单词 | as who saith |
释义 | > as lemmasas who saith c. †as who saith: see who pron. and n. Phrases 1a. as who saith (also say) (i) Commenting on a preceding statement: that is to say, in other words, which is as much as to say that. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1300 Life & Martyrdom Thomas Becket (Harl. 2277) (1845) l. 1521 ‘Eche lond,’ he seide, ‘is contray to the stronge. As ho saith, theȝ ȝe beo in strange contray ibroȝt, If ȝe beoth strong in Godes lawe, hit ne schal ȝou grevi noȝt.’ a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 127 Pilat answeride, Þat Y have writun, I have writun; as who seiþ, þis writing shal stonde. c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 213 I haue ouercomen the worlde, als who seye: And so schulle ȝe. c1585 R. Browne Answere to Cartwright 9 Walke before me, and be thou vpright, and I will make my couenant betweene me and thee. As who say, one condition..of the couenant is our vpright and good profession. (ii) Commenting on a preceding or following word or phrase: in a manner of speaking, as it were, you might say, as they say. Obsolete.In quot. a1400: in the manner of, as you might say. ΚΠ a1325 St. Patrick (Corpus Cambr.) l. 386 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 98 Þis seli gostes..quakede and clyuerede [read chyuerede] faste in drede & pine stronge And abide as wo seiþ hore tyme hore deþ forto auonge. a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 7046 Alle þat spake of syre Troyle Was skraped a-wey, as who sey oyle. c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) lxxvii Sodaynly, as quho sais at a thoght, It opnyt. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Thomas of Woodstock xiv To bridle the prince of a realme, Is euen (as who sayeth) to striue with the streame. (iii) Commenting on a preceding action: as if to say, as though saying. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 282 (MED) In tokene of þis chaffare, þei beggen after þat þei have prechid, as who seiþ, ȝyve me þi moneie, þat Y am worþi bi my preching. c1450 (c1386) G. Chaucer Envoy to Bukton (Fairf. 16) (1879) l. 4 Whan of Criste our kyng Was axed, what ys trouthe..He nat a worde answerde to that axinge As who saith, noo man is al trew I gesse. a1500 Gesta Romanorum (Gloucester) (1971) 745 (MED) The fyrst ymage hylde ouȝt his honde vn-to me, As who say, ‘Take þis Ryng of my Ȝyf.’ 1611 W. Sclater Key (1629) 14 Papists hence inferre [that the Scriptures are] not to be permitted to lay-people, in their Mother-tongue: abusing to this purpose the saying of Christ, Mat. 7. 6. as who say all Gods people were Dogges. < as lemmas |
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