† alowv.

Forms: late Middle English–1500s alow, 1500s allow, 1500s alowe.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix¹, low adj.

Etymology: < a- prefix¹ + low adj. Compare earlier low v.², alow adv.¹

Obsolete.

transitive. To lower, bring down; to lessen. Frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)]

littleeOE

anitherOE

wanzelOE

lessc1225

slakea1300

littenc1300

aslakec1314

adminisha1325

allayc1330

settle1338

low1340

minisha1382

reprovea1382

abatea1398

rebatea1398

subtlea1398

alaskia1400

forlyten?a1400

imminish14..

lessenc1410

diminish1417

repress?a1425

assuagec1430

scarcec1440

small1440

underslakec1440

alessa1450

debate?c1450

batec1460

decreasec1470

appetisse1474

alow1494

mince1499

perswage?1504

remita1513

inless?1521

attenuate1530

weaken1530

defray1532

mitigate1532

minorate1534

narrow?1548

diminuec1550

extenuate1555

amain1578

exolve1578

base1581

dejecta1586

amoinder1588

faint1598

qualify1604

contract1605

to pull down1607

shrivel1609

to take down1610

disaugment1611

impoverish1611

shrink1628

decoct1629

persway1631

unflame1635

straiten1645

depress1647

reduce1649

detract1654

minuate1657

alloy1661

lower?1662

sinka1684

retreat1690

nip1785

to drive down1840

minify1866

to knock down1867

to damp down1869

scale1887

mute1891

clip1938

to roll back1942

to cut back1943

downscale1945

downrate1958

slim1963

downshift1972

the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > humiliate [verb (transitive)]

anitherOE

fellOE

lowc1175

to lay lowc1225

to set adownc1275

snuba1340

meekc1350

depose1377

aneantizea1382

to bring lowa1387

declinea1400

meekenc1400

to pull downc1425

avalec1430

to-gradea1440

to put downc1440

humble1484

alow1494

deject?1521

depress1526

plucka1529

to cut (rarely to cast down) the comb of?1533

to bring down1535

to bring basec1540

adbass1548

diminish1560

afflict1561

to take down1562

to throw down1567

debase1569

embase1571

diminute1575

to put (also thrust) a person's nose out of jointc1576

exinanite1577

to take (a person) a peg lower1589

to take (a person) down a peg (or two)1589

disbasea1592

to take (a person) down a buttonhole (or two)1592

comb-cut1593

unpuff1598

atterr1605

dismount1608

annihilate1610

crest-fall1611

demit1611

pulla1616

avilea1617

to put a scorn on, upon1633

mortify1639

dimit1658

to put a person's pipe out1720

to let down1747

to set down1753

humiliate1757

to draw (a person's) eyeteeth1789

start1821

squabash1822

to wipe a person's eye1823

to crop the feathers of1827

embarrass1839

to knock (also take, etc.) (a person) off his or her perch1864

to sit upon ——1864

squelch1864

to cut out of all feather1865

to sit on ——1868

to turn down1870

to score off1882

to do (a person) in the eye1891

puncture1908

to put (a person) in (also into) his, her place1908

to cut down to size1927

flatten1932

to slap (a person) down1938

punk1963

1494 W. Hilton Scala Perfeccionis (de Worde) ii. xxvi. sig. ni^v The nether clowde is downe puttyng & a lowenge of his euencristen.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 414/1 I abate, or lay downe, or beate downe, or alowe one in his accompt. Je abas.

a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) 120 Wherby he..gynnyth to Alow his payne and penitence.

1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 88^v They may most plainly see how pride hath beene allowde.

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

alowadv.¹prep.

Brit.

/əˈləʊ/, U.S.

/əˈloʊ/

Forms: Middle English alawe, Middle English allowe, Middle English aloȝ, Middle English alogh, Middle English alouȝ, Middle English a-lowe, Middle English–1700s a-low, Middle English–1500s a lowe, Middle English–1600s alowe, Middle English–1700s a low, Middle English– alow, 1800s alaw (Manx English), 1800s aloghe (Irish English (Wexford)); Scottish pre-1700 alawe, pre-1700 a-lawe, pre-1700 1800s alaw, 1800s– alow, 1900s– aloah. N.E.D. (1884) also records a form Middle English a-loughe.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: on low at low adj. and n.² Phrases 1.

Etymology: Probably < on low at low adj. and n.² Phrases 1, with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹). Compare below adv. and also ahigh adv., aloft adv.

A. adv.¹ Frequently contrasted with aloft.

I. Literal uses.

1. With reference to position: low or lower down; below something; down low. Now chiefly Scottish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > low down or below

anunderOE

nethenOE

underneathc1000

beneath?c1225

theredown1297

alowc1400

belowc1400

at-lowa1500

aneath?1800

ablow1829

underfoot1886

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xii. l. 234 Why Adam ne hiled nouȝt firste his mouth..Rather þan his lykam a-low [c1400 Trin. Cambr. alogh].

c1450 in F. J. Furnivall Hymns to Virgin & Christ (1867) 46 In helle..A low wiþ lucifir for to be.

c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) cliv And by this ilke ryversyde alawe, Ane hye way fand I like to bene.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 324 A lowe, even by the ground.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xviii. 696/2 The Queene her selfe sate alone alow on the rushes.

a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) II. 344 The reason given for the sun's absence a-low.

1867 J. Ingelow Lily & Lute ii. 146 Floating of the film aloft, Fluttering of the leaves alow.

1907 Harper's Mag. Feb. 757/2 See the snow on th' tops of 'em [sc. mountains], an' down alow th' green of trees.

1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Grey Granite ii. 139 Chris would see the toun far alow under the rain's onset move and shake and shiver.

2003 D. Paterson Landing Light 57 I anely find it in dwam or dream, an catch them in thir lemanrie hunkered alow.

2. With reference to direction: to or towards a lower place, point, or level; downwards; towards the ground. Now archaic and rare. †to look alow: (figurative) to humble oneself (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

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

adowneOE

netherwardsOE

shireOE

netherOE

netherwardOE

downOE

adownwardOE

downwardslOE

downwardc1225

downhilla1398

alowc1450

downwith1488

downside1664

dahn1849

c1450 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 15th Cent. (1939) 221 (MED) Enclyne alowe, of mercy, now thyne ere.

c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) xxxv (MED) As I beheld and kest myn eyne alawe.

c1540 Image Ipocrysy i, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 415 They may not stoope alowe.

1548 J. Bale in Princess Elizabeth & J. Bale tr. Queen Margaret of Angoulême Godly Medytacyon Christen Sowle Concl. f. 37 There is no Saynte so perfyght..but lokynge a lowe [Fr. baissant l'oeil], shall fynde hymselfe vnworthye, and so stoppe hys mouthe.

1578 W. Baldwin et al. Last Pt. Mirour for Magistrates (new ed.) sig. FC3 I lookt aloft, and would not looke alow, The brondes of pryde so in my breast did burne.

1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Cymon & Iphigenia in Fables 554 Toss'd, and retoss'd, aloft and then alow.

1751 E. Kimber Life Joe Thompson (ed. 2) II. xliii. 106 The Tempest encreased with greater Violence, and the Waves tossed us aloft, and then sunk us alow.

1853 Graham's Mag. Oct. 339 Shout, bishop, shout! He was there but now, Swinging his crosier aloft and alow.

1875 W. Morris Aeneids i. 146 With triple spear wrought he To lift, and opened swallowing sands, and laid the waves alow.

1921 L. Lamprey Days of Discoverers xi. 165 Light and swift as the whirling snow They leaped and fluttered aloft, alow.

3. Nautical. At or towards the lower part of a vessel, i.e. near the deck as opposed to the upper rigging and masts, in the cabin or hold as opposed to the deck, etc. Now usually in alow and aloft (or aloft and alow), esp. with reference to the positioning of sails.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [adverb]

alow1509

underboard1588

below?1650

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. clxxxviii^v Within this shyp a lowe or els a hye.

1615 J. Taylor Faire & Fowle Weather sig. B2^v Downe, downe alowe, into the hold.

c1620 Treat. Shipbuilding (modernized text) in W. Salisbury & R. C. Anderson Treat. Shipbuilding & Treat. Rigging (1958) 15 The narrowing [of the hull] alow aftward on must be by a lank line to the end.

1745 P. Durell Log 20 May in J. S. McLennan Louisbourg (1918) x. 177 We immediately Returned a broad side a low & a loft.

1784 J. Green Jrnl. 12 Aug. in Amer. Neptune (1951) 11 67 Fine weather Smouth watter and a Crowd of Sail a Low and a Loft.

1826 Log of Brunswick 24 June in Mariner's Mirror (1982) 68 237 Steering sails set a low and a loft.

1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I. 268 With studding sails alow and aloft.

1929 Pop. Sci. Nov. 80/1 Aloft and alow, she is as beautiful as any fore-and-after ever was.

1993 P. O'Brian Wine-dark Sea x. 249 He has studdingsails both sides, aloft and alow.

II. Figurative uses.

†4. In a low or disadvantaged position; of low rank. Also: to or towards such a position. Cf. aloft adv. 2b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [adverb]

poorlyc1330

soberlya1387

alowc1400

beggarlyc1400

penuriously1616

needily1642

necessitously1776

the world > action or operation > adversity > [adverb] > from prosperous condition > in low condition

adownc1325

alowc1400

at falla1616

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xii. l. 222 Why somme be alowe [c1400 Trin. Cambr. alouȝ] and somme alofte.

c1450 (c1400) Bk. Vices & Virtues (Huntington) (1942) 118 Þan bigynnen in vs þes graces first alow..and wexen euere-more vpward.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Deut. xxviii. 43 Thou shalt come downe alowe [1611 very low] and lye euer beneth.

1661 Wilson's Compl. Christian Dict. (ed. 7) 390 Despised them, and set them alow, in comparison of the confession of Gods truth.

1890 J. Payne tr. M. Bandello Novels III. 31 So many excelling men, who touched the skies with their finger, have been seen in a moment to fall alow.

5. In a low voice, quietly. Cf. aloft adv. 2c. Now rare (poetic after 15th cent.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adverb] > in an undertone

smalleOE

softlya1375

alowc1400

lowly1440

in mutec1530

inwardly1530

inward1644

sotto voce1737

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 670 Þou laȝed aloȝ.

1483 tr. Adam of Eynsham Reuelation iiii Sykyng alow in his breste.

a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) l. 5717 He callyd alow vppon Clarionas.

1850 Athenæum 23 Nov. 1216/2 A wind of Thought That moaned about her, murmuring alow.

1884 Current (Chicago) 26 Apr. 297/1 The cricket wakes, the earth-toad calls alow.

1915 tr. G. A. Bécquer in Poet Lore 26 515 A certain word—Your name—is said alow.

B. prep.

†1. Further down in; at a lower point or level in. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > low down in or on [preposition]

alow1591

1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso ii. xii. 10 Alow the vale a hermit she did find.

2. Scottish. Below, under, underneath.

ΚΠ

1868 E. Taylor Blindpits II. xxxii. 131 It's pleasant to ken that somebody will think kindly o' us when we are alow the sod.

1885 ‘S. Mucklebackit’ Rural Rhymes 143 For a fit woodland scene to meet Ane's dear beloved maid, Gie me the Tyneside,..Alow the Auld Cascade.

1954 D. Thomson People of Sea vi. 121 ‘I have come to Papa Stour because I believe the Grey Seal breeds here.’ ‘The selchie? Aye he does. There's plenty o' them in the caves alow the cliffs.’

1990 S. Stephen in Chapman 60 52 Did she look like thoan posh wummin that us'd ti bide aloah yi, Ina?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

alowadv.²

Brit.

/əˈləʊ/,

/əˈlaʊ/, U.S.

/əˈloʊ/,

/əˈlaʊ/, Scottish English

/əˈlʌʊ/, Irish English

/əˈlaʊ/

Forms: Scottish 1800s a-low, 1800s a-lowe, 1800s– alow, 1900s– alowe; English regional (northern) 1800s– alow, 1800s– a-low, 1800s– alowe; Irish English (northern) 1800s alow, 1800s– alowe.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, lowe n.

Etymology: < a prep.¹ + lowe n. Compare earlier on low , on a low (see lowe n. Phrases 1). Compare also aflame adv., ablaze adv., afire adv., alight adv., etc.

Scottish, Irish English (northern), and English regional (northern).

In or into flames; ablaze, aflame. Frequently in to set alow. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adverb]

aflame1555

ablazea1676

alow1818

aflare1924

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 180 To speak to him about that..wad be to set the kiln a-low.

1843 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie's Wallet 80 O cauld maun the heart be that's no set a-lowe When honour's green wreath circles eild's snawy pow.

1910 W. G. Collingwood Dutch Agnes 5 The good dame..came sniffing hither and crying on my carelessness that would set the place a-lowe.

1991 W. Neill in T. Hubbard New Makars 48 Thay hae thair freens athin this keep whaur traison's cantrips growe, an while ye're liggin fast asleep they'll sett the hoose alowe.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. Alowe, lit, on fire, ablaze.

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

v.1494

adv.¹prep.c1400

adv.²1818

单词	alow
释义	† alowv. Forms: late Middle English–1500s alow, 1500s allow, 1500s alowe. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix¹, low adj. Etymology: < a- prefix¹ + low adj. Compare earlier low v.², alow adv.¹ Obsolete. transitive. To lower, bring down; to lessen. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] littleeOE anitherOE wanzelOE lessc1225 slakea1300 littenc1300 aslakec1314 adminisha1325 allayc1330 settle1338 low1340 minisha1382 reprovea1382 abatea1398 rebatea1398 subtlea1398 alaskia1400 forlyten?a1400 imminish14.. lessenc1410 diminish1417 repress?a1425 assuagec1430 scarcec1440 small1440 underslakec1440 alessa1450 debate?c1450 batec1460 decreasec1470 appetisse1474 alow1494 mince1499 perswage?1504 remita1513 inless?1521 attenuate1530 weaken1530 defray1532 mitigate1532 minorate1534 narrow?1548 diminuec1550 extenuate1555 amain1578 exolve1578 base1581 dejecta1586 amoinder1588 faint1598 qualify1604 contract1605 to pull down1607 shrivel1609 to take down1610 disaugment1611 impoverish1611 shrink1628 decoct1629 persway1631 unflame1635 straiten1645 depress1647 reduce1649 detract1654 minuate1657 alloy1661 lower?1662 sinka1684 retreat1690 nip1785 to drive down1840 minify1866 to knock down1867 to damp down1869 scale1887 mute1891 clip1938 to roll back1942 to cut back1943 downscale1945 downrate1958 slim1963 downshift1972 the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > humiliate [verb (transitive)] anitherOE fellOE lowc1175 to lay lowc1225 to set adownc1275 snuba1340 meekc1350 depose1377 aneantizea1382 to bring lowa1387 declinea1400 meekenc1400 to pull downc1425 avalec1430 to-gradea1440 to put downc1440 humble1484 alow1494 deject?1521 depress1526 plucka1529 to cut (rarely to cast down) the comb of?1533 to bring down1535 to bring basec1540 adbass1548 diminish1560 afflict1561 to take down1562 to throw down1567 debase1569 embase1571 diminute1575 to put (also thrust) a person's nose out of jointc1576 exinanite1577 to take (a person) a peg lower1589 to take (a person) down a peg (or two)1589 disbasea1592 to take (a person) down a buttonhole (or two)1592 comb-cut1593 unpuff1598 atterr1605 dismount1608 annihilate1610 crest-fall1611 demit1611 pulla1616 avilea1617 to put a scorn on, upon1633 mortify1639 dimit1658 to put a person's pipe out1720 to let down1747 to set down1753 humiliate1757 to draw (a person's) eyeteeth1789 start1821 squabash1822 to wipe a person's eye1823 to crop the feathers of1827 embarrass1839 to knock (also take, etc.) (a person) off his or her perch1864 to sit upon ——1864 squelch1864 to cut out of all feather1865 to sit on ——1868 to turn down1870 to score off1882 to do (a person) in the eye1891 puncture1908 to put (a person) in (also into) his, her place1908 to cut down to size1927 flatten1932 to slap (a person) down1938 punk1963 1494 W. Hilton Scala Perfeccionis (de Worde) ii. xxvi. sig. ni^v The nether clowde is downe puttyng & a lowenge of his euencristen. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 414/1 I abate, or lay downe, or beate downe, or alowe one in his accompt. Je abas. a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) 120 Wherby he..gynnyth to Alow his payne and penitence. 1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 88^v They may most plainly see how pride hath beene allowde. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). alowadv.¹prep. Brit. /əˈləʊ/, U.S. /əˈloʊ/ Forms: Middle English alawe, Middle English allowe, Middle English aloȝ, Middle English alogh, Middle English alouȝ, Middle English a-lowe, Middle English–1700s a-low, Middle English–1500s a lowe, Middle English–1600s alowe, Middle English–1700s a low, Middle English– alow, 1800s alaw (Manx English), 1800s aloghe (Irish English (Wexford)); Scottish pre-1700 alawe, pre-1700 a-lawe, pre-1700 1800s alaw, 1800s– alow, 1900s– aloah. N.E.D. (1884) also records a form Middle English a-loughe. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: on low at low adj. and n.² Phrases 1. Etymology: Probably < on low at low adj. and n.² Phrases 1, with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹). Compare below adv. and also ahigh adv., aloft adv. A. adv.¹ Frequently contrasted with aloft. I. Literal uses. 1. With reference to position: low or lower down; below something; down low. Now chiefly Scottish. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > low down or below anunderOE nethenOE underneathc1000 beneath?c1225 theredown1297 alowc1400 belowc1400 at-lowa1500 aneath?1800 ablow1829 underfoot1886 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xii. l. 234 Why Adam ne hiled nouȝt firste his mouth..Rather þan his lykam a-low [c1400 Trin. Cambr. alogh]. c1450 in F. J. Furnivall Hymns to Virgin & Christ (1867) 46 In helle..A low wiþ lucifir for to be. c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) cliv And by this ilke ryversyde alawe, Ane hye way fand I like to bene. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 324 A lowe, even by the ground. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xviii. 696/2 The Queene her selfe sate alone alow on the rushes. a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) II. 344 The reason given for the sun's absence a-low. 1867 J. Ingelow Lily & Lute ii. 146 Floating of the film aloft, Fluttering of the leaves alow. 1907 Harper's Mag. Feb. 757/2 See the snow on th' tops of 'em [sc. mountains], an' down alow th' green of trees. 1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Grey Granite ii. 139 Chris would see the toun far alow under the rain's onset move and shake and shiver. 2003 D. Paterson Landing Light 57 I anely find it in dwam or dream, an catch them in thir lemanrie hunkered alow. 2. With reference to direction: to or towards a lower place, point, or level; downwards; towards the ground. Now archaic and rare. †to look alow: (figurative) to humble oneself (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in downward direction adowneOE netherwardsOE shireOE netherOE netherOE netherwardOE downOE adownwardOE downwardslOE downwardc1225 downhilla1398 alowc1450 downwith1488 downside1664 dahn1849 c1450 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 15th Cent. (1939) 221 (MED) Enclyne alowe, of mercy, now thyne ere. c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) xxxv (MED) As I beheld and kest myn eyne alawe. c1540 Image Ipocrysy i, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 415 They may not stoope alowe. 1548 J. Bale in Princess Elizabeth & J. Bale tr. Queen Margaret of Angoulême Godly Medytacyon Christen Sowle Concl. f. 37 There is no Saynte so perfyght..but lokynge a lowe [Fr. baissant l'oeil], shall fynde hymselfe vnworthye, and so stoppe hys mouthe. 1578 W. Baldwin et al. Last Pt. Mirour for Magistrates (new ed.) sig. FC3 I lookt aloft, and would not looke alow, The brondes of pryde so in my breast did burne. 1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Cymon & Iphigenia in Fables 554 Toss'd, and retoss'd, aloft and then alow. 1751 E. Kimber Life Joe Thompson (ed. 2) II. xliii. 106 The Tempest encreased with greater Violence, and the Waves tossed us aloft, and then sunk us alow. 1853 Graham's Mag. Oct. 339 Shout, bishop, shout! He was there but now, Swinging his crosier aloft and alow. 1875 W. Morris Aeneids i. 146 With triple spear wrought he To lift, and opened swallowing sands, and laid the waves alow. 1921 L. Lamprey Days of Discoverers xi. 165 Light and swift as the whirling snow They leaped and fluttered aloft, alow. 3. Nautical. At or towards the lower part of a vessel, i.e. near the deck as opposed to the upper rigging and masts, in the cabin or hold as opposed to the deck, etc. Now usually in alow and aloft (or aloft and alow), esp. with reference to the positioning of sails. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [adverb] alow1509 underboard1588 below?1650 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. clxxxviii^v Within this shyp a lowe or els a hye. 1615 J. Taylor Faire & Fowle Weather sig. B2^v Downe, downe alowe, into the hold. c1620 Treat. Shipbuilding (modernized text) in W. Salisbury & R. C. Anderson Treat. Shipbuilding & Treat. Rigging (1958) 15 The narrowing [of the hull] alow aftward on must be by a lank line to the end. 1745 P. Durell Log 20 May in J. S. McLennan Louisbourg (1918) x. 177 We immediately Returned a broad side a low & a loft. 1784 J. Green Jrnl. 12 Aug. in Amer. Neptune (1951) 11 67 Fine weather Smouth watter and a Crowd of Sail a Low and a Loft. 1826 Log of Brunswick 24 June in Mariner's Mirror (1982) 68 237 Steering sails set a low and a loft. 1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I. 268 With studding sails alow and aloft. 1929 Pop. Sci. Nov. 80/1 Aloft and alow, she is as beautiful as any fore-and-after ever was. 1993 P. O'Brian Wine-dark Sea x. 249 He has studdingsails both sides, aloft and alow. II. Figurative uses. †4. In a low or disadvantaged position; of low rank. Also: to or towards such a position. Cf. aloft adv. 2b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [adverb] poorlyc1330 soberlya1387 alowc1400 beggarlyc1400 penuriously1616 needily1642 necessitously1776 the world > action or operation > adversity > [adverb] > from prosperous condition > in low condition adownc1325 alowc1400 at falla1616 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xii. l. 222 Why somme be alowe [c1400 Trin. Cambr. alouȝ] and somme alofte. c1450 (c1400) Bk. Vices & Virtues (Huntington) (1942) 118 Þan bigynnen in vs þes graces first alow..and wexen euere-more vpward. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Deut. xxviii. 43 Thou shalt come downe alowe [1611 very low] and lye euer beneth. 1661 Wilson's Compl. Christian Dict. (ed. 7) 390 Despised them, and set them alow, in comparison of the confession of Gods truth. 1890 J. Payne tr. M. Bandello Novels III. 31 So many excelling men, who touched the skies with their finger, have been seen in a moment to fall alow. 5. In a low voice, quietly. Cf. aloft adv. 2c. Now rare (poetic after 15th cent.). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adverb] > in an undertone smalleOE softlya1375 alowc1400 lowly1440 in mutec1530 inwardly1530 inward1644 sotto voce1737 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 670 Þou laȝed aloȝ. 1483 tr. Adam of Eynsham Reuelation iiii Sykyng alow in his breste. a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) l. 5717 He callyd alow vppon Clarionas. 1850 Athenæum 23 Nov. 1216/2 A wind of Thought That moaned about her, murmuring alow. 1884 Current (Chicago) 26 Apr. 297/1 The cricket wakes, the earth-toad calls alow. 1915 tr. G. A. Bécquer in Poet Lore 26 515 A certain word—Your name—is said alow. B. prep. †1. Further down in; at a lower point or level in. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > low down in or on [preposition] alow1591 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso ii. xii. 10 Alow the vale a hermit she did find. 2. Scottish. Below, under, underneath. ΚΠ 1868 E. Taylor Blindpits II. xxxii. 131 It's pleasant to ken that somebody will think kindly o' us when we are alow the sod. 1885 ‘S. Mucklebackit’ Rural Rhymes 143 For a fit woodland scene to meet Ane's dear beloved maid, Gie me the Tyneside,..Alow the Auld Cascade. 1954 D. Thomson People of Sea vi. 121 ‘I have come to Papa Stour because I believe the Grey Seal breeds here.’ ‘The selchie? Aye he does. There's plenty o' them in the caves alow the cliffs.’ 1990 S. Stephen in Chapman 60 52 Did she look like thoan posh wummin that us'd ti bide aloah yi, Ina? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). alowadv.² Brit. /əˈləʊ/, /əˈlaʊ/, U.S. /əˈloʊ/, /əˈlaʊ/, Scottish English /əˈlʌʊ/, Irish English /əˈlaʊ/ Forms: Scottish 1800s a-low, 1800s a-lowe, 1800s– alow, 1900s– alowe; English regional (northern) 1800s– alow, 1800s– a-low, 1800s– alowe; Irish English (northern) 1800s alow, 1800s– alowe. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, lowe n. Etymology: < a prep.¹ + lowe n. Compare earlier on low , on a low (see lowe n. Phrases 1). Compare also aflame adv., ablaze adv., afire adv., alight adv., etc. Scottish, Irish English (northern), and English regional (northern). In or into flames; ablaze, aflame. Frequently in to set alow. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adverb] aflame1555 ablazea1676 alow1818 aflare1924 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 180 To speak to him about that..wad be to set the kiln a-low. 1843 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie's Wallet 80 O cauld maun the heart be that's no set a-lowe When honour's green wreath circles eild's snawy pow. 1910 W. G. Collingwood Dutch Agnes 5 The good dame..came sniffing hither and crying on my carelessness that would set the place a-lowe. 1991 W. Neill in T. Hubbard New Makars 48 Thay hae thair freens athin this keep whaur traison's cantrips growe, an while ye're liggin fast asleep they'll sett the hoose alowe. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. Alowe, lit, on fire, ablaze. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1494adv.¹prep.c1400adv.²1818
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† alowv.

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