单词 | for favour |
释义 | > as lemmasfor favour a. Exceptional kindness; gracious or friendly action due to special goodwill, and in excess of what may be ordinarily looked for. †for favour: out of goodwill, freely.The envelope of a letter sent by hand occasionally bears the words ‘By favour of Mr. ——’ (the friend who conveys the letter). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > favour or grace thankOE gracec1300 specialtyc1390 favourc1400 yonste1481 benediction1483 gratitude?a1513 aggrace1590 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > favour or grace > exceptional gracec1300 favourc1400 the mind > will > free will > [adverb] freelyeOE wilfullyc1000 by one's willOE of oneselfOE self-willesOE of one's own willOE willyOE with one's willc1175 voluntarilyc1374 wilfulc1380 of one's own heada1393 willea1400 willilya1400 of (free) voluntyc1402 of or at one's (own) voluntyc1402 of one's own motion1419 of (also by, with) one's (own) goodwill?a1425 on one's own heada1425 of (also by, on, upon) one's own accorda1450 activelyc1454 willinglyc1475 voluntary1480 liberallya1500 of one's own swinge1548 voluntariously1550 voluntarlyc1568 for favour1574 at voluntary1585 of, out of, upon, or at (a person's) own voluntary1585 selfly1595 motu proprio1603 ultroneously1627 unimposedly1647 spontaneously1660 needlessly1710 unmechanically1764 c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 967 Of þe lombe I haue þe aquylde For a syȝt þer of þurȝ gret fauor. c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) vi For the ffauour þat we do to the persones þat kepe ham, wich ffauoure þe Scottis do not. 1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Bi The good deserueth..to haue fauoure shewed vnto them. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie F 241 For fauour. Gratiosè. 1770 Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 199 A crocodile, which I lately saw by the favour of Mr. John Hunter. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 8 I have a friend..who will..do me so much favour. < as lemmas |
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