sumfinn.adv.

Brit.

/ˈsʌmfɪn/, U.S.

/ˈsəmfᵻn/

Forms: 1800s sumfun, 1800s– somefin, 1800s– somefin', 1800s– somefing, 1800s– somefink, 1800s– somfin, 1800s– somfin', 1800s– somfing, 1800s– somfink, 1800s– sumfin, 1800s– sumfin', 1800s– sumfing, 1800s– sumfink, 1900s– sumpfin, 1900s– sumpfing.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: something n.; something adv.

Etymology: As noun, representing a regional or nonstandard pronunciation of something n. As adverb, representing a regional or nonstandard pronunciation of something adv. Compare earlier sumptin n., sumthin n. and later sumpin n.

regional and nonstandard.

A. n.

= something n. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > entity, being, or thing > something

somethingc1000

thingOE

somewhatc1230

somewhat else, more, over1390

something1577

what1654

something or other1706

sumptin1767

sumthin1822

sumfin1823

summink1875

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 409 If ye'd done so and so, I'd a said sumfun te ye.

1968 A. Holden Death after School iii. 22 ‘Garn,’ called out someone, ‘tell us somefing we don't know!’

2008 D. Bartlett tr. J. Nesbo Nemesis viii. 107 ‘You going to buy sumfin or what?’ Harry shook his head.

B. adv.

= something adv. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > somewhat

somedealc725

halfc1175

somewhatc1175

somethingc1275

little whatc1384

somedeallyc1400

measurablec1420

somewhatlyc1450

somewisec1450

somepartc1485

parta1500

something1548

rather1573

some1575

rathera1684

sunket1686

somethingisha1726

measurably1756

rather1770

rather1772

somec1780

sumthin1786

wee1816

sumfin1852

sumptin1852

measuredly1860

sumpin1889

part-way1954

ish1986

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > to a considerable degree

welleOE

not a little1485

prettily1533

sensibly1563

pretty1565

considerably1673

considerablea1706

significantly1747

respectably1770

purty1797

appreciably1815

pooty1825

right smart1859

helder1883

sumfin1918

sumptin1924

sumthin1925

1852 ‘J. C. Hannibal’ Sci. Disc. xi. 25 Dis article..has a face somefin like a clock.

1918 ‘E. Mordaunt’ Processionals xxxvi. 307 There's a laedy just come in as is bleedin' somefing awful.

2001 Express (Nexis) 23 May 13 Martine..is going to great lengths to explain that she really has been ill, sumfing rotten, honest guv.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	sumfin
释义	sumfinn.adv. Brit. /ˈsʌmfɪn/, U.S. /ˈsəmfᵻn/ Forms: 1800s sumfun, 1800s– somefin, 1800s– somefin', 1800s– somefing, 1800s– somefink, 1800s– somfin, 1800s– somfin', 1800s– somfing, 1800s– somfink, 1800s– sumfin, 1800s– sumfin', 1800s– sumfing, 1800s– sumfink, 1900s– sumpfin, 1900s– sumpfing. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: something n.; something adv. Etymology: As noun, representing a regional or nonstandard pronunciation of something n. As adverb, representing a regional or nonstandard pronunciation of something adv. Compare earlier sumptin n., sumthin n. and later sumpin n. regional and nonstandard. A. n. = something n. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > entity, being, or thing > something somethingc1000 thingOE somewhatc1230 somewhat else, more, over1390 something1577 what1654 something or other1706 sumptin1767 sumthin1822 sumfin1823 summink1875 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 409 If ye'd done so and so, I'd a said sumfun te ye. 1968 A. Holden Death after School iii. 22 ‘Garn,’ called out someone, ‘tell us somefing we don't know!’ 2008 D. Bartlett tr. J. Nesbo Nemesis viii. 107 ‘You going to buy sumfin or what?’ Harry shook his head. B. adv. = something adv. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > somewhat somedealc725 halfc1175 somewhatc1175 somethingc1275 little whatc1384 somedeallyc1400 measurablec1420 somewhatlyc1450 somewisec1450 somepartc1485 parta1500 something1548 rather1573 some1575 rathera1684 sunket1686 somethingisha1726 measurably1756 rather1770 rather1772 somec1780 sumthin1786 wee1816 sumfin1852 sumptin1852 measuredly1860 sumpin1889 part-way1954 ish1986 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > to a considerable degree welleOE not a little1485 prettily1533 sensibly1563 pretty1565 considerably1673 considerablea1706 significantly1747 respectably1770 purty1797 appreciably1815 pooty1825 right smart1859 helder1883 sumfin1918 sumptin1924 sumthin1925 1852 ‘J. C. Hannibal’ Sci. Disc. xi. 25 Dis article..has a face somefin like a clock. 1918 ‘E. Mordaunt’ Processionals xxxvi. 307 There's a laedy just come in as is bleedin' somefing awful. 2001 Express (Nexis) 23 May 13 Martine..is going to great lengths to explain that she really has been ill, sumfing rotten, honest guv. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adv.1823
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