grán.

Brit.

/ɡrɔː/, U.S.

/ɡrɔ/,

/ɡrɑ/, Irish English

/ɡrɒː/

Forms: 1800s gra', 1800s– gra, 1800s– gradh, 1800s– gragh (rare and nonstandard), 1800s– grah (now rare), 1800s– grá, 1800s– grádh, 1900s gráh, 1900s– graw.

Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish grá.

Etymology: < Irish grá, †grádh love (Early Irish grád), further etymology unknown.With use as a term of endearment compare the Irish vocative a ghrá , †a ghrádh (see agra n.).

Irish English.

†1. As a term of endearment: ‘my love’; ‘dear’. Cf. agra n. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1707 G. Farquhar Beaux Stratagem iv. 46 I am your Priest, Gra; and your Conscience is under my Hands.

1757 T. Smollett Reprisal ii. x. 42 And now I'll go and put the young lady below water, where she may laugh in her own sleeve, gra.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 55 Now, I believe you are my friend sure enough, gra.

1838 S. C. Hall Light & Shadows Irish Life II. 69 ‘Bonneen gra,’ she continued, addressing the animal, ‘Bonneen gra, how's every bit o' ye? Bonneen was a heart's joy, a cushla!’

2. A feeling of affection or love; a fondness or liking for someone or something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [noun]

loveeOE

well-likinglOE

favoura1340

liking1340

greea1400

study?c1400

benevolence1423

lustc1430

carec1540

goût1586

like1589

infection1600

predilection1626

notion1789

grá1833

shindy1855

hard-on1949

the mind > emotion > love > affection > [noun]

lovingeOE

cherte?c1225

amoura1300

dearnessc1320

affectionc1384

homelinessc1384

kindnessc1390

affect1440

gleimc1449

regard?1533

infection1600

affectation1607

fonding1640

endearedness1654

charities1667

endearment1709

affectuosity1730

affectionateness1751

fondliness1821

grá1833

aroha1846

1833 Paddy Kelly's Budget 25 Sept. 277/1 Pat was about to gratify his gra for the dhrop, as well as consulting his personal safety by entering the public-house.

1841 Freemans Jrnl. 11 Aug. 3 Still I have such a gra for the good colleen..that I would lend her a few pounds to-morrow if she wanted it.

1934 P. Lynch Turf-cutter's Donkey (1988) xiv. 112 Don't cry, allanna! I've a wee bit of a gra for yerself, so tell me what mischief this Seamus is up to and I'll see about it!

1981 Irish Times 29 May 12/6 I've no gra for satire at all.

2014 Ireland's Eye Mar. 22/1 It was not something this young lad wanted to do, but as time went on he developed a grá for it and went on to win numerous dancing championships.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	grá
释义	grán. Brit. /ɡrɔː/, U.S. /ɡrɔ/, /ɡrɑ/, Irish English /ɡrɒː/ Forms: 1800s gra', 1800s– gra, 1800s– gradh, 1800s– gragh (rare and nonstandard), 1800s– grah (now rare), 1800s– grá, 1800s– grádh, 1900s gráh, 1900s– graw. Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish grá. Etymology: < Irish grá, †grádh love (Early Irish grád), further etymology unknown.With use as a term of endearment compare the Irish vocative a ghrá , †a ghrádh (see agra n.). Irish English. †1. As a term of endearment: ‘my love’; ‘dear’. Cf. agra n. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1707 G. Farquhar Beaux Stratagem iv. 46 I am your Priest, Gra; and your Conscience is under my Hands. 1757 T. Smollett Reprisal ii. x. 42 And now I'll go and put the young lady below water, where she may laugh in her own sleeve, gra. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 55 Now, I believe you are my friend sure enough, gra. 1838 S. C. Hall Light & Shadows Irish Life II. 69 ‘Bonneen gra,’ she continued, addressing the animal, ‘Bonneen gra, how's every bit o' ye? Bonneen was a heart's joy, a cushla!’ 2. A feeling of affection or love; a fondness or liking for someone or something. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [noun] loveeOE well-likinglOE favoura1340 liking1340 greea1400 study?c1400 benevolence1423 lustc1430 carec1540 goût1586 like1589 infection1600 predilection1626 notion1789 grá1833 shindy1855 hard-on1949 the mind > emotion > love > affection > [noun] lovingeOE cherte?c1225 amoura1300 dearnessc1320 affectionc1384 homelinessc1384 kindnessc1390 affect1440 gleimc1449 regard?1533 infection1600 affectation1607 fonding1640 endearedness1654 charities1667 endearment1709 affectuosity1730 affectionateness1751 fondliness1821 grá1833 aroha1846 1833 Paddy Kelly's Budget 25 Sept. 277/1 Pat was about to gratify his gra for the dhrop, as well as consulting his personal safety by entering the public-house. 1841 Freemans Jrnl. 11 Aug. 3 Still I have such a gra for the good colleen..that I would lend her a few pounds to-morrow if she wanted it. 1934 P. Lynch Turf-cutter's Donkey (1988) xiv. 112 Don't cry, allanna! I've a wee bit of a gra for yerself, so tell me what mischief this Seamus is up to and I'll see about it! 1981 Irish Times 29 May 12/6 I've no gra for satire at all. 2014 Ireland's Eye Mar. 22/1 It was not something this young lad wanted to do, but as time went on he developed a grá for it and went on to win numerous dancing championships. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1707
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