Merry Englandn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛrɪ ˈɪŋɡlənd/, U.S.

/ˌmɛri ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lənd/

Forms: see merry adj. and England n.; also late Middle English mery Ingelonde, late Middle English mery Yngland, 1500s mery England, 1900s– Merrie Englande (pseudo-archaic).

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: merry adj., proper name England.

Etymology: < merry adj. + the name of England (see England n.).

Originally: England characterized by its pleasant landscape, etc. Later (frequently humorous or ironic): England characterized by the robust cheerfulness of its people, esp. in an imagined past golden age (often identified with Elizabethan times).The adjective originally had the sense of merry adj. 1d, but was subsequently understood as merry adj. 5a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [noun]

Merry Englanda1400

rosec1460

south1641

perfidious Albion1798

perfide Albion1840

Mother of Parliaments1865

Little England1872

Blighty1900

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) 8 (MED) [Me]n ȝernis iestis for to here..Of..[Brut]..[First conqu]erour of meri ingland.

?a1450 Siege Calais (Galba) in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1861) II. 156 The crown of mery Yngland.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 209 There oure noble knyghtes of mery Ingelonde..slew hem downe.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. x. sig. K5^v Saint George of mery England, the signe of victoree.

1613 F. Beaumont Knight of Burning Pestle iv. sig. H2 Besides, I haue a Lady of my owne In merry England.

a1680 Earl of Rochester Signior Dildo in Poems (1984) 75 You Ladyes all of Merry England.

1808 W. Scott Marmion vi. Introd. 303 England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again.

1839 G. Daniel in Bentley's Misc. 5 98 (title) Merrie England in the olden time.

1878 T. Hardy Return of Native III. vi. i. 269 The instincts of merry England lingered on here with exceptional vitality.

c1882 (title) Merrie England its kings & queens..with pictures and stories from English history.

1893 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Feb. 13/1 The old Roman custom..was transplanted to merrie England.

1912 A. Huxley Let. 16 June (1969) 43 It [sc. a monument] is made of a peculiar grey stone, which looks just like that horrible papier-mâché stone of which ruined castles are made in exhibitions of Merrie England.

1946 J. B. Priestley Bright Day x. 301 The war was over, democracy saved, and here was Merrie England.

1974 Punch 23 Oct. 654/1 Mecca had planned to build a Merrie Englande entertainment complex to rival Disneyland.

1991 D. Gamston et al. Trouble Brewing (BNC) 25 Many brewers, of course, built fine half-timbered Tudor pubs, a style which neatly conveyed the message of ‘Merrie England’.

Derivatives

Merry ˈEnglander n. an inhabitant of Merry England.

ΚΠ

1930 E. Waugh Labels 22 The Merrie-Englanders have so eloquently upheld the cause of freedom that a subdued but smouldering resentment is now one of our national characteristics.

1971 B. Inglis Poverty & Industr. Revol. iv. 197 Cobbett..was far from being a Merrie Englander, in the sense of seeing the past bathed in a romantic glow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merry england
释义	Merry Englandn. Brit. /ˌmɛrɪ ˈɪŋɡlənd/, U.S. /ˌmɛri ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lənd/ Forms: see merry adj. and England n.; also late Middle English mery Ingelonde, late Middle English mery Yngland, 1500s mery England, 1900s– Merrie Englande (pseudo-archaic). Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: merry adj., proper name England. Etymology: < merry adj. + the name of England (see England n.). Originally: England characterized by its pleasant landscape, etc. Later (frequently humorous or ironic): England characterized by the robust cheerfulness of its people, esp. in an imagined past golden age (often identified with Elizabethan times).The adjective originally had the sense of merry adj. 1d, but was subsequently understood as merry adj. 5a. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [noun] Merry Englanda1400 rosec1460 south1641 perfidious Albion1798 perfide Albion1840 Mother of Parliaments1865 Little England1872 Blighty1900 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) 8 (MED) [Me]n ȝernis iestis for to here..Of..[Brut]..[First conqu]erour of meri ingland. ?a1450 Siege Calais (Galba) in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1861) II. 156 The crown of mery Yngland. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 209 There oure noble knyghtes of mery Ingelonde..slew hem downe. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. x. sig. K5^v Saint George of mery England, the signe of victoree. 1613 F. Beaumont Knight of Burning Pestle iv. sig. H2 Besides, I haue a Lady of my owne In merry England. a1680 Earl of Rochester Signior Dildo in Poems (1984) 75 You Ladyes all of Merry England. 1808 W. Scott Marmion vi. Introd. 303 England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 1839 G. Daniel in Bentley's Misc. 5 98 (title) Merrie England in the olden time. 1878 T. Hardy Return of Native III. vi. i. 269 The instincts of merry England lingered on here with exceptional vitality. c1882 (title) Merrie England its kings & queens..with pictures and stories from English history. 1893 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Feb. 13/1 The old Roman custom..was transplanted to merrie England. 1912 A. Huxley Let. 16 June (1969) 43 It [sc. a monument] is made of a peculiar grey stone, which looks just like that horrible papier-mâché stone of which ruined castles are made in exhibitions of Merrie England. 1946 J. B. Priestley Bright Day x. 301 The war was over, democracy saved, and here was Merrie England. 1974 Punch 23 Oct. 654/1 Mecca had planned to build a Merrie Englande entertainment complex to rival Disneyland. 1991 D. Gamston et al. Trouble Brewing (BNC) 25 Many brewers, of course, built fine half-timbered Tudor pubs, a style which neatly conveyed the message of ‘Merrie England’. Derivatives Merry ˈEnglander n. an inhabitant of Merry England. ΚΠ 1930 E. Waugh Labels 22 The Merrie-Englanders have so eloquently upheld the cause of freedom that a subdued but smouldering resentment is now one of our national characteristics. 1971 B. Inglis Poverty & Industr. Revol. iv. 197 Cobbett..was far from being a Merrie Englander, in the sense of seeing the past bathed in a romantic glow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400
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