α. Old English Þunresæfen.
β. early Middle English Þoreseuen, Middle English Þourseuen.
† Thursevenn.
Obsolete.
The evening before Thursday; Wednesday. Cf. Thurseve n. Holy Thurseven n. the evening before Ascension Day.
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Holy Thursevenc1325
Holy Thursevea1400
eOE Prose Charm: Against Elf-Sickness (Royal 12 D.xvii) in G. Storms Anglo-Saxon Magic (1948) 222 Gang on þunres æfen, þonne sunne on setle sie, þær þu wite elenan standan.
c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) l. 8120 (MED) Hii bigonne an hal þores euen [?a1425 Digby þours euen, c1450 Cambr. Thursday euen] þen toun to asaili þere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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