单词 | forelay |
释义 | forelayv. 1. a. transitive. To lie in wait for, waylay. Obsolete exc. dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for keepc1000 waitc1200 aspya1250 awaita1250 wait onc1390 to wait on ——1390 forestall1413 belay1470 to lay fora1513 waylay1513 forelay1548 ambush1555 counterwait1562 to lie for1611 set1670 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV Introd. f. viv He was forelayed and taken. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 667 For feare (quoth he) that I be forlaied by the way, and rifled by him. 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite i, in Fables 19 An ambush'd Thief forelays a Traveller. 1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. Fore-lay, to waylay. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > haunt with hostile intent > lie in ambush near seta1400 forelay1565 1565 A. Golding tr. Caesar Martiall Exploytes in Gallia iii. f. 80v Hys enemys might..forlay the wayes. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. lii. 274/1 His associate had forelaid the Countrey, and hemmed him about. 1683 Britanniæ Speculum 106 They had forelaid the Passages by land. c. figurative. To lay obstacles in the way of; to plot or take action against; to embarrass, frustrate, hinder, interfere with. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > by interference mareOE disturbc1386 annoyc1405 interrupta1420 ail1499 blent1530 forelay1571 intervene1588 intervent1600 interpose1615 disrupt1817 derange1848 to put a crimp in (also into, on)1889 crab1899 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (v. 11) The Lord..forlayeth their craftynesse. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion iv. 58 Then Ebwith, and with her slides Srowy; which forelay Her progresse. 1626 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VIII. O.T. xx. 200 How cunningly doth he fore-lay their confidence. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 561 With chosen Foot his Passage to forelay; And place an Ambush in the winding way. 1832 J. Bree St. Herbert's Isle ii. v She would her own sweet peace forelay. 2. To lay down or plan beforehand; to pre-arrange; with both material and immaterial objs. Obsolete exc. dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plan [verb (transitive)] forethinkc897 bethinka1225 compass1297 contrivec1330 ordain1340 conjectc1380 imaginec1380 cast1382 ordaina1387 advisec1400 forecast1413 imagec1450 ordainc1450 project1477 foreminda1535 invent1539 aimc1540 practise1550 plat1556 trive1573 meditate1582 patterna1586 plot1589 platform1592 design1594 chew1600 forelay1605 to map out1618 to cut out1619 agitate1629 laya1631 plod1631 cut1645 calculate1654 concert1702 to scheme out1716 plan1718 model1725 to rough out1738 to lay out1741 plan1755 prethink1760 shape1823 programme1834 pre-plan1847 encompass1882 target1948 1605 S. Daniel Trag. Philotas iii. iii. sig. D5 Enuy will most cunningly forelay The ambush of their ruine. a1619 F. Davison Poet. Rapsody (1826) II. 361 Privy snares my foes fore-lay. 1643 J. Angier Lancashires Valley of Achor 1 The wise God..forelaid a double-foundation, of sin in the enemy, and humiliation in his people. a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) XI. 252 An excellent artificer, who in all his works of art, has forelaid in his mind a perfect model of his intended fabrick. 1815 ‘J. Mathers’ Hist. Mr. John Decastro & Brother Bat I. 52 Thus the ground was forelaid for great rejoicing. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Derivatives ˈforelaid adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > [adjective] > planned compassedc1430 contrivedc1450 imagined1509 castc1540 devised1552 plotted1592 projected1630 brewed1637 forelaid1640 laid1697 calculated1723 planned1728 unspontaneous1791 programmed1845 tactical1876 drafted1877 programmatical1890 programmatic1899 1640 Ld. J. Digby Speech in Comm. 9 Nov. 8 I levell at no man with a forelayd designe. 1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) i. §16 The constituted and fore-laid principles of his Art. View more context for this quotation foreˈlaying n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > hostile lying in wait awaitingc1380 awaita1387 gatea1400 awatch1519 wait1533 forelaying1600 waylaying1611 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. (1609) v. xxviii. 199 There was no feare of ambushments and forelayings. 1815 ‘J. Mathers’ Hist. Mr. John Decastro & Brother Bat I. 259 Thus far by way of..forelaying of the ground. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.1548 |
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