darklinsadv.n.

Brit.

/ˈdɑːklɪnz/, U.S.

/ˈdɑrklᵻnz/, Scottish English

/ˈdarklɪnz/

Forms: 1600s 1800s darklings, 1700s–1800s darklins.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: darkling adv., -s suffix¹.

Etymology: < darkling adv. + -s suffix¹; compare -lings suffix. With use as adverb, compare earlier darklong adv. With use as noun, compare later darkling n.²

†A. adv.

In the dark; in darkness. Cf. darkling adv. Obsolete (Scottish regional in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adverb] > in the dark

darkling?c1450

darklong1561

darklins1600

overdark1847

1600 J. Weever Faunus & Melliflora sig. D4 Who in the night (the best meanes for desire) Got vp, and darklings, only his attire, And naked beautie with a tresse of Amber, Gaue a resplendance to the purle-hung Chamber.

1647 Bp. J. Hall Satans Fiery Darts iii. ii. 252 Idle wanton servants, who play, and talk out their candle-light, & then go darklings to bed.

1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 156 For the kiln she goes then, An' darklins grapet for the bauks.

1847 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 14 11 A kind of pantomime..done darklings in a lawyer's back shop.

B. n. Scottish regional and English regional (Lincolnshire and Yorkshire). Now rare.

Twilight; dusk.In quot. 2001 a deliberate archaism in a historical novel.

ΚΠ

1767 T. Thistlewood Diary 10 Nov. in D. Hall In Miserable Slavery (1999) vii. 162 In the evening rode to Top Hill with Mr Cope and Mr Hartnole, then rode and saw Mr Cope safe in the Savanna. Got home at darklins.

1846 G. Macfarlane Rhymes of Leisure Hours 63 Fond lovers, heedless of the cauld, In darklins speak their minds fu' bauld.

1870 E. Peacock Ralf Skirlaugh I. 282 I wonder you're not scared to be with her by your sen at darklins.

1976 G. E. Campion Lincs. Dial. 45 If ya're not hoäme be darklins thaäy'll wonder where ya've gotten to.

2001 W. T. Vollmann Argall (2002) 283 At darklins he eats the stingray for his supper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	darklins
释义	darklinsadv.n. Brit. /ˈdɑːklɪnz/, U.S. /ˈdɑrklᵻnz/, Scottish English /ˈdarklɪnz/ Forms: 1600s 1800s darklings, 1700s–1800s darklins. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: darkling adv., -s suffix¹. Etymology: < darkling adv. + -s suffix¹; compare -lings suffix. With use as adverb, compare earlier darklong adv. With use as noun, compare later darkling n.² †A. adv. In the dark; in darkness. Cf. darkling adv. Obsolete (Scottish regional in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adverb] > in the dark darkling?c1450 darklong1561 darklins1600 overdark1847 1600 J. Weever Faunus & Melliflora sig. D4 Who in the night (the best meanes for desire) Got vp, and darklings, only his attire, And naked beautie with a tresse of Amber, Gaue a resplendance to the purle-hung Chamber. 1647 Bp. J. Hall Satans Fiery Darts iii. ii. 252 Idle wanton servants, who play, and talk out their candle-light, & then go darklings to bed. 1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 156 For the kiln she goes then, An' darklins grapet for the bauks. 1847 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 14 11 A kind of pantomime..done darklings in a lawyer's back shop. B. n. Scottish regional and English regional (Lincolnshire and Yorkshire). Now rare. Twilight; dusk.In quot. 2001 a deliberate archaism in a historical novel. ΚΠ 1767 T. Thistlewood Diary 10 Nov. in D. Hall In Miserable Slavery (1999) vii. 162 In the evening rode to Top Hill with Mr Cope and Mr Hartnole, then rode and saw Mr Cope safe in the Savanna. Got home at darklins. 1846 G. Macfarlane Rhymes of Leisure Hours 63 Fond lovers, heedless of the cauld, In darklins speak their minds fu' bauld. 1870 E. Peacock Ralf Skirlaugh I. 282 I wonder you're not scared to be with her by your sen at darklins. 1976 G. E. Campion Lincs. Dial. 45 If ya're not hoäme be darklins thaäy'll wonder where ya've gotten to. 2001 W. T. Vollmann Argall (2002) 283 At darklins he eats the stingray for his supper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adv.n.1600
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