sun blinkn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌnblɪŋk/, U.S.

/ˈsənˌblɪŋk/, Scottish English

/ˈsʌnblɪŋk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, blink n.²

Etymology: < sun n.¹ + blink n.²Compare earlier sun blenk ( < sun n.¹ + blenk n.) in the same sense:a1584 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (Ruthven) (1959) vii. viii. l. 114 (note) Armour..Quharon the son blenkis [a1522 Cambr. sonnys blenkis] betis cleir.

Originally and chiefly Scottish. Now rare.

A gleam or short spell of sunshine. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > gleam or glint of

sun gleam1627

sun blink1635

gleen1656

sunblush1832

sunglow1841

1635 S. Rutherford Let. 22 Apr. (1675) iii. 174 There shall be a fair Sun-blink on Christ's old Spouse, and a clear Skie.

a1658 J. Durham Unsearchable Riches Christ (1685) Ep. Ded. sig. *8 Now it is a Cloud & a clear day, a sun-blink and anone a shower.

1728 A. Ramsay Robert Richy & Sandy 36 Like sun-blinks on a cloudy winter's day.

a1758 T. Prince Six Serm. (1785) iii. 55 A bright and hot sun-blink of the gospel.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian ii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 47 The midges that the sun-blink brings out, and the evening wind sweeps away!

1893 J. Anderson in R. Ford Harp Perthshire 369 The sunblinks that brichten the brae.

1955 J. K. Annand in Scots Mag. Aug. 404 Trith glents throu a slap In the dyke o' Thocht, As the Isles were to me In a sunblink brocht.

2010 Global Broadcast Database: Kiro-7 Eyewitness News (Nexis) 13 Mar. We have a cloudy, boring day for you tomorrow. A few sun blinks here and there.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sun blink
释义	sun blinkn. Brit. /ˈsʌnblɪŋk/, U.S. /ˈsənˌblɪŋk/, Scottish English /ˈsʌnblɪŋk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, blink n.² Etymology: < sun n.¹ + blink n.²Compare earlier sun blenk ( < sun n.¹ + blenk n.) in the same sense:a1584 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (Ruthven) (1959) vii. viii. l. 114 (note) Armour..Quharon the son blenkis [a1522 Cambr. sonnys blenkis] betis cleir. Originally and chiefly Scottish. Now rare. A gleam or short spell of sunshine. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > gleam or glint of sun gleam1627 sun blink1635 gleen1656 sunblush1832 sunglow1841 1635 S. Rutherford Let. 22 Apr. (1675) iii. 174 There shall be a fair Sun-blink on Christ's old Spouse, and a clear Skie. a1658 J. Durham Unsearchable Riches Christ (1685) Ep. Ded. sig. 8 Now it is a Cloud & a clear day, a sun-blink and anone a shower. 1728 A. Ramsay Robert Richy & Sandy* 36 Like sun-blinks on a cloudy winter's day. a1758 T. Prince Six Serm. (1785) iii. 55 A bright and hot sun-blink of the gospel. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian ii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 47 The midges that the sun-blink brings out, and the evening wind sweeps away! 1893 J. Anderson in R. Ford Harp Perthshire 369 The sunblinks that brichten the brae. 1955 J. K. Annand in Scots Mag. Aug. 404 Trith glents throu a slap In the dyke o' Thocht, As the Isles were to me In a sunblink brocht. 2010 Global Broadcast Database: Kiro-7 Eyewitness News (Nexis) 13 Mar. We have a cloudy, boring day for you tomorrow. A few sun blinks here and there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1635
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