† sunstayn.

Forms: see sun n.¹ and stay n.³

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sun n.¹, stay n.³

Etymology: < sun n.¹ + stay n.³, probably as a calque on classical Latin sōlstitium solstice n. Compare stay of the sun at stay n.³ 3c and earlier sunstead n.

Obsolete.

Either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest north or south from the equator, after which it appears to move back towards the equator; = solstice n. 1a. Cf. sunstead n.See also earlier stay of the sun at stay n.³ 3c.

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sunsteadOE

solsticea1325

stinting of the suna1387

solsticionc1400

standing of the sun?1440

solstitium?1521

stay of the sun1538

solstacionc1540

sunstay1545

conversion1553

staying of the sun1555

solstitial1561

solsticy1570

trope1599

solstead1601

1545 in J. Schäfer Early Mod. Eng. Lexicogr. (1989) II. 212/2 They haue in the yeare iiij Sonnestaies, two high and twoo lowe.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 40^v Varro sayth, that the best tyme for Haruest, is betwixt the Sunnestay [L. solstitium], and the Dogge dayes.

1625 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Noe in tr. Part of Du Bartas 177 The Sunne is at highest of this kinde a little after the Sunstay of Summer, and at the lowest soone after the Winter Sunstay.

1885 Westm. Rev. July 49 What is now the Christmas log once kept up the fire all night during the sun's longest absence, in the winter solstice or sunstay.

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

单词	sunstay
释义	† sunstayn. Forms: see sun n.¹ and stay n.³ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sun n.¹, stay n.³ Etymology: < sun n.¹ + stay n.³, probably as a calque on classical Latin sōlstitium solstice n. Compare stay of the sun at stay n.³ 3c and earlier sunstead n. Obsolete. Either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest north or south from the equator, after which it appears to move back towards the equator; = solstice n. 1a. Cf. sunstead n.See also earlier stay of the sun at stay n.³ 3c. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [noun] > solstice sunsteadOE solsticea1325 stinting of the suna1387 solsticionc1400 standing of the sun?1440 solstitium?1521 stay of the sun1538 solstacionc1540 sunstay1545 conversion1553 staying of the sun1555 solstitial1561 solsticy1570 trope1599 solstead1601 1545 in J. Schäfer Early Mod. Eng. Lexicogr. (1989) II. 212/2 They haue in the yeare iiij Sonnestaies, two high and twoo lowe. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 40^v Varro sayth, that the best tyme for Haruest, is betwixt the Sunnestay [L. solstitium], and the Dogge dayes. 1625 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Noe in tr. Part of Du Bartas 177 The Sunne is at highest of this kinde a little after the Sunstay of Summer, and at the lowest soone after the Winter Sunstay. 1885 Westm. Rev. July 49 What is now the Christmas log once kept up the fire all night during the sun's longest absence, in the winter solstice or sunstay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1545
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