† sans failn.

Forms: α. Middle English saun, Middle English san, Middle English sain, saing, sawm, sawn, Middle English–1500s sam; β. Middle English sauntz, Middle English sauns, sanz, Middle English–1500s saunz, sans, Middle English saunce; Middle English–1500s faile, Middle English feil, Middle English fayle, faille, Middle English–1500s fayl, fail, Middle English fayll, faill, 1500s fale.

Etymology: < Old French sansfail(l) e : see sans n. and fail n.²

Obsolete.

1. Without fail; without doubt, doubtless; in Middle English, a common rhyming tag.

ΚΠ

α.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 8360 Go & seie hom þis Þat hii turne aȝen to me & icholle to hom saun faile [v.rr. samfayle, san fail(l)e, sawmfaile].

13.. K. Alis. 217 Of hire faired, saun faile, He hadde in hert gret mervaile.

?a1400 Arthur 439 Þe Muchelnesse of Men sainfayle Ys nat victorie in Batayle.

14.. Sir Beues 4021 (MS. M.) All oure londis Hathe the kynge arested, samffayll, Thorouȝe Brians counsell of Cornwayll.

c1475 Partenay 1592 [He] both his penon And baner sanfaill Put within the town, so making conqueste.

β. c1325 Chron. Eng. 285 in J. Ritson Anc. Eng. Metrical Romanceës (1802) II. 282 Ant Luces the emperour, sauntz fayle, He overcom in bataille.c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 2350 ‘It is now’, quaþ he, ‘sanzfaile to late þer-to to gon’.c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame (Fairf.) i. 188 And seyde he most vnto Itayle As was hys destanye sauns faille.1421–2 T. Hoccleve Dialog 461 I feele now, sanz faille, That in this cas yee can nat wel consaill.a1500 (?c1450) Merlin v. 91 Antor ansuerde, ‘This is the childe that the kynge me praide to norisshe of my wif...’ And he seide, ‘It is the same saunz-faile’.1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. vi. 61 Ȝe bene in the marchis of Libie, sans fail, Inhabeit with peple vndowtable in battail.c1530 Court of Love 117 Under the cloth of their estate, saunz faile [rhyme availe], The king and quene ther sat.

2. Misused as if = ‘sans avail’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > in vain [phrase]

in (or on) idlenessc825

in (earlier on, an) idlec1000

in idleshipa1250

in vaina1300

over tomeheda1300

(all) for noughtc1300

in waste1340

in deveyn(ec1400

to little availc1450

without availc1450

in fruster1488

to good (also great, some, little, no, etc.) purpose1525

for nothing1560

sans fail1597

for vaina1616

1597 J. S. tr. G. Boccaccio Statelie Tragedie Guistard & Sismond ii, in Cert. Worthye Manvscr. Poems C 4 b But all his excuse was euin samfayll.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

> as lemmas

sans fail

1. = failure n. 1. Obsolete except in phrase without fail; now used only to strengthen an injunction or a promise; formerly also with statements of fact, = unquestionably, certainly. †Also, in same sense, (it is) no fail (but), sans fail: without any doubt, for certain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > dereliction of duty > [noun]

defaulta1250

fail1297

declining1526

defection1532

declination1533

defect1540

delinquishment1593

declension1597

secession1601

delinquency1606

delinquence1613

deliquity1682

dereliction1778

derelictness1888

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > failure in duty

fail1297

defaultc1330

defaultinga1475

delinquishment1593

delinquency1606

delinquence1613

deliquity1682

dereliction1778

derelictness1888

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase]

to iwissea1000

mid iwissea1000

in wisc1000

to wis(se)c1000

without(en (any) weenc1175

sans fail1297

thereof no strife1297

but werea1300

forouten werea1300

out of werea1300

without werea1300

without deceit1303

for certainc1320

it is to wittingc1320

withouten carec1320

without nayc1330

without noc1330

without (but out of) dread1340

no doubtc1380

without distancec1390

no fresea1400

out of doubta1400

without doubta1400

for, (in, at obs.), of, to (a) certaintyc1400

withouten stance14..

hazel woods shakea1413

of, on, in warrantisec1440

sure enough?1440

without question?1440

wythout diswerec1440

without any dispayrec1470

for (also of) a surety?a1475

in (also for) surenessa1475

of certainc1485

without any (also all) naya1500

out of question?1526

past question?1526

for sure1534

what else1540

beyond (also out of, past, without) (all) peradventure1542

to be a bidden by1549

out of (also without) all cry1565

with a witness1579

upon my word1591

no question1594

out of all suspicion1600

for a certain1608

without scruple1612

to be sure1615

that's pos1710

in course1722

beyond (all) question1817

(and) no mistake1818

no two ways about it (also that)1818

of course1823

bien entendu1844

yessiree1846

you bet you1857

make no mistake1876

acourse1883

sans doute1890

how are you?1918

you bet your bippy1968

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > [adverb]

(it is) no fail (but)1297

alsaufc1300

without lackc1300

without (any) faultc1325

sickerly1340

without lipsea1380

surelyc1380

for, without (any) failinga1382

sure?a1475

securely1597

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 245 Þer wyþoute fayle, At Eccestre strong enou hii smyte an batayle.

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1725) 245 In luf & pes sanz faile went Edward.

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Dido. 1092 Comaunded hire massangerys for to go The same day with outyn any fayle.

c1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1544) viii. xvii. 188 b In Europe stant Thrace..it is no fayle.

1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke i. xvi. 29 a It is no fayle but it [the knowledge of medecines] was perceyued, by what thinges were wholsome, & what unwholsome.

?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter l. 145 I wil (no fayle) deliuer thee.

1611 Bible (King James) Josh. iii. 10 The liuing God..will without faile driue out from before you the Canaanites.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. i. 27 Dangers, by his Highnesse faile of Issue, May drop vpon his Kingdome.

1656 T. Burton Diary (1828) I. 176 There is no fail of justice..yet.

1678 R. Cudworth tr. Plutarch in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iii. 128 There might be never any Fail of Generations.

1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 26 Feb. (1948) II. 628 The meeting of Parlmt, wch will be next Tuesday..without fail.

1847 F. Marryat Children of New Forest II. iv. 95 The tailor has promised the clothes on Saturday without fail.

extracted from failn.²

n.1297

as lemmas

单词	sans fail
释义	† sans failn. Forms: α. Middle English saun, Middle English san, Middle English sain, saing, sawm, sawn, Middle English–1500s sam; β. Middle English sauntz, Middle English sauns, sanz, Middle English–1500s saunz, sans, Middle English saunce; Middle English–1500s faile, Middle English feil, Middle English fayle, faille, Middle English–1500s fayl, fail, Middle English fayll, faill, 1500s fale. Etymology: < Old French sansfail(l) e : see sans n. and fail n.² Obsolete. 1. Without fail; without doubt, doubtless; in Middle English, a common rhyming tag. ΚΠ α. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 8360 Go & seie hom þis Þat hii turne aȝen to me & icholle to hom saun faile [v.rr. samfayle, san fail(l)e, sawmfaile]. 13.. K. Alis. 217 Of hire faired, saun faile, He hadde in hert gret mervaile. ?a1400 Arthur 439 Þe Muchelnesse of Men sainfayle Ys nat victorie in Batayle. 14.. Sir Beues 4021 (MS. M.) All oure londis Hathe the kynge arested, samffayll, Thorouȝe Brians counsell of Cornwayll. c1475 Partenay 1592 [He] both his penon And baner sanfaill Put within the town, so making conqueste. β. c1325 Chron. Eng. 285 in J. Ritson Anc. Eng. Metrical Romanceës (1802) II. 282 Ant Luces the emperour, sauntz fayle, He overcom in bataille.c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 2350 ‘It is now’, quaþ he, ‘sanzfaile to late þer-to to gon’.c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame (Fairf.) i. 188 And seyde he most vnto Itayle As was hys destanye sauns faille.1421–2 T. Hoccleve Dialog 461 I feele now, sanz faille, That in this cas yee can nat wel consaill.a1500 (?c1450) Merlin v. 91 Antor ansuerde, ‘This is the childe that the kynge me praide to norisshe of my wif...’ And he seide, ‘It is the same saunz-faile’.1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. vi. 61 Ȝe bene in the marchis of Libie, sans fail, Inhabeit with peple vndowtable in battail.c1530 Court of Love 117 Under the cloth of their estate, saunz faile [rhyme availe], The king and quene ther sat. 2. Misused as if = ‘sans avail’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > in vain [phrase] in (or on) idlenessc825 in (earlier on, an) idlec1000 in idleshipa1250 in vaina1300 over tomeheda1300 (all) for noughtc1300 in waste1340 in deveyn(ec1400 to little availc1450 without availc1450 in fruster1488 to good (also great, some, little, no, etc.) purpose1525 for nothing1560 sans fail1597 for vaina1616 1597 J. S. tr. G. Boccaccio Statelie Tragedie Guistard & Sismond ii, in Cert. Worthye Manvscr. Poems C 4 b But all his excuse was euin samfayll. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > as lemmas sans fail 1. = failure n. 1. Obsolete except in phrase without fail; now used only to strengthen an injunction or a promise; formerly also with statements of fact, = unquestionably, certainly. †Also, in same sense, (it is) no fail (but), sans fail: without any doubt, for certain. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > dereliction of duty > [noun] defaulta1250 fail1297 declining1526 defection1532 declination1533 defect1540 delinquishment1593 declension1597 secession1601 delinquency1606 delinquence1613 deliquity1682 dereliction1778 derelictness1888 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > failure in duty fail1297 defaultc1330 defaultinga1475 delinquishment1593 delinquency1606 delinquence1613 deliquity1682 dereliction1778 derelictness1888 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase] to iwissea1000 mid iwissea1000 in wisc1000 to wis(se)c1000 without(en (any) weenc1175 sans fail1297 thereof no strife1297 but werea1300 forouten werea1300 out of werea1300 without werea1300 without deceit1303 for certainc1320 it is to wittingc1320 withouten carec1320 without nayc1330 without noc1330 without (but out of) dread1340 no doubtc1380 without distancec1390 no fresea1400 out of doubta1400 without doubta1400 for, (in, at obs.), of, to (a) certaintyc1400 withouten stance14.. hazel woods shakea1413 of, on, in warrantisec1440 sure enough?1440 without question?1440 wythout diswerec1440 without any dispayrec1470 for (also of) a surety?a1475 in (also for) surenessa1475 of certainc1485 without any (also all) naya1500 out of question?1526 past question?1526 for sure1534 what else1540 beyond (also out of, past, without) (all) peradventure1542 to be a bidden by1549 out of (also without) all cry1565 with a witness1579 upon my word1591 no question1594 out of all suspicion1600 for a certain1608 without scruple1612 to be sure1615 that's pos1710 in course1722 beyond (all) question1817 (and) no mistake1818 no two ways about it (also that)1818 of course1823 bien entendu1844 yessiree1846 you bet you1857 make no mistake1876 acourse1883 sans doute1890 how are you?1918 you bet your bippy1968 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > [adverb] (it is) no fail (but)1297 alsaufc1300 without lackc1300 without (any) faultc1325 sickerly1340 without lipsea1380 surelyc1380 for, without (any) failinga1382 sure?a1475 securely1597 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 245 Þer wyþoute fayle, At Eccestre strong enou hii smyte an batayle. c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1725) 245 In luf & pes sanz faile went Edward. c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Dido. 1092 Comaunded hire massangerys for to go The same day with outyn any fayle. c1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1544) viii. xvii. 188 b In Europe stant Thrace..it is no fayle. 1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke i. xvi. 29 a It is no fayle but it [the knowledge of medecines] was perceyued, by what thinges were wholsome, & what unwholsome. ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter l. 145 I wil (no fayle) deliuer thee. 1611 Bible (King James) Josh. iii. 10 The liuing God..will without faile driue out from before you the Canaanites. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. i. 27 Dangers, by his Highnesse faile of Issue, May drop vpon his Kingdome. View more context for this quotation 1656 T. Burton Diary (1828) I. 176 There is no fail of justice..yet. 1678 R. Cudworth tr. Plutarch in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iii. 128 There might be never any Fail of Generations. 1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 26 Feb. (1948) II. 628 The meeting of Parlmt, wch will be next Tuesday..without fail. 1847 F. Marryat Children of New Forest II. iv. 95 The tailor has promised the clothes on Saturday without fail. extracted from failn.² < n.1297 as lemmas
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