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单词 fair fall
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fair fall ——
b. fair fall —— and variants: may good fortune befall (someone or something); all the best to. Now esp. in fair fa ye, often used as an expression of greeting, welcome, or farewell. Now chiefly Scottish, English regional (northern) and Irish English (northern).
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > in prosperous condition [phrase] > fortunately > wish for another's good fortune
well worthc1275
winc1400
fair fall ——c1430
wally fall1568
more power to a person (also a person's elbow, arm)1831
c1430 (c1395) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) Prol. l. 180 I preye to god that euere falle sche fayre [c1450 Fairf. 16 falle hire faire].
a1450 York Plays (1885) 125 Faire falle þe my faire sone.
1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 27 Fair fall that forster that so well can bate his hownde.
1609 Euerie Woman in her Humor sig. A4v Then most rydent starre? faire fall ye.
1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 100 Fair fall to the Antinomians.
1786 R. Burns To Haggis in Poems & Songs (1968) I. 310 Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face.
1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 395/2 The fish-woman at once consented to this proposal, with ‘Fair fa' ye, ma bonny man!’
1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) 117 Fair-faw Johnny; he's best lad o' th' two.
1996 Irish Times 12 Sept. 1/2 Enthusiasts [of Ulster Scots] who say fair fa' ye, whit wey gangs ye? in preference to ‘hello, how do you do’?
2005 M. Fitt Email 20 June (SCOTS) We'll git back in touch.... Fair fa ye, Matthew.
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