long-agon.adj.

Brit.

/ˌlɒŋəˈɡəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌlɔŋ(ɡ)əˈɡoʊ/,

/ˌlɑŋ(ɡ)əˈɡoʊ/

Forms: see long adv.¹ and ago adj. and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English long ago.

Etymology: < long ago (see ago adj. and adv.).

A. n.

1. of long ago: of the distant past; that existed or happened a long time ago.In quot. 1518: since a long time ago, for a long time.

ΚΠ

c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) l. 2241 Ȝit lestyth the venym of so longe ago That it enfectyth hym that wele be-holde The storye of Therius.]

1518 H. Watson tr. Hystorye Olyuer of Castylle l. sig. lvi^v He knewe it well of longe ago that she was to yonge for to slepe with the men.

1578 T. White Serm. Pawles Crosse 9 Dec. 1576 57 Parris is a pattern not of long ago, and Antwerp an example but of yesterday.

1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend i. 12 The shapes of joy and woe, The airy crowds of long-ago.

1930 Manitoba Free Press 11 Oct. 3/5 His small boy days of long ago in quiet England.

1963 Life 31 May 52/4 A royal look of long ago ennobles this life-size copper portrait of a Persian.

2005 G. M. Flynn Currach Race & Other Stories vi. 39 Past the corry lakes on the left where the glacier of long ago left some of its jewels.

2. Past time; (with the) the distant past. Also: (in plural) things which existed or happened a long time ago, past times.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] > time long past or long ago

fern-daysOE

yesterdayOE

antiquityc1375

ancienty1489

eldc1540

father-age1633

auld lang syne1666

(the) year one1754

ancientry1755

aforetime1803

good (also bad) old days1828

long-ago1831

eld-time1845

the year dot1857

old times1898

1831 Norwich Minstrel 53 For I look'd on each ripple that murmured by With a thought of ‘long ago’.

1838 R. M. Milnes Poems I. 103 The Long-ago.

1838 R. M. Milnes Poems I. 103 Memories..Find a dear familiar face In each hour of Long-ago.

1855 M. F. Tupper Lyrics of Heart & Mind 100 O, but in those long agoes, With their dreamy dear old places.

1861 A. A. Procter Legends & Lyrics 205 I have buried grief and sorrow In the depths of Long-ago.

1872 C. J. Lever Ld. Kilgobbin (1875) ix. 56 Desultory thoughts..with ‘long-agoes’.

1896 A. J. C. Hare Story of my Life I. Pref. 6 Time is always apt to paint the long-ago in fresh colours.

1934 N. Buckingham De Shootinest Gent'man vi. 59 These gravely smiling old gentlemen..had danced here in their own bright long agos.

2007 A. Ferguson Land of Lincoln iii. 77 The historical society was..a place of enchantment for me as a kid, as it was for anyone with a taste for the long-ago.

B. adj. (attributive).

That happened or existed a long time in the past; belonging to the distant past; long-gone, long-past.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [adjective] > long-past or old

oldOE

ancient1366

yorec1400

antique1532

of yore1598

long-ago1603

far gone1829

way back1885

1603 R. Pricket Souldiers Resol. f. 1^v The long-agoe prophetical wonder seene in heauen: Of a woman cloathed with the Sunne.

1664 F. Philipps Mistaken Recompense 34 Our long agoe old and worthy Ancestors, the stout hearted Germans.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge in Blackwood's Mag. (1882) 131 116/2 My long, long-ago theory of volition as a mode of double-touch.

1840 Coburn's Kalendar Amusem. 197 The old gentlemen, who think of the ‘long-ago’ days.

1889 Chicago Advance 24 Jan. A book, the long-ago gift of his dead mother.

1900 Pall Mall Mag. May 77 The long-ago silk gown of a long-ago lady.

1964 Boys' Life May 34/2 My long-ago springs on the Illinois prairie seem almost the best part of my life.

2007 J. Biden Promises to Keep (2008) ix. 137 It was a picture of a long-ago Saint Patrick's Day parade in downtown Scranton.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long-ago
释义	long-agon.adj. Brit. /ˌlɒŋəˈɡəʊ/, U.S. /ˌlɔŋ(ɡ)əˈɡoʊ/, /ˌlɑŋ(ɡ)əˈɡoʊ/ Forms: see long adv.¹ and ago adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English long ago. Etymology: < long ago (see ago adj. and adv.). A. n. 1. of long ago: of the distant past; that existed or happened a long time ago.In quot. 1518: since a long time ago, for a long time. ΚΠ c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) l. 2241 Ȝit lestyth the venym of so longe ago That it enfectyth hym that wele be-holde The storye of Therius.] 1518 H. Watson tr. Hystorye Olyuer of Castylle l. sig. lvi^v He knewe it well of longe ago that she was to yonge for to slepe with the men. 1578 T. White Serm. Pawles Crosse 9 Dec. 1576 57 Parris is a pattern not of long ago, and Antwerp an example but of yesterday. 1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend i. 12 The shapes of joy and woe, The airy crowds of long-ago. 1930 Manitoba Free Press 11 Oct. 3/5 His small boy days of long ago in quiet England. 1963 Life 31 May 52/4 A royal look of long ago ennobles this life-size copper portrait of a Persian. 2005 G. M. Flynn Currach Race & Other Stories vi. 39 Past the corry lakes on the left where the glacier of long ago left some of its jewels. 2. Past time; (with the) the distant past. Also: (in plural) things which existed or happened a long time ago, past times. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] > time long past or long ago fern-daysOE yesterdayOE antiquityc1375 ancienty1489 eldc1540 father-age1633 auld lang syne1666 (the) year one1754 ancientry1755 aforetime1803 good (also bad) old days1828 long-ago1831 eld-time1845 the year dot1857 old times1898 1831 Norwich Minstrel 53 For I look'd on each ripple that murmured by With a thought of ‘long ago’. 1838 R. M. Milnes Poems I. 103 The Long-ago. 1838 R. M. Milnes Poems I. 103 Memories..Find a dear familiar face In each hour of Long-ago. 1855 M. F. Tupper Lyrics of Heart & Mind 100 O, but in those long agoes, With their dreamy dear old places. 1861 A. A. Procter Legends & Lyrics 205 I have buried grief and sorrow In the depths of Long-ago. 1872 C. J. Lever Ld. Kilgobbin (1875) ix. 56 Desultory thoughts..with ‘long-agoes’. 1896 A. J. C. Hare Story of my Life I. Pref. 6 Time is always apt to paint the long-ago in fresh colours. 1934 N. Buckingham De Shootinest Gent'man vi. 59 These gravely smiling old gentlemen..had danced here in their own bright long agos. 2007 A. Ferguson Land of Lincoln iii. 77 The historical society was..a place of enchantment for me as a kid, as it was for anyone with a taste for the long-ago. B. adj. (attributive). That happened or existed a long time in the past; belonging to the distant past; long-gone, long-past. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [adjective] > long-past or old oldOE ancient1366 yorec1400 antique1532 of yore1598 long-ago1603 far gone1829 way back1885 1603 R. Pricket Souldiers Resol. f. 1^v The long-agoe prophetical wonder seene in heauen: Of a woman cloathed with the Sunne. 1664 F. Philipps Mistaken Recompense 34 Our long agoe old and worthy Ancestors, the stout hearted Germans. a1834 S. T. Coleridge in Blackwood's Mag. (1882) 131 116/2 My long, long-ago theory of volition as a mode of double-touch. 1840 Coburn's Kalendar Amusem. 197 The old gentlemen, who think of the ‘long-ago’ days. 1889 Chicago Advance 24 Jan. A book, the long-ago gift of his dead mother. 1900 Pall Mall Mag. May 77 The long-ago silk gown of a long-ago lady. 1964 Boys' Life May 34/2 My long-ago springs on the Illinois prairie seem almost the best part of my life. 2007 J. Biden Promises to Keep (2008) ix. 137 It was a picture of a long-ago Saint Patrick's Day parade in downtown Scranton. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1518
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