ahighadv.

Brit.

/əˈhʌɪ/, U.S.

/əˈhaɪ/

Forms: Middle English aheiȝ, Middle English ahey, Middle English ahy, Middle English a hye, Middle English a hyȝh, Middle English–1500s ahighe, Middle English–1500s a hyghe, Middle English–1800s a-high, 1500s a hie, 1500s a highe, 1500s a hygh, 1500s–1600s a high, 1500s– ahigh. N. E. D. (1884) also records a form Middle English a hyȝe.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: on high at high adj. and n.² Phrases 3.

Etymology: < on high at high adj. and n.² Phrases 3, with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹).

Now archaic and rare.

1. At or to a height; above, aloft. Cf. on high at high adj. and n.² Phrases 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adverb]

upc888

highOE

highlyOE

thereupc1000

anovenOE

overOE

boveOE

on, upon (the) lofta1100

aloftc1175

bibufennc1175

on higha1200

abovec1225

anovenonc1300

in heighta1340

on or upon height1340

ahighc1350

outh1389

over loftc1430

aheight1477

supernally1596

lofty-like1604

sublimely1625

way up1843

thereabove1891

c1350 (?c1300) Northern Passion (Rawl. C. 655) 146 (MED) Þe deuel sat on þe rode aheiȝ, To fonde if he miȝt winne In his saule eny sinne.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos xvi. sig. E.iij^v He drewe some sowles out of helle and made hem to come vp ahighe.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. iv. 86 One heaued a high, to be hurld downe belowe.

1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads 351 Their chars sometimes are in the air a high And sometimes on the ground.

1832 B. St. Leger Black Prince in Spain in Stories from Froissart I. 154 The prince caused his banner to be raised up ahigh upon a bush on a little hill.

1952 G. Scott-Moncrieff Sc. Islands iii. 148 Sunken ships, rearing ahigh at low tide.

†2. In high or loud tones; aloud. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adverb] > with raised voice or loudly

loud971

highc1225

on highc1225

highlyc1275

mainlyc1300

with full (also open) mouthc1300

alouda1325

greatly1340

ahigha1400

loudlya1400

on or upon heightc1405

on, upon (the) loftc1420

on loudc1450

in heightc1480

big1556

to the loudesta1616

full-mouthedly1681

in loud1682

stentoriously1685

trumpet-mouthed1767

at the top of one's throat1819

out loud1821

stentorianly1880

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 1550 She spake euer vyleyny Among here felaws al ahy [a1425 Bodl. an hy; a1425 Dulwich in hyȝe].

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes ii. vi. sig. Giij^v He..sayd thus al ahighe in audyence.

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

单词	ahigh
释义	ahighadv. Brit. /əˈhʌɪ/, U.S. /əˈhaɪ/ Forms: Middle English aheiȝ, Middle English ahey, Middle English ahy, Middle English a hye, Middle English a hyȝh, Middle English–1500s ahighe, Middle English–1500s a hyghe, Middle English–1800s a-high, 1500s a hie, 1500s a highe, 1500s a hygh, 1500s–1600s a high, 1500s– ahigh. N. E. D. (1884) also records a form Middle English a hyȝe. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: on high at high adj. and n.² Phrases 3. Etymology: < on high at high adj. and n.² Phrases 3, with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹). Now archaic and rare. 1. At or to a height; above, aloft. Cf. on high at high adj. and n.² Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adverb] upc888 highOE highlyOE thereupc1000 anovenOE overOE boveOE on, upon (the) lofta1100 aloftc1175 bibufennc1175 on higha1200 abovec1225 anovenonc1300 in heighta1340 on or upon height1340 ahighc1350 outh1389 over loftc1430 aheight1477 supernally1596 lofty-like1604 sublimely1625 way up1843 thereabove1891 c1350 (?c1300) Northern Passion (Rawl. C. 655) 146 (MED) Þe deuel sat on þe rode aheiȝ, To fonde if he miȝt winne In his saule eny sinne. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos xvi. sig. E.iij^v He drewe some sowles out of helle and made hem to come vp ahighe. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. iv. 86 One heaued a high, to be hurld downe belowe. View more context for this quotation 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads 351 Their chars sometimes are in the air a high And sometimes on the ground. 1832 B. St. Leger Black Prince in Spain in Stories from Froissart I. 154 The prince caused his banner to be raised up ahigh upon a bush on a little hill. 1952 G. Scott-Moncrieff Sc. Islands iii. 148 Sunken ships, rearing ahigh at low tide. †2. In high or loud tones; aloud. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adverb] > with raised voice or loudly loud971 highc1225 on highc1225 highlyc1275 mainlyc1300 with full (also open) mouthc1300 alouda1325 greatly1340 ahigha1400 loudlya1400 on or upon heightc1405 on, upon (the) loftc1420 on loudc1450 in heightc1480 big1556 to the loudesta1616 full-mouthedly1681 in loud1682 stentoriously1685 trumpet-mouthed1767 at the top of one's throat1819 at the top of one's throat1819 out loud1821 stentorianly1880 a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 1550 She spake euer vyleyny Among here felaws al ahy [a1425 Bodl. an hy; a1425 Dulwich in hyȝe]. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes ii. vi. sig. Giij^v He..sayd thus al ahighe in audyence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c1350
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