downsittingn.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnˌsɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌsɪdɪŋ/

Forms: see down- prefix and sitting n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, sitting n.

Etymology: < down- prefix + sitting n., after to sit down at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1.

1. The action or an act of sitting down. Also: rest, repose. Now rare.Originally and frequently (esp. with uprising) in biblical translations of Psalm 138:2 (e.g. quot. 1535) and allusions to this passage.

ΚΠ

1534 G. Joye tr. Jeremy Prophete f. cvii^v Thou seist their downsittinge [L. sessionem] and vpstandinge.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxxxviii. 2 Thou knowest my downe syttinge [L. sessionem] and my vprisynge.

1603 W. Muggins Londons Mourning Garment sig. D4 Wee pray thee blesse our downe sitting and our vprising, blesse our going foorth, and our comming in.

1669 Hist. Sir Eger 28 Then Pallias a Cod can fang, And in a chair he it down flang, And made the Lady persevering, Of all easement and down-sitting.

1701 T. Knaggs Serm. against Atheism 28 As he knows our down Sitting and our Uprising..So we ought to set this omniscient God always before us.

1820 Morning Chron. 26 Oct. 3/4 The trial has been one of unexampled scrutiny for my Royal Mistress; her down-sitting and her up-rising have been watched.

1831 Boston Courier 13 Jan. 1/2 Like the Siamese boys, the volition of one, only, was necessary to the down-sitting or upstanding of both.

1892 Madison (Indiana) Weekly Herald 15 Dec. 4/1 Is President Harrison bigot and Bourbon enough to hold the same opinion after the third uprising and downsitting of the American people in November?

1934 Daily Capital News (Jefferson City, Missouri) 1 June 9/3 His sudden down-sitting on the gorse was followed..by a bumping from a husky youngster who didn't even pause to say he was sorry.

1970 Times 22 May 11/7 The weather was again cold, the wind searching. It kneweth our downsittings and our uprisings.

†2. Scottish. The opening of a session in a court, parliament, assembly, or other body. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1587 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1587/7/64 It is statute and ordanit that all schireffis within this realme gif in yeirlie at the first doun sitting of the sessioun..the names of thair deputis and clerkis.

1640 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1871) I. 246 Appointed..for keiping a meitting of the burrowes, the sexteine day of the said moneth, immediatlie befoir the dounsitting of the parliament.

1694 W. Strachan Some Remarks upon Late Pamphlet 42 The King's party in Parliament was at first so considerable, that had the question been proposed at the downsitting thereof, the business had been carried for the King.

1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 232 That ye..be present at the said Justice-court, before the down-sitting and fencing thereof.

3. Scottish. A period of sitting down, a sitting. Frequently in at a (also one) downsitting: during a single period of sitting; at one time or spell of continuous action. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > [noun] > spell of

sitting1511

sita1628

downsitting1694

1694 in A. Raffe Culture of Controversy 165 [John Murray] with two men did drink 23 pynts ale att one downsitting.

1753 A. McDouall Inst. Laws Scotl. III. (Index) 51/1 Money won at play, beyond 10 l. Sterling, at one down-sitting..is to be restored, and the winner liable to five times more.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality iv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 71 They drank out the price at ae downsitting.

1929 Scots Observer 31 Oct. 16/4 Could polish off a terrible lot o' provender at a doonsittin'.

2007 D. Purves Ane Auld Sang 1 Fower plates at ilka dounsittin; whyles as monie helpins.

4. Scottish and English regional (northern). A property or position obtained as part of a legal agreement, esp. as an inheritance or upon marriage; a settlement, establishment. Cf. downset n. 2. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds xxxix. 352 She'll be out o' place, too; and I doutna will grup like a drowning creature at ony comfortable down-sitting.

1897 ‘S. Tytler’ Witch-wife v. 68 Glenfierroch will be a fine down-sitting for our sister's daughter.

1918 F. A. Steel Eng. Fairy Tales 339 Molly Whuppie thought this would be a very good downsitting for her sister.

1937 L. McInnes in Sc. National Dict. (1952) III. 115/3 [Argyll] Gear's no everything; many's the lass I saa that got a gran' doonsittin an' had a gey sair hert efterhin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downsitting
释义	downsittingn. Brit. /ˈdaʊnˌsɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌsɪdɪŋ/ Forms: see down- prefix and sitting n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, sitting n. Etymology: < down- prefix + sitting n., after to sit down at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1. 1. The action or an act of sitting down. Also: rest, repose. Now rare.Originally and frequently (esp. with uprising) in biblical translations of Psalm 138:2 (e.g. quot. 1535) and allusions to this passage. ΚΠ 1534 G. Joye tr. Jeremy Prophete f. cvii^v Thou seist their downsittinge [L. sessionem] and vpstandinge. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxxxviii. 2 Thou knowest my downe syttinge [L. sessionem] and my vprisynge. 1603 W. Muggins Londons Mourning Garment sig. D4 Wee pray thee blesse our downe sitting and our vprising, blesse our going foorth, and our comming in. 1669 Hist. Sir Eger 28 Then Pallias a Cod can fang, And in a chair he it down flang, And made the Lady persevering, Of all easement and down-sitting. 1701 T. Knaggs Serm. against Atheism 28 As he knows our down Sitting and our Uprising..So we ought to set this omniscient God always before us. 1820 Morning Chron. 26 Oct. 3/4 The trial has been one of unexampled scrutiny for my Royal Mistress; her down-sitting and her up-rising have been watched. 1831 Boston Courier 13 Jan. 1/2 Like the Siamese boys, the volition of one, only, was necessary to the down-sitting or upstanding of both. 1892 Madison (Indiana) Weekly Herald 15 Dec. 4/1 Is President Harrison bigot and Bourbon enough to hold the same opinion after the third uprising and downsitting of the American people in November? 1934 Daily Capital News (Jefferson City, Missouri) 1 June 9/3 His sudden down-sitting on the gorse was followed..by a bumping from a husky youngster who didn't even pause to say he was sorry. 1970 Times 22 May 11/7 The weather was again cold, the wind searching. It kneweth our downsittings and our uprisings. †2. Scottish. The opening of a session in a court, parliament, assembly, or other body. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1587 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1587/7/64 It is statute and ordanit that all schireffis within this realme gif in yeirlie at the first doun sitting of the sessioun..the names of thair deputis and clerkis. 1640 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1871) I. 246 Appointed..for keiping a meitting of the burrowes, the sexteine day of the said moneth, immediatlie befoir the dounsitting of the parliament. 1694 W. Strachan Some Remarks upon Late Pamphlet 42 The King's party in Parliament was at first so considerable, that had the question been proposed at the downsitting thereof, the business had been carried for the King. 1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 232 That ye..be present at the said Justice-court, before the down-sitting and fencing thereof. 3. Scottish. A period of sitting down, a sitting. Frequently in at a (also one) downsitting: during a single period of sitting; at one time or spell of continuous action. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > [noun] > spell of sitting1511 sita1628 downsitting1694 1694 in A. Raffe Culture of Controversy 165 [John Murray] with two men did drink 23 pynts ale att one downsitting. 1753 A. McDouall Inst. Laws Scotl. III. (Index) 51/1 Money won at play, beyond 10 l. Sterling, at one down-sitting..is to be restored, and the winner liable to five times more. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality iv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 71 They drank out the price at ae downsitting. 1929 Scots Observer 31 Oct. 16/4 Could polish off a terrible lot o' provender at a doonsittin'. 2007 D. Purves Ane Auld Sang 1 Fower plates at ilka dounsittin; whyles as monie helpins. 4. Scottish and English regional (northern). A property or position obtained as part of a legal agreement, esp. as an inheritance or upon marriage; a settlement, establishment. Cf. downset n. 2. Now rare. ΚΠ 1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds xxxix. 352 She'll be out o' place, too; and I doutna will grup like a drowning creature at ony comfortable down-sitting. 1897 ‘S. Tytler’ Witch-wife v. 68 Glenfierroch will be a fine down-sitting for our sister's daughter. 1918 F. A. Steel Eng. Fairy Tales 339 Molly Whuppie thought this would be a very good downsitting for her sister. 1937 L. McInnes in Sc. National Dict. (1952) III. 115/3 [Argyll] Gear's no everything; many's the lass I saa that got a gran' doonsittin an' had a gey sair hert efterhin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1534
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