† downrightsadv.

Forms: see down adv. and -rights suffix.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adownrights adv.; down adv., -rights suffix.

Etymology: Probably partly aphetic < adownrights adv. (although this is first attested later; compare discussion at that entry), and partly (especially in later use) directly < down adv. + -rights suffix, probably after downright adv. (although this is first attested slightly later).

Obsolete.

1. Straight down; vertically downwards. Cf. downright adv. 1.

ΘΚΠ

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

downrightsa1170

downrightc1225

adownrightsc1275

righta1325

plumbc1425

perpendiculara1527

perpendicularly1555

endlong1600

plumb-wise1613

vertically1646

up and down1669

plumbly1931

a1170 (?OE) Bounds (Sawyer 1208) in M. Gelling Place-names Berks. (1976) 686 Of dudden byrig, uppan eceles beorh, hwyrt ofer dunrihtes in to Ikenilde stret. Syððenes dunrihtes be þes heafdæceres westfurh.., dunrihtes to þam riscbedde.

c1330 Roland & Vernagu (Auch.) (1882) l. 132 Þan decended a liȝtnesse, Doun riȝtes fram þe heuen blis.

1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 419 They would..go downrights into the bottome.

1700 tr. G. de Courtilz de Sandras French Spy ii. 57 There was scarce any body there, but who was for throwing him downrights out of the Window.

2. So that the act is finished at once; altogether, outright. Cf. downright adv. 3. to slay (also quench) downrights and variants: to kill in such a manner that the victim dies on the spot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > completely [phrase] > altogether, entirely, or completely

bedenec1175

all outc1300

downrightc1330

downrightsc1330

at alla1375

whole together1551

in all sorts1559

right out1578

clear1600

neck and heels1647

to rights1663

head over ears1774

neck and crop1791

fair and square1870

in total1965

c1330 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Auch.) l. 19 in Englische Studien (1885) 8 115 Þe..griffouns doun riȝtes [a1500 Harl. rytes] Slouȝ our Inglische kniȝtes.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1165 Þe almauns seweden sadly & slowe doun riȝtes.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xx. l. 286 (MED) Alle this whille fowghten the knyhtes..and slowgh down Ryhtes.

a1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Nyne Fyrst Bks. Eneidos (1562) ix. sig. Ddii^v You mndi [sic] not..poore troians yet to quench down rights.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	downrights
释义	† downrightsadv. Forms: see down adv. and -rights suffix. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adownrights adv.; down adv., -rights suffix. Etymology: Probably partly aphetic < adownrights adv. (although this is first attested later; compare discussion at that entry), and partly (especially in later use) directly < down adv. + -rights suffix, probably after downright adv. (although this is first attested slightly later). Obsolete. 1. Straight down; vertically downwards. Cf. downright adv. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [adverb] downrightsa1170 downrightc1225 adownrightsc1275 righta1325 plumbc1425 perpendiculara1527 perpendicularly1555 endlong1600 plumb-wise1613 vertically1646 up and down1669 plumbly1931 a1170 (?OE) Bounds (Sawyer 1208) in M. Gelling Place-names Berks. (1976) 686 Of dudden byrig, uppan eceles beorh, hwyrt ofer dunrihtes in to Ikenilde stret. Syððenes dunrihtes be þes heafdæceres westfurh.., dunrihtes to þam riscbedde. c1330 Roland & Vernagu (Auch.) (1882) l. 132 Þan decended a liȝtnesse, Doun riȝtes fram þe heuen blis. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 419 They would..go downrights into the bottome. 1700 tr. G. de Courtilz de Sandras French Spy ii. 57 There was scarce any body there, but who was for throwing him downrights out of the Window. 2. So that the act is finished at once; altogether, outright. Cf. downright adv. 3. to slay (also quench) downrights and variants: to kill in such a manner that the victim dies on the spot. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > completely [phrase] > altogether, entirely, or completely bedenec1175 all outc1300 downrightc1330 downrightsc1330 at alla1375 whole together1551 in all sorts1559 right out1578 clear1600 neck and heels1647 to rights1663 head over ears1774 neck and crop1791 fair and square1870 in total1965 c1330 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Auch.) l. 19 in Englische Studien (1885) 8 115 Þe..griffouns doun riȝtes [a1500 Harl. rytes] Slouȝ our Inglische kniȝtes. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1165 Þe almauns seweden sadly & slowe doun riȝtes. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xx. l. 286 (MED) Alle this whille fowghten the knyhtes..and slowgh down Ryhtes. a1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Nyne Fyrst Bks. Eneidos (1562) ix. sig. Ddii^v You mndi [sic] not..poore troians yet to quench down rights. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.a1170
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