an-endadv.

Brit.

/anˈɛnd/,

/ənˈɛnd/, U.S.

/ænˈɛnd/,

/ənˈɛnd/

Forms: Middle English anende, Middle English–1500s an ende, 1500s–1800s an end, 1600s–1800s anend, 1800s– an-end; English regional 1800s an end, 1800s an' en' (Cumberland), 1800s an-eend (midlands), 1800s an-end, 1800s aneen (Somerset), 1800s aneend (midlands), 1800s anind (Shropshire), 1800s aninnd (East Anglian).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: on end at end n. 17.

Etymology: < on end at end n. 17, with reduction of the first element (compare an , variant of on prep., and an- prefix¹). Compare later most an end adv.

†1. At last, in the end, finally; = on end at end n. 17a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > the end [phrase] > in the end or at last

at lastlOE

at the lastlOE

afinec1325

in the lasta1382

for conclusionc1386

an-endc1390

the lasta1400

in (the) finea1500

at conclusiona1513

in conclusiona1513

at long last1523

at length1525

in (rarely at, upon) the upshot1577

in the final (also last) analysis1786

in the death1958

at the end of the day1974

c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) l. 1179 Þe felynge he schal leosen an ende.

a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) l. 991 (MED) They reveth see & londe; The kyng..Thei robbe anende and sle withoute pitee.

†2. To the end, right through; straight on; (also) constantly; continuously, consecutively. Cf. on end at end n. 17b. Obsolete (regional in later use).See also most an end adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > [adverb]

togetherc1290

bedenea1300

continuallyc1305

an-end?1440

contunely1447

successively1531

jointlyc1540

continuedly1559

unend1559

durably?1567

outright1579

continuately1601

uninterruptedly1665

constantly1682

unintermittedly1693

unbrokenly1850

unintermittently1875

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iv. l. 138 Hele hem light, Ek weede hem ofte anende.

1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 20 Let them [sc. sheep] go clenly (and dry) in the Sunne. Then share them & spare not, at two dayes an ende.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. iv. 60 A Slaue, that still an end, turnes me to shame.

1786 H. L. Piozzi Anecd. Johnson 206 He would follow the hounds fifty miles an end.

1867 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. (new ed.) Introd. p. xxvi The Yankee..still using familiarly the old phrase ‘right anend’ for ‘continuously’.

1899 B. W. Green Word-bk. Virginia Folk-speech 42 An-end, onwards; forwards; to go an-end, to go straight on without delay in any project.

†3. In an upright position; = on end at end n. 17d. Obsolete (Nautical or regional in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > vertical position > vertical or upright [phrase]

rightOE

on enda1300

an-end1530

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [phrase] > on end

on enda1300

an-end1530

1530 Bible (Tyndale) Gen. xxviii. 18 Iacob..toke the stone..and pitched it vp an ende.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. v. 19 Each particuler haire to stand an end, Like quils vpon the fearefull Porpentine.

1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. 155 The whole number of Boards are set an end.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Zapolya iv. i. 105 He mounts his steed, which proudly rears an-end.

1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 92 The topmasts are said to be an-end when they are hoisted up to their usual stations.

1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire 132 His yure fair stood aneend.

4. Chiefly Nautical. So as to meet or come up against the bow of a vessel; directly ahead; (also) on the end, lengthwise. Of cables or ropes: end to end; (also) coiled down.figurative in quot. 1601.In quot. 1992 in a work of historical fiction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in forward direction > directly forwards

forthrighta1000

outrightc1400

foreright1495

straight forth1536

straightforwardsa1555

an-end1601

fair and square1805

straightforward1809

fairly and squarely1827

1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels 68 You must not be haled hedlong an end with an inueterate opinion.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine sig. *B3^v Avoir vent de bout, to have the wind right an end, or a head.

1801 Admiral Hyde Parker Let. 15 Apr. in Ann. Reg. 1801 (1802) Chron. 82/1 They were riding with two cables an end.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) To strike a spar or plank an-end is to drive it in the direction of its length.

1992 P. O'Brian Clarissa Oakes (2003) i. 4 ‘Every rope an-end.’ The cry was..superfluous: for having put the ship about..the Surprises..were rapidly coiling down the running rigging, braces, and bowlines, just as they had done thousands of times before.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	an-end
释义	an-endadv. Brit. /anˈɛnd/, /ənˈɛnd/, U.S. /ænˈɛnd/, /ənˈɛnd/ Forms: Middle English anende, Middle English–1500s an ende, 1500s–1800s an end, 1600s–1800s anend, 1800s– an-end; English regional 1800s an end, 1800s an' en' (Cumberland), 1800s an-eend (midlands), 1800s an-end, 1800s aneen (Somerset), 1800s aneend (midlands), 1800s anind (Shropshire), 1800s aninnd (East Anglian). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: on end at end n. 17. Etymology: < on end at end n. 17, with reduction of the first element (compare an , variant of on prep., and an- prefix¹). Compare later most an end adv. †1. At last, in the end, finally; = on end at end n. 17a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > the end [phrase] > in the end or at last at lastlOE at the lastlOE afinec1325 in the lasta1382 for conclusionc1386 an-endc1390 the lasta1400 in (the) finea1500 at conclusiona1513 in conclusiona1513 at long last1523 at length1525 in (rarely at, upon) the upshot1577 in the final (also last) analysis1786 in the death1958 at the end of the day1974 c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) l. 1179 Þe felynge he schal leosen an ende. a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) l. 991 (MED) They reveth see & londe; The kyng..Thei robbe anende and sle withoute pitee. †2. To the end, right through; straight on; (also) constantly; continuously, consecutively. Cf. on end at end n. 17b. Obsolete (regional in later use).See also most an end adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > [adverb] togetherc1290 bedenea1300 continuallyc1305 an-end?1440 contunely1447 successively1531 jointlyc1540 continuedly1559 unend1559 durably?1567 outright1579 continuately1601 uninterruptedly1665 constantly1682 unintermittedly1693 unbrokenly1850 unintermittently1875 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iv. l. 138 Hele hem light, Ek weede hem ofte anende. 1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 20 Let them [sc. sheep] go clenly (and dry) in the Sunne. Then share them & spare not, at two dayes an ende. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. iv. 60 A Slaue, that still an end, turnes me to shame. View more context for this quotation 1786 H. L. Piozzi Anecd. Johnson 206 He would follow the hounds fifty miles an end. 1867 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. (new ed.) Introd. p. xxvi The Yankee..still using familiarly the old phrase ‘right anend’ for ‘continuously’. 1899 B. W. Green Word-bk. Virginia Folk-speech 42 An-end, onwards; forwards; to go an-end, to go straight on without delay in any project. †3. In an upright position; = on end at end n. 17d. Obsolete (Nautical or regional in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > vertical position > vertical or upright [phrase] rightOE on enda1300 an-end1530 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [phrase] > on end on enda1300 an-end1530 1530 Bible (Tyndale) Gen. xxviii. 18 Iacob..toke the stone..and pitched it vp an ende. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. v. 19 Each particuler haire to stand an end, Like quils vpon the fearefull Porpentine. 1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. 155 The whole number of Boards are set an end. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Zapolya iv. i. 105 He mounts his steed, which proudly rears an-end. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 92 The topmasts are said to be an-end when they are hoisted up to their usual stations. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire 132 His yure fair stood aneend. 4. Chiefly Nautical. So as to meet or come up against the bow of a vessel; directly ahead; (also) on the end, lengthwise. Of cables or ropes: end to end; (also) coiled down.figurative in quot. 1601.In quot. 1992 in a work of historical fiction. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in forward direction > directly forwards forthrighta1000 outrightc1400 foreright1495 straight forth1536 straightforwardsa1555 an-end1601 fair and square1805 straightforward1809 fairly and squarely1827 1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels 68 You must not be haled hedlong an end with an inueterate opinion. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine sig. B3^v Avoir vent de bout, to have the wind right an end, or a head. 1801 Admiral Hyde Parker Let.* 15 Apr. in Ann. Reg. 1801 (1802) Chron. 82/1 They were riding with two cables an end. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) To strike a spar or plank an-end is to drive it in the direction of its length. 1992 P. O'Brian Clarissa Oakes (2003) i. 4 ‘Every rope an-end.’ The cry was..superfluous: for having put the ship about..the Surprises..were rapidly coiling down the running rigging, braces, and bowlines, just as they had done thousands of times before. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.c1390
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