thousandfoldadj.adv.n.

/ˈθaʊzəndfəʊld/

Etymology: Old English þúsendfeald : see thousand n. and adj. and -fold suffix.

A. adj.

One thousand times as much or many; consisting of a thousand parts; a thousand times repeated or multiplied.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > thousand > thousandfold

thousandfoldc1000

millifold1609

millecuple1659

c1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 576 Salomon..geoffrode him..þusendfealde onsægednyssa æt anre offrunge.

a1023 Wulfstan Homilies xlvii. 243 Ðæt þusendfeald getæl is fulfremed.

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 191 Mid þusendfeld wrenches he þe herte to-wendeð.

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 42 How such light will then shine out, and with wondrous thousandfold expansion spread itself.

1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 17 Jan. in French & Italian Notebks. (1980) i. 45 The bustle and babble, the thousand-fold talk.

B. adv.

a. A thousand times (in amount); a thousand times as much. (Usually a thousandfold.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adverb] > thousandfold

thousandfolda1225

thousandlyc1450

thousandfoldly1829

a1225 Leg. Kath. 2323 Þæt þing..schal arisen, þurh þæt fal, a þusentfalt te fehere..to lif undeðlich.

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 819 A guerdoun..A þowsand folde more þan he kan deserue.

?a1500 Chester Pl. i. 144 Brighter then god a thowsand fould.

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. N4, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) Thou hast..heaped mischiefe a thousand fold to thy selfe.

1685 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II I. i. 54 Our sincere compliance with the immutable Obligations of Piety and Vertue, is a thousandfold more acceptable to God than [etc.].

1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 10 The sacrifice may repay itself a thousand-fold.

†b. A thousand times (in succession). rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > [adverb] > on two occasions, twice, or for a second time > on specific number of occasions

sevensitheOE

thousandfold?a1513

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 112 War the fox tane a thowsand fawd And grace him gevin als oft for frawd.

C. n.

A thousand times the amount or number.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > thousand > multiplication by a thousand > a thousand times as much

thousandelc1330

thousandfolda1711

a1711 T. Ken Sion ii, in Wks. (1721) IV. 370 The Son ador'd and nurs'd by the sweet Maid, A thousand-fold of Love for Love repaid.

Derivatives

ˈthousandˌfoldly adv. = B. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adverb] > thousandfold

thousandfolda1225

thousandlyc1450

thousandfoldly1829

1829 S. T. Coleridge Improvisatore in Poems II. 130 In the person of a thousand-foldly endeared partner.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	thousandfold
释义	thousandfoldadj.adv.n. /ˈθaʊzəndfəʊld/ Etymology: Old English þúsendfeald : see thousand n. and adj. and -fold suffix. A. adj. One thousand times as much or many; consisting of a thousand parts; a thousand times repeated or multiplied. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > thousand > thousandfold thousandfoldc1000 millifold1609 millecuple1659 c1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 576 Salomon..geoffrode him..þusendfealde onsægednyssa æt anre offrunge. a1023 Wulfstan Homilies xlvii. 243 Ðæt þusendfeald getæl is fulfremed. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 191 Mid þusendfeld wrenches he þe herte to-wendeð. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 42 How such light will then shine out, and with wondrous thousandfold expansion spread itself. 1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 17 Jan. in French & Italian Notebks. (1980) i. 45 The bustle and babble, the thousand-fold talk. B. adv. a. A thousand times (in amount); a thousand times as much. (Usually a thousandfold.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adverb] > thousandfold thousandfolda1225 thousandlyc1450 thousandfoldly1829 a1225 Leg. Kath. 2323 Þæt þing..schal arisen, þurh þæt fal, a þusentfalt te fehere..to lif undeðlich. c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 819 A guerdoun..A þowsand folde more þan he kan deserue. ?a1500 Chester Pl. i. 144 Brighter then god a thowsand fould. 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. N4, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) Thou hast..heaped mischiefe a thousand fold to thy selfe. 1685 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II I. i. 54 Our sincere compliance with the immutable Obligations of Piety and Vertue, is a thousandfold more acceptable to God than [etc.]. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 10 The sacrifice may repay itself a thousand-fold. †b. A thousand times (in succession). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adverb] > on two occasions, twice, or for a second time > on specific number of occasions sevensitheOE thousandfold?a1513 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 112 War the fox tane a thowsand fawd And grace him gevin als oft for frawd. C. n. A thousand times the amount or number. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > thousand > multiplication by a thousand > a thousand times as much thousandelc1330 thousandfolda1711 a1711 T. Ken Sion ii, in Wks. (1721) IV. 370 The Son ador'd and nurs'd by the sweet Maid, A thousand-fold of Love for Love repaid. Derivatives ˈthousandˌfoldly adv. = B. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adverb] > thousandfold thousandfolda1225 thousandlyc1450 thousandfoldly1829 1829 S. T. Coleridge Improvisatore in Poems II. 130 In the person of a thousand-foldly endeared partner. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.adv.n.c1000
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