单词 | on length |
释义 | > as lemmason length a. At length, finally. Obsolete. ΚΠ c893 tr. Orosius Hist. iii. xi. §3 On lengðe mid him he begeat ealle þa eastlond. c1220 Bestiary 552 Wo so listneð deueles lore, on lengðe it sal him rewen sore. b. To a distance, away. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > at or to a distance ferrenc888 farc900 longOE afarc1300 yond13.. on length1340 alonga1382 adreigha1393 on dreicha1400 afar offc1400 far-aboutc1450 alengtha1500 distantlya1500 remote1589 remotely1609 yferrea1643 out of his (her, its, etc.) way1650 adistance1807 away1818 way1833 way1833 way off1836 way out1840 1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 7946 Þe lyght of þe son..May fleghe fra þe est tylle þe west on lenthe. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1231 My lorde & his ledeȝ ar on lenþe faren. a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 188 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 304 Fro stryf and bate draw þe on lengþe. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 8179 Tristly may Troiell tote ouer the walle, And loke vpon lenght, er his loue come. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13561 Fowle folowet the hert, Thurgh the londes on lenght. c. To the full extent of the body. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [adverb] on lengthc1440 at (one's) full length1607 c1440 York Myst. xxxvi. 379 Laie hym on lenthe on þis lande. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccl She streyght her on length and rested a whyle. < as lemmas |
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