† oldlyadj.

Forms: see old adj. and -ly suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old adj., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < old adj. + -ly suffix¹. Probably independently formed in each sense. With sense 2 compare Middle Dutch oudelijc, oltlijk (Dutch ouwelijk), Old High German altlīh (Middle High German altlīch, eltlīch, German ältlich).

Obsolete. rare.

1. Old, mature; ancient.

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the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [adjective]

oldlyOE

rankOE

ripedOE

thowenc1200

waxena1325

ripea1393

thrivena1400

provect1531

big1552

mellowed1575

adulted1645

full agea1658

adult1742

ripeful?1836

unyouthful1859

untender1879

maturish1885

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.)

oldeOE

winteredeOE

oldlyOE

over-oldOE

eldernc1175

at-oldc1200

stricken on, in age, in eldec1380

oldlya1382

(well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386

ancientc1400

aged1420

well-agedc1450

ripec1480

passing oldc1485

(well) shot in years1530

old aged1535

agey1547

Ogygian1567

strucken1576

oldish1580

stricken in yearsa1586

declined1591

far1591

struck1597

Nestorian1605

overripe1605

elderly1611

eld1619

antiquated1631

enaged1631

thorough-old1639

emerita1643

grandevous1647

magnaevous1727

badgerly1753

(as) old as the hills1819

olden days1823

crusted1833

long in the tooth1841

oldened1854

mature1867

over the hill1950

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > and worthy of respect

oldlyOE

veterate1565

venerable1610

age-honoured?a1616

time-honoured1821

OE Wulfstan tr. Amalarius De Regula Canonicorum cxlv. 192 Æaldlice lahgewritu & eac godspellice bebodu us lærað & myngiað þæt we eallum mode & eallum mægene ærest God lufian & wurðian.

OE Ælfric Gram. (St. John's Oxf.) 54 Senilis, ealdlic.

OE Ælfric Homily (Hatton 114) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1968) II. 737 Iunglic on gearum, and aldlic on geleafan.

2. Somewhat old, oldish.

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the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.)

oldeOE

winteredeOE

oldlyOE

over-oldOE

eldernc1175

at-oldc1200

stricken on, in age, in eldec1380

oldlya1382

(well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386

ancientc1400

aged1420

well-agedc1450

ripec1480

passing oldc1485

(well) shot in years1530

old aged1535

agey1547

Ogygian1567

strucken1576

oldish1580

stricken in yearsa1586

declined1591

far1591

struck1597

Nestorian1605

overripe1605

elderly1611

eld1619

antiquated1631

enaged1631

thorough-old1639

emerita1643

grandevous1647

magnaevous1727

badgerly1753

(as) old as the hills1819

olden days1823

crusted1833

long in the tooth1841

oldened1854

mature1867

over the hill1950

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Job xli. 23 He shal eymen þe se as an oldli man [L. quasi senescentem].

a1500 (?a1390) J. Mirk Festial (Gough) (1905) 148 (MED) Þer come by hom an oldely man wyth glad chere and semely of person.

1533 J. Heywood Play of Wether sig. Ciiii^v I thynke hym wyse ynough for he loketh oldely.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

oldlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈəʊldli/, U.S.

/ˈoʊ(ld)li/

Forms: see old adj. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < old adj. + -ly suffix².

a. In the manner of or like an old person.

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the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adverb]

oldlyc1175

on old toesa1400

agedly1538

upa1822

decrepitly1848

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1229 Oxe ganngeþþ haȝheliȝ & aldelike lateþþ.

a1500 (?c1450) Bone Florence (1976) 248 He coghyth and oldely grones.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 72 Fluds mightye be rowling From the chyn oldlye riueld.

a1873 J. S. Le Fanu Doggerel in Dormant Window in Poems (1896) 150 Old people prating oldly, And children's voices clear.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. ii. [Nestor] 33 He raised his forefinger and beat the air oldly before his voice spoke.

1960 ‘A. Burgess’ Doctor is Sick 244 He chuckled oldly.

1998 Sunday Mail (Electronic ed.) 18 Jan. Three cheers for astronaut John Glenn, preparing to oldly go back into space at age 76.

†b. In an old-fashioned manner. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adverb]

oldly1562

venerablyc1610

inveterately1645

patriarchally1835

anciently1870

archaically1883

archaistically1891

1562 J. Heywood Sixt Hundred Epigrammes xcvii, in Wks. sig. Ddiv^v Talke or walke oldly or newly: Talke and walke plainly and trewly.

2. Long ago; for a long time. Now rare.

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the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > long ago

yorec900

for longOE

langer1303

long agoc1350

far1362

for yorea1375

of yore ago(ne)a1375

long time1376

of olda1393

anciently1502

langsyne?a1513

oldlya1513

in old season1582

old1609

antiquely1652

then-a-days1688

(the) year one1754

way back1870

in yore1876

way back when1921

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. Prol. f. i This so oldly foundyd Is so surely groundyd That no man maye confounde it.

1529 T. Wolsey in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 13 With the ampliacion of the fee, above that wych ys oldely accustomyd, to the summe of xl^li.

1827 G. Darley Sylvia ii. i. 32 There's not a snugger cot than this. One side leans oldly 'gainst the hill, And t' other props a crony mill.

1910 W. de la Mare Three Mulla-mulgars xviii. 241 ‘On his woman-hand stood no fourth finger.’ ‘Was the little woman-finger newly gone, or oldly gone?’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oldly
释义	† oldlyadj. Forms: see old adj. and -ly suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old adj., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < old adj. + -ly suffix¹. Probably independently formed in each sense. With sense 2 compare Middle Dutch oudelijc, oltlijk (Dutch ouwelijk), Old High German altlīh (Middle High German altlīch, eltlīch, German ältlich). Obsolete. rare. 1. Old, mature; ancient. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [adjective] oldlyOE rankOE ripedOE thowenc1200 waxena1325 ripea1393 thrivena1400 provect1531 big1552 mellowed1575 adulted1645 full agea1658 adult1742 ripeful?1836 unyouthful1859 untender1879 maturish1885 the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.) oldeOE winteredeOE oldlyOE over-oldOE eldernc1175 at-oldc1200 stricken on, in age, in eldec1380 oldlya1382 (well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386 ancientc1400 aged1420 well-agedc1450 ripec1480 passing oldc1485 (well) shot in years1530 old aged1535 agey1547 Ogygian1567 strucken1576 oldish1580 stricken in yearsa1586 declined1591 far1591 struck1597 Nestorian1605 overripe1605 elderly1611 eld1619 antiquated1631 enaged1631 thorough-old1639 emerita1643 grandevous1647 magnaevous1727 badgerly1753 (as) old as the hills1819 olden days1823 crusted1833 long in the tooth1841 oldened1854 mature1867 over the hill1950 the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > and worthy of respect oldlyOE veterate1565 venerable1610 age-honoured?a1616 time-honoured1821 OE Wulfstan tr. Amalarius De Regula Canonicorum cxlv. 192 Æaldlice lahgewritu & eac godspellice bebodu us lærað & myngiað þæt we eallum mode & eallum mægene ærest God lufian & wurðian. OE Ælfric Gram. (St. John's Oxf.) 54 Senilis, ealdlic. OE Ælfric Homily (Hatton 114) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1968) II. 737 Iunglic on gearum, and aldlic on geleafan. 2. Somewhat old, oldish. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.) oldeOE winteredeOE oldlyOE over-oldOE eldernc1175 at-oldc1200 stricken on, in age, in eldec1380 oldlya1382 (well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386 ancientc1400 aged1420 well-agedc1450 ripec1480 passing oldc1485 (well) shot in years1530 old aged1535 agey1547 Ogygian1567 strucken1576 oldish1580 stricken in yearsa1586 declined1591 far1591 struck1597 Nestorian1605 overripe1605 elderly1611 eld1619 antiquated1631 enaged1631 thorough-old1639 emerita1643 grandevous1647 magnaevous1727 badgerly1753 (as) old as the hills1819 olden days1823 crusted1833 long in the tooth1841 oldened1854 mature1867 over the hill1950 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Job xli. 23 He shal eymen þe se as an oldli man [L. quasi senescentem]. a1500 (?a1390) J. Mirk Festial (Gough) (1905) 148 (MED) Þer come by hom an oldely man wyth glad chere and semely of person. 1533 J. Heywood Play of Wether sig. Ciiii^v I thynke hym wyse ynough for he loketh oldely. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019). oldlyadv. Brit. /ˈəʊldli/, U.S. /ˈoʊ(ld)li/ Forms: see old adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < old adj. + -ly suffix². 1. a. In the manner of or like an old person. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adverb] oldlyc1175 on old toesa1400 agedly1538 upa1822 decrepitly1848 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1229 Oxe ganngeþþ haȝheliȝ & aldelike lateþþ. a1500 (?c1450) Bone Florence (1976) 248 He coghyth and oldely grones. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 72 Fluds mightye be rowling From the chyn oldlye riueld. a1873 J. S. Le Fanu Doggerel in Dormant Window in Poems (1896) 150 Old people prating oldly, And children's voices clear. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. ii. [Nestor] 33 He raised his forefinger and beat the air oldly before his voice spoke. 1960 ‘A. Burgess’ Doctor is Sick 244 He chuckled oldly. 1998 Sunday Mail (Electronic ed.) 18 Jan. Three cheers for astronaut John Glenn, preparing to oldly go back into space at age 76. †b. In an old-fashioned manner. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adverb] oldly1562 venerablyc1610 inveterately1645 patriarchally1835 anciently1870 archaically1883 archaistically1891 1562 J. Heywood Sixt Hundred Epigrammes xcvii, in Wks. sig. Ddiv^v Talke or walke oldly or newly: Talke and walke plainly and trewly. 2. Long ago; for a long time. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > long ago yorec900 for longOE langer1303 long agoc1350 far1362 for yorea1375 of yore ago(ne)a1375 long time1376 of olda1393 anciently1502 langsyne?a1513 oldlya1513 in old season1582 old1609 antiquely1652 then-a-days1688 (the) year one1754 way back1870 in yore1876 way back when1921 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. Prol. f. i This so oldly foundyd Is so surely groundyd That no man maye confounde it. 1529 T. Wolsey in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 13 With the ampliacion of the fee, above that wych ys oldely accustomyd, to the summe of xl^li. 1827 G. Darley Sylvia ii. i. 32 There's not a snugger cot than this. One side leans oldly 'gainst the hill, And t' other props a crony mill. 1910 W. de la Mare Three Mulla-mulgars xviii. 241 ‘On his woman-hand stood no fourth finger.’ ‘Was the little woman-finger newly gone, or oldly gone?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OEadv.c1175
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