adv. To the north. Obs.
1087O.E. Chron., Se b[isceop] of Dunholme dyde to hearme þæt he mihte ofer ealle be norðan. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. II. 437 And ȝe in peice to bruik the laue benorth.
B. prep. North of. Now only Sc.
1387Trevisa Descr. Brit. (Caxton) 12 Tetbury that is thre myle bynorth Malmesbury. c1425Wyntoun Cron. viii. i. 18 Wardanys be-north þe scottis se. 1533Act 25 Hen. VIII, iv, Anie place..benorth the riuer of Humbre. 1676Row Suppl. Blair's Autobiog. x. (1848) 206 Athol and other engagers be-north Tay. 1854Blackw. Mag. LXXV. 337 Be-north the Forth. |