agroofadv.

Brit.

/əˈɡruːf/, U.S.

/əˈɡruf/, Scottish English

/əˈɡruf/

Forms: late Middle English a gruf; Scottish pre-1700 agroufe, pre-1700 a-groufe, pre-1700 a growfe, pre-1700 1700s– a grouf, pre-1700 1800s– agroof, pre-1700 1900s– agruif, 1800s– agrufe, 1900s– agruff.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: on grufe at groof n. and adv. 1.

Etymology: Probably < on grufe at groof n. and adv. 1, with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹). Compare earlier grovelling adv., groof n. and adv. 3. N.E.D. (1884) notes: ‘In common use in Sc. and North English dial.’, but modern evidence from England is lacking.

Chiefly Scottish.

In or into a prone position; face downwards. Also figurative. Cf. on grufe at groof n. and adv. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [adverb] > prostrate or face down

groofc1374

on grufe (rarely on the grufe)c1375

grovellingsa1400

grovellingc1400

agroofc1425

womblonga1475

grovellingly1548

prostrately1556

grovellingwise1561

flatlong1570

pronely1578

on one's grufe1788

ventre à terre1960

c1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Petworth) (1868) l. 949 Þei fillen a Gruf.

c1550 Clariodus (1830) iii. l. 1984 He laid him doun agroufe besyde ane well.

1638 H. Adamson Muses Threnodie v. 47 Agruif lay some, others with eyes to skyes.

c1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 460 Then [he] lay a-groufe upon his face, begins to poure out his heart to God.

a1700 J. Dickson Copy of Let. (?1720) 13 To see the poor Widow and Fatherless Children lying all agroof upon the Ground.

?1719 A. Ramsay in A. Ramsay & W. Hamilton Familiar Epist. Answ. ii. 20 Swith to Castalius' fountain-brink, Dad down a grouf, and take a drink.

1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man II. vii. 259 I threw mysel agroof, wi' my face to the ground.

1892 in T. Bonnar Biogr. Sketch G. M. Kemp 168 Superstition's mire, whaur noo he sprawls agroof.

1933 H. H. Wood Poems & Fables of Robert Henryson Comm. 257 A friend of mine lately heard a young mother with a crying infant being advised to ‘turn the bairn agrufe’.

2006 D. Wick Devil's Tale xx. 200 Your gorgeous gaze turns me completely agroof.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agroof
释义	agroofadv. Brit. /əˈɡruːf/, U.S. /əˈɡruf/, Scottish English /əˈɡruf/ Forms: late Middle English a gruf; Scottish pre-1700 agroufe, pre-1700 a-groufe, pre-1700 a growfe, pre-1700 1700s– a grouf, pre-1700 1800s– agroof, pre-1700 1900s– agruif, 1800s– agrufe, 1900s– agruff. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: on grufe at groof n. and adv. 1. Etymology: Probably < on grufe at groof n. and adv. 1, with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹). Compare earlier grovelling adv., groof n. and adv. 3. N.E.D. (1884) notes: ‘In common use in Sc. and North English dial.’, but modern evidence from England is lacking. Chiefly Scottish. In or into a prone position; face downwards. Also figurative. Cf. on grufe at groof n. and adv. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [adverb] > prostrate or face down groofc1374 on grufe (rarely on the grufe)c1375 grovellingsa1400 grovellingc1400 agroofc1425 womblonga1475 grovellingly1548 prostrately1556 grovellingwise1561 flatlong1570 pronely1578 on one's grufe1788 ventre à terre1960 c1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Petworth) (1868) l. 949 Þei fillen a Gruf. c1550 Clariodus (1830) iii. l. 1984 He laid him doun agroufe besyde ane well. 1638 H. Adamson Muses Threnodie v. 47 Agruif lay some, others with eyes to skyes. c1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 460 Then [he] lay a-groufe upon his face, begins to poure out his heart to God. a1700 J. Dickson Copy of Let. (?1720) 13 To see the poor Widow and Fatherless Children lying all agroof upon the Ground. ?1719 A. Ramsay in A. Ramsay & W. Hamilton Familiar Epist. Answ. ii. 20 Swith to Castalius' fountain-brink, Dad down a grouf, and take a drink. 1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man II. vii. 259 I threw mysel agroof, wi' my face to the ground. 1892 in T. Bonnar Biogr. Sketch G. M. Kemp 168 Superstition's mire, whaur noo he sprawls agroof. 1933 H. H. Wood Poems & Fables of Robert Henryson Comm. 257 A friend of mine lately heard a young mother with a crying infant being advised to ‘turn the bairn agrufe’. 2006 D. Wick Devil's Tale xx. 200 Your gorgeous gaze turns me completely agroof. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c1425
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