westlinadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɛs(t)lɪn/, U.S.

/ˈwɛs(t)lᵻn/, Scottish English

/ˈwɛs(t)lɪn/

Forms: 1700s waslen, 1700s westlen, 1700s– wastlin', 1700s– westlin, 1800s wastlin, 1800s– westling, 1900s– waslin, 1900s– wasslin, 1900s– westlin'.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps also partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: west adj., -ling suffix²; westland adj.

Etymology: Probably < west adj. + -ling suffix², although perhaps partly merged with a variant of westland adj. Compare eastling adj., westlins adv.

Originally and chiefly Scottish.

Western; westerly; (of the sun) declining towards the west, setting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adjective]

westwardeOE

westOE

westerOE

westernOE

occidentalc1400

Occidenta1500

Hesperiana1547

westerly1549

westenc1550

westernly1575

westernlyc1595

setting1612

westwardly1651

ponent1667

westing1669

westlin1720

occasive1802

westland1818

westwards1838

1720 A. Ramsay Poems 305 Sun gallop down the Westlin Skyes, Gang soon to Bed, and quickly rise.

1721 A. Ramsay Keitha 27 Ye westlin Winds that gently us'd to play On her white Breast.

1799 Edinb. Mag. July 56/1 The Piper e'es the wanin' moon, In wastlin' skies.

1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. i. ii. 13 The goodwill of the westlin winds.

1854 H. MacDonald Rambles round Glasgow i. 15 The westling winds bring suffocation to them [sc. trees] from the Nursery mills.

1893 A. W. Tourgée Out of Sunset Sea xxix. 343 The westling sun threw our shadow ahead when we rounded the point.

1922 G. P. Dunbar Whiff o' Doric 17 Saft as westlin' win' sae fine.

1990 J. A. Begg in J. A. Begg & J. Reid Dipper & Three Wee Deils 18 Altho the wather's unco saft, An Westlin wins yer feathers waft.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	westlin
释义	westlinadj. Brit. /ˈwɛs(t)lɪn/, U.S. /ˈwɛs(t)lᵻn/, Scottish English /ˈwɛs(t)lɪn/ Forms: 1700s waslen, 1700s westlen, 1700s– wastlin', 1700s– westlin, 1800s wastlin, 1800s– westling, 1900s– waslin, 1900s– wasslin, 1900s– westlin'. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps also partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: west adj., -ling suffix²; westland adj. Etymology: Probably < west adj. + -ling suffix², although perhaps partly merged with a variant of westland adj. Compare eastling adj., westlins adv. Originally and chiefly Scottish. Western; westerly; (of the sun) declining towards the west, setting. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adjective] westwardeOE westOE westerOE westernOE occidentalc1400 Occidenta1500 Hesperiana1547 westerly1549 westenc1550 westernly1575 westernlyc1595 setting1612 westwardly1651 ponent1667 westing1669 westlin1720 occasive1802 westland1818 westwards1838 1720 A. Ramsay Poems 305 Sun gallop down the Westlin Skyes, Gang soon to Bed, and quickly rise. 1721 A. Ramsay Keitha 27 Ye westlin Winds that gently us'd to play On her white Breast. 1799 Edinb. Mag. July 56/1 The Piper e'es the wanin' moon, In wastlin' skies. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. i. ii. 13 The goodwill of the westlin winds. 1854 H. MacDonald Rambles round Glasgow i. 15 The westling winds bring suffocation to them [sc. trees] from the Nursery mills. 1893 A. W. Tourgée Out of Sunset Sea xxix. 343 The westling sun threw our shadow ahead when we rounded the point. 1922 G. P. Dunbar Whiff o' Doric 17 Saft as westlin' win' sae fine. 1990 J. A. Begg in J. A. Begg & J. Reid Dipper & Three Wee Deils 18 Altho the wather's unco saft, An Westlin wins yer feathers waft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1720
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