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aislen. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ele. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman ele, eele, eile wing of a church (late 12th cent. or earlier), specific use of ele, eele, eile, eyle wing (first quarter of the 12th cent.; see also the French forms cited below) < classical Latin āla wing (see ala n.1), in post-classical Latin also denoting part of a church (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources). With the specific use in Anglo-Norman compare Middle French ele , elle side of a building (a1420), soubzelle structure adjacent to the wing of a building (literally ‘sub-wing’; a1413, with prefix soubz- sous- prefix), French aile wing of a building (1669), aisle of a church (1676).Among the extended uses of the word, senses 3 and 4 appear to be influenced by the corresponding senses of alley n.1 (compare alley n.1 6), with which there is partial semantic overlap. The forms were influenced early on by folk-etymological association with isle n., perhaps based on apprehension of an aisle as a detached or distinct portion of a church; hence the α. forms with initial i- , y- , the β. forms (with which compare the δ. forms at isle n.), and the δ. forms (with which compare the β. forms at isle n.). In 15th- and 16th-cent. British sources, post-classical Latin insula (see isle n.) was the usual word for ‘aisle’. Compare also the following apparently isolated occurrence of island n. in sense ‘aisle of a church’:1590 in W. Greenwell Wills & Inventories Registry Durham (1860) II. 183 In the portch in the south yland of the church. The β. forms ȝelde and yeld show development of a palatal on-glide. The γ. forms show alteration after Middle French, French aile wing, etc. The modern standard spelling aisle, which was hesitatingly admitted by Johnson (1755), probably shows an alteration of ayle after the δ. forms, rather than being in any way directly influenced by the rare Middle French, French †aisle . The French etymon also underwent various alterations, largely after its classical Latin etymon āla wing (see ala n.1). Compare Anglo-Norman ale, ile, Anglo-Norman and Middle French aele (a1342 or earlier), Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French, French aile (13th cent.), Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French †esle (c1275 or earlier in Anglo-Norman; 1393 or earlier in continental French), Middle French aesle (c1500 or earlier), Middle French, French †aelle (a1407 or earlier), (rare) †aisle (apparently only a1630 in d'Aubigné and 1611 in Cotgrave), all in sense ‘wing’ (also in a large number of extended uses). In Middle French and early modern French spellings with medial -s- this is a purely graphic device serving to indicate the open quality of the vowel (i.e. /ɛ/, not /e/); it is unclear whether the Anglo-Norman variant esle shows the same origin. In Middle French, French †aelle, the initial a- is after the ulterior Latin etymon āla, and simultaneously distinguishes the noun from its homograph ele, elle ‘she’. See further N. Catach Dict. hist. de l'orthographe française (1995) at aile. It is unclear whether the following earlier quot. is to be taken as showing the Middle English or the Anglo-Norman word:?c1370 Inscription at Cawston Church in F. Blomefield Ess. Topogr. Hist. Norfolk (1807) VI. 265 Orate pro anima Roberti Oxburgh..qui istud ele fieri fecit. 1. society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > wing or aisle > [noun] α. 1398 in J. Raine (1836) I. 219 (MED) Lego ecclesiæ de Schirefhoton ad ponendum plumbum super le south hele xxs. 1410 Hornby Church Contract in L. F. Salzman (1992) App. B. 482 The foresaid Richard hase undirtaken for to make the south eill of the parish kirke. 1451 in J. Raine (1855) II. 157 Leȝ crosse yles eiusdem ecclesiæ. 1490 in J. Raine (1869) IV. 60 To be beried in the Trinite church, in the north ile. 1498 in E. Hobhouse (1890) 66 For takyng downe off the nort wyndow yn our lady yele. 1503–4 in H. Littlehales (1905) 252 Þe gret vyndd[ow] vythe þe Trenyte in the sovthe yell. 1517 in W. H. Godfrey (1935) I. 277 My body to be buried in the ile in the Cathedrall churche afore Our Lady. 1585 M. Hanmer tr. Eusebius in (new ed.) x. iv. 190 He builded seats and goodly yles on either side. ?1593 Inscription Northam Church, Devon in N. Pevsner (1952) 128 This yele was made anno 1593. 1681 A. Wyndham (ed. 3) 85 He sate in an Ile distinct from the body of the Congregation. 1715 A. Pope 25 And Arches widen, and long Iles extend. 1791 G. Huddesford 12 When the vast Organ's breathing frame Echoes the voice of loud acclaim, And the deep diapason's sound Thunders the vaulted iles around. 1830 Nov. 426/1 In the middle of the nave were two towers projecting beyond the iles. society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > [noun] 1492 in J. Raine (1865) III. 228 In the churche of the Blessed Trinite, in the midle ile ther, beneth the chauncell. 1540 in A. Clark (1914) 230 I bequethe..my body to be buryed within ye churche of saynte peter..in ye myddell yell. 1562 in T. Wright (1869) 112 A pew in the midle yle of the churche. 1672 E. Ashmole xxi. 563 From the Choire through the middle Ile (or Nave of the Chappel) out at the West door. 1763 H. Walpole III. i. 60 A pillar in the middle isle of the church. 1789 H. L. Piozzi II. 100 Warwick Castle would be contained in its middle aisle. 1819 S. M. Waring 173 The shrine..is a small covered chapel of marble, placed in the central aisle. 1835 W. Whewell (ed. 2) 26 Among the liberties taken with language..I should mention the employment of the word ‘aisle’ for the central space, nave or choir, as well as for the lateral spaces of a building. 1861 C. Nicholson (ed. 2) 42 The church..consists of the nave, chancel, and four side aisles, so that it consists of five open aisles. 1963 D. Talbot Rice in T. Copplestone 219 At Laon..are to be seen..flying buttresses above the aisles to support the walls of the main aisle. 2002 E. Biucchi & S. Pilling v. 24 Inside, there are three aisles and three apses. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > passage or corridor > [noun] 1428 in F. J. Furnivall (1882) 38 The Ill [e] of the toon side of the Cloistere. 1538 R. Devereux Let. in H. Ellis (1846) 3rd Ser. III. 190 The Graye Fryers ys a fayer Howse..ij. yelys ledyd, the rest tyle and slate. 1650 J. Howell tr. A. Giraffi 88 By a mine already made to blow up the Ile of the House of Masaniello, with the contiguous Houses. 1678 J. Dryden i. 2 Last night,..In a lone Isle o'th' Temple [of Isis] while I walk'd, A Whirl-wind rose. 1734 II Corridor,..a Gallery, or long Isle, around a Building, leading to several Chambers, at a Distance from each other. 1755 J. N. Scott (new ed.) Isle,..a long passage in a church or public building. 1822 R. Richardson II. xix. 305 The door of entrance..opens into the middle aisle of the mosque. 1869 R. Willis iv. 55 The walls of this Hall..shew that it stood at the east end of the north aisle of the Infirmary Hall. 1908 J. Conrad 306 The café..is divided into aisles by square pillars. 1945 L. I. Newman xvi. 86 The Scrolls of the Law..were carried in procession through the aisles of the Temple. 1995 M. Rosengarten tr. D. Treiber 20 Two longitudinal beams form low-ceilinged ‘aisles’ either side of the main area. 3. society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > aisle or passage > [noun] 1646 T. Edwards 164 The perfect sound as of a man beating a martch on a drum,..was heard as coming into the Chappell, and then as going up all along the Ile through the people. 1703 in (1905) 71 To brick the Ile of the Brick Church from dore to dore. 1727 N. Bailey II An Isle,..the Passages on the Sides of a Church within, between the Pews. 1778 July 330/1 Silent along the aisle the corpse is born Thro' ranks of mourners. 1805 Apr. 299/2 The Queen arose and passed from her seat down the aisle, and out at the northern gate. 1871 410 The aisles and lobbies of the church are laid in tiles. 1915 P. G. Wodehouse iii. 66 I will..put on a little page's dress and carry your train up the aisle. 1962 G. Moore xxxiii. 254 The vision of our young and beautiful Queen processing slowly up the aisle in her gorgeous robes is never to be forgotten. 2007 (Nexis) 18 Oct. (G2 section) 6 Since 6am they have been preparing the church for mass, sweeping the aisles and telling visitors about [etc.]. b. 1813 ‘T. Martin’ 472/1 He has a proper number of frames.., which may be divided into two or more rows, so as to leave room and proper aisles or passages for the convenience of the operators. 1814 Sept. 202/1 An aisle or passage down the middle [of the school-room] about three feet broad will greatly tend to the good order of the school. 1843 866 I was in my seat next to Mr. Lee's, across the aisle... I saw Mr. McMurray leave his seat..and walk out to the aisle, and past the corner of Mr. Lee's desk. 1860 C. B. Hartley xvii. 295 When you are entering a concert room, or the box of a theatre, walk before your companion up the aisle, until you reach the seats you have secured. 1909 16 Feb. 4/7 [In America] all gangways and narrow paths whether in theatres, shops, or omnibuses, are ‘aisles’. 1920 P. G. Wodehouse xviii. 320 The audience began to move up the aisles. 1938 J. A. Farley (1939) ii. 140 Our ‘scouts’ went hurrying up and down the long aisles of the stadium asking the chairman of each friendly delegation to visit the Roosevelt headquarters. 1979 J. Heller (1980) v. 194 [He] was planted on a wooden stool in the aisle of the locker room. 2001 J. Wolcott xi. 68 Cerrisse entered the theater, her legs slicing down the aisle. 1882 5 May Have you no confidence in your fellow members? I have, on this side of the aisle. 1918 C. G. Bowers xi. 209 There were no longer two parties in the senate—there were three, and the two of these counted as Republican were more bitter against each other than against the common enemy across the aisle. 1951 Jan. 19/1 I'll tell you what is wrong with this amendment. It would take away 10 to 20 southern votes on this side of the aisle without any commensurate support from the other side of the aisle. 1982 7 498 The two sides of the aisle come from separate worlds. Not only do they represent divergent interests, but they speak different languages. 2011 G. W. Miller v. 150 He had a bipartisan record of joining with key Senators from both sides of the aisle to advance major legislation. society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > other parts 1835 J. Abbott ix. 195 We are seated..in what might be called a spacious apartment, considering that it is the interior of a coach, with a broad aisle up and down the interior. 1842 12 2 The seats..are placed down the whole length of the vehicle, one behind the other, leaving a species of aisle in the middle for the uneasy..to fidget up and down. 1873 22 Nov. 662/2 The Deputy-Sheriff placed his prisoners in the smoking-car of the train... The aisle was packed. 1902 S. E. White iii. 17 One big fellow with a square beard swaggered back and forth down the aisle [of the train]. 1933 10 Jan. 1/3 Fulmer was hurled from his seat into the aisle of the bus. 1962 16 Mar. 127/3 I saw him walking toward me up the aisle of the plane. 2010 May 45/3 An overweight airline stewardess, usually found working in the first class cabin because she's too wide to fit down the economy aisle. 1884 20 May 7/3 (advt.) Attention is called to special sale of remnants now in progress in center aisle of our store. 1890 19 July 53/1 I have heard the space between the counters of a shop called ‘the aisle’ in Liverpool. 1904 9 May 4 The main aisle [of the store] is full of laces. 1932 J. C. Powys viii. 217 She bought something at last, however; and..walked away with her parcel down the central aisle of the shop. 1984 A. Smith in G. Ursell ii. x. 222 Down the scuffed and faded aisle from them, cash registers are dinging softly. 1996 (Nexis) 7 Apr. 1 e The fastest growing areas of the supermarket are the take-out and frozen aisles. 2003 J. R. Lennon i. v. 283 He walked up and down the cereal aisle, intending only to grab an appealing box and move on, but all of them looked so good. 2008 18 Jan. 46/1 You can wander through aisle after aisle of strip-lit baked beans and biscuits. society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [noun] > between lines of persons or things 1789 E. Darwin Loves of Plants in II. 134 Long ailes of Oaks. 1818 J. Keats iv. 206 Through the dark pillars of those sylvan aisles. 1854 J. S. C. Abbott (1855) II. xxi. 385 Through the deep aisles of the forest. 1878 B. Taylor ii. v. 93 Arching aisles of the pine, receive us. 1922 H. W. Shoemaker xxv. 352 A melancholy wailing..echoed through the aisles of the primeval forest. 1927 Apr. 56/3 I saw him..bustling excitedly down the aisle of parked cars. 1960 R. N. Hill ii. 10 His pinnace passed silently up an aisle of green until he came to swift rapids. 2001 D. Waitley 197 The Peace River flows through a shady aisle of trees. 1794 T. Davis 76 The general custom of Wiltshire, is, to set up the sheafs in double rows,..and the sheaves so set up are called an aile. 1844 W. Barnes 314 Hile,..ten sheaves of corn set up in the field, four on each side and one at each end, and forming a kind of roof. 1881 H. Smith & C. R. Smith Shock, a pile or hile of sheaves. 1904 10 Sept. 3/7 In the Isle of Wight, what is locally described as an ‘aisle’ of corn standing in a field..was struck by lightning. 1988 J. Lavers 15 Aisle. Also hile. A row of corn sheaves, generally twelve, set up in stooks or shocks in a field. Phrases1844 W. Barnes 142 'Tis merry while the wheat's in hile. 1871 Apr. 305/2 I cannot say how long wheat should be allowed to remain in aisle, as it depends on the state of ripeness when cut. 1936 A. G. Street 278 The corn harvest draws near..and one or two pieces in the district are already up in aisle. 1988 J. Lavers 15 I zee top field is up in aisle. 1875 J. W. De Forest vii. 30/1 I shall get my claim without going up the aisle for it, and that will be nicer. 1953 July 6/2 Fewer than 1½ million couples will walk down the aisle this year. 1980 3 May 20/6 Some fathers having in the past actually taken out policies designed to mature only if and when their daughters walk up the aisle! 2001 L. E. Long iii. 17 I wonder who this floozy is? Is this her first time down the aisle? society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [verb (intransitive)] > be great theatrical success 1917 26 Nov. 5/2 So marvelous was the power of God that gray-haired old blasphemers fell on their knees, others rolled in the aisles, and they cried out, ‘Oh, spare us!’] 1922 May 716/2 Sister,..you knocked them kicking! You had them rolling around in the aisles. I was scared some of them people out there was going to laugh themselves to death. 1926 21 Dec. 6/4 King and King, soft shoe and tap artists, par excellence, fairly have the audience rolling in the aisles with applause. 1927 12 Apr. 1/4 That first meeting between the old Yanks..probably will leave them bleeding in the aisles. 1928 6 Sept. 5/2 Once in a while D. C. Scott..runs across a picture which, like ‘The Big Parade’ and ‘Ben Hur’, ‘lays 'em in the aisles’. 1940 P. G. Wodehouse xii. 136 I made the speech of a lifetime. I had them tearing up the seats and rolling in the aisles. 1943 D. W. Brogan vii. 202 This trick had the population, white and coloured, rolling in the aisles. 1959 11 Oct. 6/5 A book that sends my English friends rolling in the aisles. 1986 J. Boskin (1988) i. 10 These comic representatives laid them in the aisles, and often came close to toppling Sambo from top billing. 2008 E. C. Kimmel xv. 231 Ben Pfeiffer had the audience rolling in the aisles with his thick gangster accent and his tough dumb-guy swagger. Compounds 1906 8 Oct. 12 Simplify shopping by asking questions..Ask the Aislemen and Elevator men. 1927 7 July 15/3 The salespeople are whispering amongst themselves, and I should not be astonished if the head aisle man detained me. 1960 (U.S. Bureau of Census) 35 Store Aisle man—Retail trade. society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > seat > of specific type or position 1838 T. C. Haliburton 2nd Ser. v. 74 I beg you won't spit down any more on the aisle seats, for there be gentlemen there now. 1887 3 Sept. 4/2 We have seen a man occupying the aisle seat remain sitting and allow a lady to crowd past him to reach the seat by the window. 1907 July 429/2 Nave seats, £3 5s., £2 14s., and £2 5s.; Aisle seats to all performances in Cathedral..£1 5s. and 18s. 1951 13 Nov. 10/5 John Van Druten, the noted playwright, sat in an aisle seat about eight or ten rows back, watching the action on the stage. 2011 G. Matheson ii. 20 Boarding the aircraft, he slipped into his aisle seat and turned on his phone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † aislev.Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: aisle n. Obsolete. rare. 1610 W. Folkingham i. x. 27 The fertile Meddowes of Komora (Iled with Danubius) which produces grasse man-high. 1818 Ld. Byron cliv. 80 Majesty, Power, Glory, Strength, and Beauty, all are aisled In this eternal ark of worship undefiled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2019). <  n.1398 v.1610 |
