merrymaken.

Brit.

/ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɛriˌmeɪk/

Forms: see merry adj. and make v.¹; also 1800s merrimake, 1900s– mérry-make (irregular).

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: merrymake v.

Etymology: < merrymake v.

Now archaic and literary.

= merrymaking n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun]

dreamOE

man-dreamOE

gleea1200

galec1200

bauderyc1386

oliprancec1390

cheera1393

gaynessc1400

disportc1405

joyousitiea1450

festivitya1500

lakea1500

gaiety1573

merriment1574

jucundity1575

galliardise?1577

jouissance1579

merrymake1579

jolliment1590

mirth1591

jollyhead1596

spleen1598

jocantry16..

geniality1609

jovialty1621

jocundry1637

gaietry1650

sport1671

fun1726

galliardism1745

gig1777

merrymaking1779

hilarity1834

rollick1852

society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > [noun]

mirthOE

joyc1275

jollitya1300

joy-makingc1330

good fellowship?c1430

wine and womena1450

junketing1555

merrymake1579

gaiety1612

jovialty1621

joviality1626

mirth-making1638

jovialness1658

jollitry?c1685

goodfellowhood1716

merrymaking1779

conviviality1791

jollification1818

making-merry1823

carnivalizing1841

skite1869

Wein, Weib, und Gesang1885

balling1942

society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > [noun]

treschec1290

laetificationc1485

gossiping1557

special occasion1574

merry-meeting1597

merrymaking1618

frolic1645

merriment1663

rush1788

convivialities1830

merrymake1833

upshot1837

ball1879

spurt1885

sing-sing1899

jolly1905

rage1980

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Nov. 9 Now nis the time of merimake.

a1586 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxxvii. 51 Gif ȝe lyk musik, mirthe, or myrrie mak.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island i. xxviii. 8 With fearlesse merrie-make, and piping.

1648 G. Daniel Eclog. in Poems (1878) II. 164 The Simple Merrie-make of older Swains Was Innocent.

1757 W. Thompson Poems Several Occasions I. 177 O may no Show'rs your Merry-makes affray!

1787 J. Thelwall Poems Var. Subj. II. 150 The virgins meant to chaunt the amorous hymn..Must now their sportive merry-makes abate.

1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife vi. xlviii The din of merry-make and boast!

1833 H. W. Longfellow Outre-Mer i. 61 I entered..into all the rural sports and merrimakes of the village.

1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile in Poems I. 6 We'll have feasts And funerals also, merrymakes and wars.

1893 K. L. Bates Eng. Relig. Drama 23 England was wonted to take her merry-makes as a gift from the hand of Religion.

1920 C. M. Doughty Mansoul v. 128 Heard is sound Of mérry-make, and tuneful shepherds pipe.

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

merrymakev.

Brit.

/ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɛriˌmeɪk/

Forms: see merry adj. and make v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make merry at merry adj. Phrases 1a.

Etymology: < to make merry at merry adj. Phrases 1a, with transposition of elements: see below. Compare slightly later merrymake n.In Middle English, and probably partly also in early modern English, examples of merry make are probably syntactically or metrically conditioned variants of the phrase to make merry, subsequently apprehended as a compound.

Now archaic and literary.

intransitive. To be festive, to celebrate.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > make merry [verb (intransitive)]

to make feast?c1225

to make merryc1330

merrymakec1395

to have a good (bad, etc.) time (of it, formerly on it)1509

to make pleasant1530

gaud1532

to play the goodfellow1563

company1591

junket1607

rage1979

c1395 G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale 1195 Sitte we doun, and lat vs myrie make.

a1425 (?a1350) Seven Sages (Galba) (1907) 3919 (MED) Þare sal þou play and meri make.

1576 G. Wapull Tyde taryeth no Man sig. Fi^v But that I can borrow twenty pound alway... While it lasteth, therewith I will merry make.

1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido v. sig. G^v But see, Achates wils him put to sea, And all the Sailers merrie make for ioy.

1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica iii. xx. 58 The neighbour Citty..is cal'd Pelage, Where Iupiter by chance did merry-make.

?1616 Shirburn Ballads (1906) 69 They did consent to meet and merye-make that daye.

1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week ii. 50 Whilom with thee 'twas Marian's dear delight To moil all day, and merry make at night.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. xii. 279 Who could be merry-making at this Time of Night, and in such a Place, and such Weather?

1855 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 12 Aug. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iii. 285 They spent the day in the gardens, and ball-room of the Hotel, dancing, and otherwise merry-making.

1859 E. FitzGerald tr. Rubáiyát Omar Khayyám xxxv. 8 I think the Vessel, that with fugitive Articulation answer'd, once did live, And merry-make.

1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby I. 220 Ye young who pawn each other's watches, and merrymake together on the proceeds.

1932 T. E. Lawrence tr. Homer Odyssey ii It is not possible for me to dine softly in your too-proud company: to be at ease and merry-make.

1952 R. Macaulay Let. 2 Jan. (1961) 243 A lot of people prefer to merry-make, and see the year in with babble and revel and wine.

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

单词	merrymake
释义	merrymaken. Brit. /ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɛriˌmeɪk/ Forms: see merry adj. and make v.¹; also 1800s merrimake, 1900s– mérry-make (irregular). Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: merrymake v. Etymology: < merrymake v. Now archaic and literary. = merrymaking n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun] dreamOE man-dreamOE gleea1200 galec1200 bauderyc1386 oliprancec1390 cheera1393 gaynessc1400 disportc1405 joyousitiea1450 festivitya1500 lakea1500 gaiety1573 merriment1574 jucundity1575 galliardise?1577 jouissance1579 merrymake1579 jolliment1590 mirth1591 jollyhead1596 spleen1598 jocantry16.. geniality1609 jovialty1621 jocundry1637 gaietry1650 sport1671 fun1726 galliardism1745 gig1777 merrymaking1779 hilarity1834 rollick1852 society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > [noun] mirthOE joyc1275 jollitya1300 joy-makingc1330 good fellowship?c1430 wine and womena1450 junketing1555 merrymake1579 gaiety1612 jovialty1621 joviality1626 mirth-making1638 jovialness1658 jollitry?c1685 goodfellowhood1716 merrymaking1779 conviviality1791 jollification1818 making-merry1823 carnivalizing1841 skite1869 Wein, Weib, und Gesang1885 balling1942 society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > [noun] treschec1290 laetificationc1485 gossiping1557 special occasion1574 merry-meeting1597 merrymaking1618 frolic1645 merriment1663 rush1788 convivialities1830 merrymake1833 upshot1837 ball1879 spurt1885 sing-sing1899 jolly1905 rage1980 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Nov. 9 Now nis the time of merimake. a1586 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxxvii. 51 Gif ȝe lyk musik, mirthe, or myrrie mak. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island i. xxviii. 8 With fearlesse merrie-make, and piping. 1648 G. Daniel Eclog. in Poems (1878) II. 164 The Simple Merrie-make of older Swains Was Innocent. 1757 W. Thompson Poems Several Occasions I. 177 O may no Show'rs your Merry-makes affray! 1787 J. Thelwall Poems Var. Subj. II. 150 The virgins meant to chaunt the amorous hymn..Must now their sportive merry-makes abate. 1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife vi. xlviii The din of merry-make and boast! 1833 H. W. Longfellow Outre-Mer i. 61 I entered..into all the rural sports and merrimakes of the village. 1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile in Poems I. 6 We'll have feasts And funerals also, merrymakes and wars. 1893 K. L. Bates Eng. Relig. Drama 23 England was wonted to take her merry-makes as a gift from the hand of Religion. 1920 C. M. Doughty Mansoul v. 128 Heard is sound Of mérry-make, and tuneful shepherds pipe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). merrymakev. Brit. /ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɛriˌmeɪk/ Forms: see merry adj. and make v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make merry at merry adj. Phrases 1a. Etymology: < to make merry at merry adj. Phrases 1a, with transposition of elements: see below. Compare slightly later merrymake n.In Middle English, and probably partly also in early modern English, examples of merry make are probably syntactically or metrically conditioned variants of the phrase to make merry, subsequently apprehended as a compound. Now archaic and literary. intransitive. To be festive, to celebrate. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > make merry [verb (intransitive)] to make feast?c1225 to make merryc1330 merrymakec1395 to have a good (bad, etc.) time (of it, formerly on it)1509 to make pleasant1530 gaud1532 to play the goodfellow1563 company1591 junket1607 rage1979 c1395 G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale 1195 Sitte we doun, and lat vs myrie make. a1425 (?a1350) Seven Sages (Galba) (1907) 3919 (MED) Þare sal þou play and meri make. 1576 G. Wapull Tyde taryeth no Man sig. Fi^v But that I can borrow twenty pound alway... While it lasteth, therewith I will merry make. 1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido v. sig. G^v But see, Achates wils him put to sea, And all the Sailers merrie make for ioy. 1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica iii. xx. 58 The neighbour Citty..is cal'd Pelage, Where Iupiter by chance did merry-make. ?1616 Shirburn Ballads (1906) 69 They did consent to meet and merye-make that daye. 1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week ii. 50 Whilom with thee 'twas Marian's dear delight To moil all day, and merry make at night. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. xii. 279 Who could be merry-making at this Time of Night, and in such a Place, and such Weather? View more context for this quotation 1855 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 12 Aug. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iii. 285 They spent the day in the gardens, and ball-room of the Hotel, dancing, and otherwise merry-making. 1859 E. FitzGerald tr. Rubáiyát Omar Khayyám xxxv. 8 I think the Vessel, that with fugitive Articulation answer'd, once did live, And merry-make. 1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby I. 220 Ye young who pawn each other's watches, and merrymake together on the proceeds. 1932 T. E. Lawrence tr. Homer Odyssey ii It is not possible for me to dine softly in your too-proud company: to be at ease and merry-make. 1952 R. Macaulay Let. 2 Jan. (1961) 243 A lot of people prefer to merry-make, and see the year in with babble and revel and wine. 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