单词 | ofold |
释义 | † ofoldadj.adv. Obsolete. A. adj. Simple, straightforward; single, indivisible, united. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > [adjective] oneeOE oneOE ofolda1200 lepia1300 singlerc1374 single1538 simple1600 simplar1610 individual1726 yaea1771 unal1883 a1200 (?OE) MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 187 Ofeald oðer twifeald is ilch man. c1390 in F. J. Furnivall Minor Poems Vernon MS (1901) ii. 492 (MED) Now knowe I wel þat hit mai be Þat O-fold god Is in þre. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) 25024 (MED) ‘Anelepi’ qui es he cald and knaun Bot for he es o fald [a1400 Vesp. anfald], his fader aun? ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. 11608 Alle þei said, with tong o fold, þat schent he suld be. c1450 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 441 (MED) Sengle thing ne is nat preysed, Nor oo folde is of noo renovne. B. adv. Of only one kind, in only one way; to an equal degree, reciprocally; on a one-for-one basis. ΚΠ c1390 Talkyng of Love of God (Vernon) (1950) 64 (MED) What schal I nou don þat I nam but o fold; and Iholden to þe al my self þre fold, muche more vche fold þen herte may þenken. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 197 Þou woldyst restore hym o-fold, þat is, euen in-as-myche as þou dedyst him harm! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.adv.a1200 |
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