| 单词 | to lie abroad |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lie abroad to lie abroad † To lodge out of one's house or abode; to reside in a foreign country (in quot. 1651 with pun on lie v.2). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [verb (intransitive)] liec1000 harbourc1200 sojournc1290 layc1300 sojourc1330 to make, take (up) one's lodging1362 pilgrimagea1382 bield?a1400 lodgec1400 tarryc1400 to make (one's) residence1433 harbingec1475 harbry1513 stay1554 roost?1555 embower1591 quarter1591 leaguer1596 allodge1601 tenta1616 visit1626 billet1628 to lie abroad1650 tabernacle1653 sojourney1657 canton1697 stop1797 to shake down1858 to hole up1875 perendinate1886 shack1935 cotch1950 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > inhabit type of place [verb (intransitive)] > dwell in foreign land to lie abroad1650 1650 J. Howell Addit. Lett. viii. 13 in Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) We might go barefoot, and ly abroad as beasts having no other canopy than the wild air. 1651 I. Walton Life of Wotton in H. Wotton Reliquiæ Wottonianæ An Embassadour is an honest man, sent to lie abroad for the good of his Countrey. 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius War with Vandals ii. 39 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian He..being said to be sent to ly abroad, to prevent mischief to the Camp. 1675 Collect. Several Treat. Penal Laws Pref. sig. A iv The Popes Ambassadors..lye abroad for his..advantage. < as lemmas |
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