south endn.

Brit.

/ˌsaʊθ ˈɛnd/, U.S.

/ˌsaʊθ ˈɛnd/

Forms: see south adv., adj., n., and prep. and end n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: south adj., end n.

Etymology: < the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of south adj. (see discussion at south adv., adj., n., and prep.) + end n. Compare Middle Dutch suutende , Middle Low German sǖtende (also sǖderende ). Compare north end n., east end n., west end n.

1. The southern end of something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > South > [noun] > part or place

southdealeOE

south halfeOE

southlandOE

south endlOE

southdalec1175

south sidec1325

southa1382

Auster1535

sun half1565

sunny quarter1574

south-away1893

lOE Bounds (Sawyer 284) in W. de G. Birch Cartularium Saxonicum (1885) I. 555 Þonan suð andlang mearce to þes gares suðende.

a1225 ( Bounds (Sawyer 496) in S. E. Kelly Charters of Abingdon Abbey, Pt. 1 (2000) 149 Andlang dic oþ þone suð ende.

1438 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1966) 511 Too chambrys on the south ende..conteynynge in lengthe be the ground of the strete xviij feet with dubble stage geteyyd acordynge to the scantelonys of the newe chambris of the Lyon.

1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Worcester lxviii^v At the going downe to Jesus Chappell fro the south ende of the quier stayres.

1624 in W. Cramond Ann. Banff (1891) I. 53 Williame Gordounes biging..at the south end of the toune.

1734 in N. Bouton Provinc. Papers New-Hampsh. (1870) IV. 842 There is a new Church erected at the South end of Boston and they are laying in for Mr. Brown.

1820 tr. F. C. H. L. Pouqueville Trav. in Epirus, Albania, Macedonia & Thessaly i. 2 The south pass, with twenty-three English fathoms water, shows by the green weeds a shoal at the south end of the island.

1883 Army Corps Orders in Standard 22 Mar. 3/3 The Artillery will be parked to the east and west of the south end of the Race-course.

1923 E. K. Chambers Elizabethan Stage I. iv. 141 At the south end was a gallery for spectators, communicating by another across the highway with the privy apartments.

2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane i. 20 By now, we were stuck in traffic at the south end of Brick Lane.

†2. The south of England. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [noun] > south of England

south endc1275

southc1325

south countrya1387

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1684 Forhd þe king wende in-to þan suð ende.

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 32 (MED) Alle þe North ende was in his kepyng, & alle þe South ende tille Edmunde þei drouh.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	south end
释义	south endn. Brit. /ˌsaʊθ ˈɛnd/, U.S. /ˌsaʊθ ˈɛnd/ Forms: see south adv., adj., n., and prep. and end n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: south adj., end n. Etymology: < the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of south adj. (see discussion at south adv., adj., n., and prep.) + end n. Compare Middle Dutch suutende , Middle Low German sǖtende (also sǖderende ). Compare north end n., east end n., west end n. 1. The southern end of something. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > South > [noun] > part or place southdealeOE south halfeOE southlandOE south endlOE southdalec1175 south sidec1325 southa1382 Auster1535 sun half1565 sunny quarter1574 south-away1893 lOE Bounds (Sawyer 284) in W. de G. Birch Cartularium Saxonicum (1885) I. 555 Þonan suð andlang mearce to þes gares suðende. a1225 ( Bounds (Sawyer 496) in S. E. Kelly Charters of Abingdon Abbey, Pt. 1 (2000) 149 Andlang dic oþ þone suð ende. 1438 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1966) 511 Too chambrys on the south ende..conteynynge in lengthe be the ground of the strete xviij feet with dubble stage geteyyd acordynge to the scantelonys of the newe chambris of the Lyon. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Worcester lxviii^v At the going downe to Jesus Chappell fro the south ende of the quier stayres. 1624 in W. Cramond Ann. Banff (1891) I. 53 Williame Gordounes biging..at the south end of the toune. 1734 in N. Bouton Provinc. Papers New-Hampsh. (1870) IV. 842 There is a new Church erected at the South end of Boston and they are laying in for Mr. Brown. 1820 tr. F. C. H. L. Pouqueville Trav. in Epirus, Albania, Macedonia & Thessaly i. 2 The south pass, with twenty-three English fathoms water, shows by the green weeds a shoal at the south end of the island. 1883 Army Corps Orders in Standard 22 Mar. 3/3 The Artillery will be parked to the east and west of the south end of the Race-course. 1923 E. K. Chambers Elizabethan Stage I. iv. 141 At the south end was a gallery for spectators, communicating by another across the highway with the privy apartments. 2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane i. 20 By now, we were stuck in traffic at the south end of Brick Lane. †2. The south of England. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [noun] > south of England south endc1275 southc1325 south countrya1387 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1684 Forhd þe king wende in-to þan suð ende. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 32 (MED) Alle þe North ende was in his kepyng, & alle þe South ende tille Edmunde þei drouh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.lOE
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