after-springn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəsprɪŋ/,

/ˈaftəsprɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌsprɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, spring v.¹, spring n.¹

Etymology: In sense 1 < after- prefix + either spring v.¹ or spring n.¹, probably after offspring n. In sense 2 < after- prefix + spring n.¹

†1. The descendants of any person considered collectively; progeny, issue. Cf. offspring n. 1a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > descendant > [noun] > collectively

bairn-teamc885

kinc950

seedOE

teamOE

offspringOE

kindOE

childrenc1175

lineage1303

generationa1325

issuea1325

successiona1340

kindredc1350

progenya1382

posterityc1410

sequelc1440

ligneea1450

posterior1509

genealogy1513

propagation1536

racea1547

postery1548

after-spring1583

bowela1593

afterworld1594

loin1608

descendance1617

succession1618

proles1640

descent1667

ramage1936

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie viii. 43 If he should destroy the whole world and leaue no afterspring to call vpon him.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxvii. 510 The afterspring of his children that are long hence to come.

1616 N. Breton Hate of Treason sig. A4 A secret malice to have murder sought, Murder on him, and on his after spring.

2. A spring that appears later; a second or later spring (in various senses). Frequently figurative, esp. with reference to a later improvement after a period of decline or decay. Cf. after-winter n. at after- prefix 3. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > spring > early or late spring

after-springa1649

a1649 W. Yonge Diary (1848) 1 Never a better after-spring seen in any man's memory, at the end of June.

1667 J. Dryden Indian Emperour sig. A2^v Once it is decaying, the repairs of Art are of as short continuance, as the after Spring.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata ii. 30 To recreate him, and to put an after-spring into his decaying spirits.

1786 P. Skelton Senilia 189 Men and women marrying about the fiftieth year of their lives, who had laid aside all thoughts of matrimony for some years before... But no one hath thought of giving a like attention to the after-spring of fifty.

1831 S. Moodie Enthusiasm 148 When the first bloom of our life is o'er No after spring can its freshness restore.

1863 C. T. Brooks tr. J. P. F. Richter Titan II. xxi. 114 Albano saw his life-gardens sparkling round about him with the warm glimmer of an after-spring.

1902 H. L. Wilson Spenders xv. 153 The free-swinging, quick-moving men and women..are..the ones for whom this after-spring is made to bloom.

1919 Celebration 100th Anniv. Birth J. R. Lowell (Cambr. Hist. Soc.) 14 The after-spring Of our remembering.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	after-spring
释义	after-springn. Brit. /ˈɑːftəsprɪŋ/, /ˈaftəsprɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌsprɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, spring v.¹, spring n.¹ Etymology: In sense 1 < after- prefix + either spring v.¹ or spring n.¹, probably after offspring n. In sense 2 < after- prefix + spring n.¹ †1. The descendants of any person considered collectively; progeny, issue. Cf. offspring n. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > descendant > [noun] > collectively bairn-teamc885 kinc950 seedOE teamOE offspringOE kindOE childrenc1175 lineage1303 generationa1325 issuea1325 successiona1340 kindredc1350 progenya1382 posterityc1410 sequelc1440 ligneea1450 posterior1509 genealogy1513 propagation1536 racea1547 postery1548 after-spring1583 bowela1593 afterworld1594 loin1608 descendance1617 succession1618 proles1640 descent1667 ramage1936 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie viii. 43 If he should destroy the whole world and leaue no afterspring to call vpon him. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxvii. 510 The afterspring of his children that are long hence to come. 1616 N. Breton Hate of Treason sig. A4 A secret malice to have murder sought, Murder on him, and on his after spring. 2. A spring that appears later; a second or later spring (in various senses). Frequently figurative, esp. with reference to a later improvement after a period of decline or decay. Cf. after-winter n. at after- prefix 3. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > spring > early or late spring after-springa1649 a1649 W. Yonge Diary (1848) 1 Never a better after-spring seen in any man's memory, at the end of June. 1667 J. Dryden Indian Emperour sig. A2^v Once it is decaying, the repairs of Art are of as short continuance, as the after Spring. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata ii. 30 To recreate him, and to put an after-spring into his decaying spirits. 1786 P. Skelton Senilia 189 Men and women marrying about the fiftieth year of their lives, who had laid aside all thoughts of matrimony for some years before... But no one hath thought of giving a like attention to the after-spring of fifty. 1831 S. Moodie Enthusiasm 148 When the first bloom of our life is o'er No after spring can its freshness restore. 1863 C. T. Brooks tr. J. P. F. Richter Titan II. xxi. 114 Albano saw his life-gardens sparkling round about him with the warm glimmer of an after-spring. 1902 H. L. Wilson Spenders xv. 153 The free-swinging, quick-moving men and women..are..the ones for whom this after-spring is made to bloom. 1919 Celebration 100th Anniv. Birth J. R. Lowell (Cambr. Hist. Soc.) 14 The after-spring Of our remembering. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1583
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