firstlingn.

Brit.

/ˈfəːs(t)lɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfərs(t)lɪŋ/

Forms: see first adj., adv., and n.² and -ling suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: first adj., -ling suffix¹.

Etymology: < first adj. + -ling suffix¹.

Usually in plural, used collectively.

1. The first of its kind to be produced, come into being, or appear; the first product or result of anything. Cf. first fruit n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > firstness > [noun] > first one > of its kind

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1530 Bible (Tyndale) Lev. ii. f. iii^v Ye shall bryng the firstlynges [L. primitias] of them [sc. meatoffrynges] vnto the Lorde.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prov. iii. B Honoure the Lorde..w^t y^e firstlinges of all thine encrease.

1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat Catholike Expos. Reuelation f. 9^v Christ is therefore called the..firstlings of them that ryse againe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 163 The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. Authors Way sig. A2^v Perhaps..they will imbrace Thee, as they did my firstling .

1767 H. Jones Kew Garden i. 11 Around the basis of thy fertile fane, Offer the fragrant firstlings of the year.

1830 J. G. Strutt Sylva Brit. (rev. ed.) 110 Lord Chancellor Bacon..procured the firstlings of the species [the Plane] from Sicily.

1861 G. A. Sala Dutch Pict. viii. 120 She had sacrificed her youth, the firstlings of her beauty.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1025 What they were like, these firstlings, we do not know—almost all beginnings are very misty—but it is probably safe to say that they were microscopically small.

1966 P. H. Lang George Frideric Handel iv. 92 It is perhaps surprising that this firstling was not a heroic opera seria.

2005 Z. Roman in J. Barham Perspectives on Mahler i. 5 An exceptionally rich and wide-ranging series of conversations with him concerning his symphonic firstling.

2. The first offspring of an animal, the firstborn of the season.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > family unit > [noun] > offspring or young > born at same time > first offspring

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1530 Bible (Tyndale) Gen. iv. f. v He brought also of the fyrstlynges [L. primogenitis] of hys shepe and of the fatt of them.

1593 M. Drayton Idea iii. sig. D2 Beta shall haue the firstling of the foulde.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 1 The tender Firstlings of my Woolly breed.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 841 The firstlings of the flock are doom'd to dye.

1825 F. D. Hemans Forest Sanctuary 26 Could the earth supply..No fair young firstling of the flock to die.

1879 S. H. Butcher & A. Lang tr. Homer Odyssey 141 Each kind was penned by itself, the firstlings apart.

1933 H. Danby tr. Mishnah 236 His Firstlings must be left to pasture until they suffer a blemish.

1976 P. C. Craigie Bk. of Deuteronomy 240 The firstlings would be sacrificed annually and the offerers would participate in the sacrificial meal.

2003 J. A. Fitzmyer Tobit 111 Deut 14:23 speaks also of eating some of the tithe of grain, wine, oil, and the firstlings of herd and flock.

Compounds

attributive (appositive).

ΚΠ

1593 B. Barnes Parthenophil & Parthenophe 108 The firstling fœmale of my flocke.

1611 Bible (King James) Deut. xv. 19 All the firstling males that come of thy heard.

1696 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens sig. *E2^v The Firstling Flocks small Band..ready stand.

1797 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 314 The Lavrac..moults those firstling plumes.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xxiv. 142 From this germ, this firstling spark, The lively flame dilates.

1863 Macmillan's Mag. Mar. 349 On our soil her foot is set With the firstling violet.

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. iv. 109 A hecatomb Of firstling lambs.

1932 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems 291 O spill the blood, not of your firstling lamb..but kill the scabbed and ugly lamb, that spreads contagion.

2002 L. F. Price Every Person in Old Test. (2008) 450 Israel received instructions regarding..the firstling males of herds and flocks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	firstling
释义	firstlingn. Brit. /ˈfəːs(t)lɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfərs(t)lɪŋ/ Forms: see first adj., adv., and n.² and -ling suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: first adj., -ling suffix¹. Etymology: < first adj. + -ling suffix¹. Usually in plural, used collectively. 1. The first of its kind to be produced, come into being, or appear; the first product or result of anything. Cf. first fruit n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > firstness > [noun] > first one > of its kind firstling1530 firsting1607 first1931 1530 Bible (Tyndale) Lev. ii. f. iii^v Ye shall bryng the firstlynges [L. primitias] of them [sc. meatoffrynges] vnto the Lorde. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prov. iii. B Honoure the Lorde..w^t y^e firstlinges of all thine encrease. 1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat Catholike Expos. Reuelation f. 9^v Christ is therefore called the..firstlings of them that ryse againe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 163 The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand. View more context for this quotation 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. Authors Way sig. A2^v Perhaps..they will imbrace Thee, as they did my firstling . View more context for this quotation 1767 H. Jones Kew Garden i. 11 Around the basis of thy fertile fane, Offer the fragrant firstlings of the year. 1830 J. G. Strutt Sylva Brit. (rev. ed.) 110 Lord Chancellor Bacon..procured the firstlings of the species [the Plane] from Sicily. 1861 G. A. Sala Dutch Pict. viii. 120 She had sacrificed her youth, the firstlings of her beauty. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1025 What they were like, these firstlings, we do not know—almost all beginnings are very misty—but it is probably safe to say that they were microscopically small. 1966 P. H. Lang George Frideric Handel iv. 92 It is perhaps surprising that this firstling was not a heroic opera seria. 2005 Z. Roman in J. Barham Perspectives on Mahler i. 5 An exceptionally rich and wide-ranging series of conversations with him concerning his symphonic firstling. 2. The first offspring of an animal, the firstborn of the season. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > family unit > [noun] > offspring or young > born at same time > first offspring firstling1530 1530 Bible (Tyndale) Gen. iv. f. v He brought also of the fyrstlynges [L. primogenitis] of hys shepe and of the fatt of them. 1593 M. Drayton Idea iii. sig. D2 Beta shall haue the firstling of the foulde. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 1 The tender Firstlings of my Woolly breed. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 841 The firstlings of the flock are doom'd to dye. 1825 F. D. Hemans Forest Sanctuary 26 Could the earth supply..No fair young firstling of the flock to die. 1879 S. H. Butcher & A. Lang tr. Homer Odyssey 141 Each kind was penned by itself, the firstlings apart. 1933 H. Danby tr. Mishnah 236 His Firstlings must be left to pasture until they suffer a blemish. 1976 P. C. Craigie Bk. of Deuteronomy 240 The firstlings would be sacrificed annually and the offerers would participate in the sacrificial meal. 2003 J. A. Fitzmyer Tobit 111 Deut 14:23 speaks also of eating some of the tithe of grain, wine, oil, and the firstlings of herd and flock. Compounds attributive (appositive). ΚΠ 1593 B. Barnes Parthenophil & Parthenophe 108 The firstling fœmale of my flocke. 1611 Bible (King James) Deut. xv. 19 All the firstling males that come of thy heard. View more context for this quotation 1696 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens sig. E2^v The Firstling Flocks small Band..ready stand. 1797 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett.* (1956) I. 314 The Lavrac..moults those firstling plumes. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xxiv. 142 From this germ, this firstling spark, The lively flame dilates. 1863 Macmillan's Mag. Mar. 349 On our soil her foot is set With the firstling violet. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. iv. 109 A hecatomb Of firstling lambs. 1932 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems 291 O spill the blood, not of your firstling lamb..but kill the scabbed and ugly lamb, that spreads contagion. 2002 L. F. Price Every Person in Old Test. (2008) 450 Israel received instructions regarding..the firstling males of herds and flocks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1530
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