alengthadv.adj.prep.

Brit.

/əˈlɛŋ(k)θ/, U.S.

/əˈlɛŋθ/

Forms:

α. Middle English olenght, Middle English o length, Middle English o leynþe.

β. Middle English a lenght (in a late copy), Middle English alengþe, Middle English a lengþe, Middle English a-lengþe, Middle English–1500s alengthe, 1500s a length, 1500s–1800s alength; Scottish (northern and north-eastern) 1800s a-len'th, 1800s– alenth.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: on length at length n. 16.

Etymology: < on length at length n. 16, with reduction of the first element; with α. forms compare o, variant of on prep., and with β. forms compare a prep.¹ Compare across adv., across prep.In sense A. 4 perhaps representing an independent formation < a- prefix³ + length n.

rare and archaic after early 17th cent., except in sense A. 4.

A. adv. (and adj.)

†1. Throughout the length of something. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1350 ( in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 16 Ne be he ner so stout, Ȝet he biþ ysoht out o brede ant o leynþe.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. iii. l. 202 (MED) He shulde haue be lorde of þat londe a lengthe and a brede.

a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) i. §1. 6 Pestilens is a neuyl rechand o lenght and bred.

†2. A long way away, at a distance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > at or to a distance

ferrenc888

farc900

longOE

afarc1300

yond13..

on length1340

alonga1382

adreigha1393

on dreicha1400

afar offc1400

far-aboutc1450

alengtha1500

distantlya1500

remote1589

remotely1609

yferrea1643

out of his (her, its, etc.) way1650

adistance1807

away1818

way1833

way off1836

way out1840

a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xxxvii. §12. 140 Þai þat ware biside me stode olenght.

†3. In the direction of or parallel to the length of something; lengthways, longitudinally. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in longitudinal direction

alongc1300

endlongc1300

afterlong?a1425

endlonges1473

alength?1523

longways1525

longwise1548

alongst1562

longstways1566

longstwise1566

lengthwisec1580

longst1581

lengthways1599

longitudinally1695

plankwise1815

axially1855

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxii Lay a lytell terre therupon & stroke it a length in the bottome of the wole.

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 74 The grekes..Layn ladders alenght & oloft wonnen.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. xxx He would stretch the same [sc. his feet] alength and make them serve in stead of an helme to steere withall.

1613 T. Hill Pleasant Hist. Physiognomy xx. f. 82^v Veiney be those eyes named, which be full of small and little lines alength.

1891 G. Meredith Agamemnon in Fight in Poems (1910) III. 227 The scrubwood..flung forward alength by the fire's fury rageing.

4. Scottish (northern and north-eastern). In or to an advanced state or position; onward, forward. Also as predicative adj.: advanced. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. (at alenth) records the word as still in use in Aberdeenshire in 1928.

ΚΠ

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Alenth 1. To come alenth, to arrive at maturity. 2. To gae far alenth, to go to great lengths. 3. To be far alenth, to be far advanced, to make great progress or improvement.

1875 W. Alexander Sketches Life among Ain Folk 161 I thocht it richt to lat you ken afore I gaed forder a-len'th.

a1886 D. Grant Sc. Stories (1888) 130 I thocht weel to speak to John on the subject afore the maitters sud gang further alength.

†B. prep.

In the direction of the length of; lengthways to. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

?1540 Pract. Cyrurgyons sig. A.iii In all other places rome must be made a length the membres.

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

单词	alength
释义	alengthadv.adj.prep. Brit. /əˈlɛŋ(k)θ/, U.S. /əˈlɛŋθ/ Forms: α. Middle English olenght, Middle English o length, Middle English o leynþe. β. Middle English a lenght (in a late copy), Middle English alengþe, Middle English a lengþe, Middle English a-lengþe, Middle English–1500s alengthe, 1500s a length, 1500s–1800s alength; Scottish (northern and north-eastern) 1800s a-len'th, 1800s– alenth. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: on length at length n. 16. Etymology: < on length at length n. 16, with reduction of the first element; with α. forms compare o, variant of on prep., and with β. forms compare a prep.¹ Compare across adv., across prep.In sense A. 4 perhaps representing an independent formation < a- prefix³ + length n. rare and archaic after early 17th cent., except in sense A. 4. A. adv. (and adj.) †1. Throughout the length of something. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1350 ( in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 16 Ne be he ner so stout, Ȝet he biþ ysoht out o brede ant o leynþe. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. iii. l. 202 (MED) He shulde haue be lorde of þat londe a lengthe and a brede. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) i. §1. 6 Pestilens is a neuyl rechand o lenght and bred. †2. A long way away, at a distance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > at or to a distance ferrenc888 farc900 longOE afarc1300 yond13.. on length1340 alonga1382 adreigha1393 on dreicha1400 afar offc1400 far-aboutc1450 alengtha1500 distantlya1500 remote1589 remotely1609 yferrea1643 out of his (her, its, etc.) way1650 adistance1807 away1818 way1833 way1833 way off1836 way out1840 a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xxxvii. §12. 140 Þai þat ware biside me stode olenght. †3. In the direction of or parallel to the length of something; lengthways, longitudinally. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in longitudinal direction alongc1300 endlongc1300 afterlong?a1425 endlonges1473 alength?1523 longways1525 longwise1548 alongst1562 longstways1566 longstwise1566 lengthwisec1580 longst1581 lengthways1599 longitudinally1695 plankwise1815 axially1855 ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxii Lay a lytell terre therupon & stroke it a length in the bottome of the wole. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 74 The grekes..Layn ladders alenght & oloft wonnen. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. xxx He would stretch the same [sc. his feet] alength and make them serve in stead of an helme to steere withall. 1613 T. Hill Pleasant Hist. Physiognomy xx. f. 82^v Veiney be those eyes named, which be full of small and little lines alength. 1891 G. Meredith Agamemnon in Fight in Poems (1910) III. 227 The scrubwood..flung forward alength by the fire's fury rageing. 4. Scottish (northern and north-eastern). In or to an advanced state or position; onward, forward. Also as predicative adj.: advanced. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. (at alenth) records the word as still in use in Aberdeenshire in 1928. ΚΠ 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Alenth 1. To come alenth, to arrive at maturity. 2. To gae far alenth, to go to great lengths. 3. To be far alenth, to be far advanced, to make great progress or improvement. 1875 W. Alexander Sketches Life among Ain Folk 161 I thocht it richt to lat you ken afore I gaed forder a-len'th. a1886 D. Grant Sc. Stories (1888) 130 I thocht weel to speak to John on the subject afore the maitters sud gang further alength. †B. prep. In the direction of the length of; lengthways to. Obsolete. ΚΠ ?1540 Pract. Cyrurgyons sig. A.iii In all other places rome must be made a length the membres. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.prep.a1350
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