单词 | forme |
释义 | † formeadj.1 Obsolete. 1. a. Earliest in time or serial order, first; also, the first of two, former. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > first or prior to all others formec888 eldestc897 firstlOE originalc1350 foremosta1400 furthermost?a1400 primary?a1425 primatea1425 primea1500 arch1574 soon1591 origin1632 utter1634 premier1652 aboriginary1653 furthest1653 fontal1656 principial1699 première1768 protological1936 first-ever1955 c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xv Hu gesælig seo forme eld was þises middangeardes. OE Beowulf 2286 Frea sceawode fira fyrngeweorc forman siðe. a1250 Owl & Nightingale 818 The vox kan..turne ut from his forme weie. a1330 Otuel 1572 King karnifees..slouȝ him ate forme dunt. c1425 Seven Sages (P.) 373 Yf I speke loude or stille, With the forme word I sal deye. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 4006 Oure forme fadere and modere. b. Previous to the present; former, early. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] ererc888 fernOE oldOE oldOE formerc1160 ratherc1330 before-goingc1384 formerc1384 forenexta1400 formea1400 while1399 antecedentc1400 precedentc1400 anteceding?a1425 late1446 whilom1452 preceding?a1475 forne1485 fore1490 heretofore1491 foregoing1530 toforegoing1532 further1557 firster1571 then1584 elder1594 quondam1598 forehand1600 previant1601 preallable1603 prior1607 anterior1608 previal1613 once1620 previous1621 predecessivea1627 antecedaneous?1631 preventive1641 prior1641 precedaneous1645 preventional1649 antegredient1652 senior1655 prevenient1656 precedential1661 antecedental1763 past-gone1784 antevenient1800 aforetime1835 one-time1850 onewhile1882 foretime1894 erstwhile1903 antecedane- ere- a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22229 In form tide. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 8583 Þe forme dawes. c. quasi-n. The beginning. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [noun] ordeOE thresholdeOE frumthc950 anginOE frumeOE worthOE beginninga1225 springc1225 springc1225 commencementc1250 ginninga1300 comsingc1325 entryc1330 aginning1340 alphac1384 incomea1400 formec1400 ingressc1420 birtha1425 principlea1449 comsementa1450 resultancec1450 inition1463 inceptiona1483 entering1526 originala1529 inchoation1530 opening1531 starting1541 principium1550 entrance1553 onset1561 rise1589 begin1590 ingate1591 overture1595 budding1601 initiationa1607 starting off1616 dawninga1631 dawn1633 impriminga1639 start1644 fall1647 initial1656 outset1664 outsettinga1698 going off1714 offsetting1782 offset1791 commence1794 aurora1806 incipiency1817 set-out1821 set-in1826 throw-off1828 go-off1830 outstart1844 start1857 incipience1864 oncome1865 kick-off1875 off-go1886 off1896 get-go1960 lift-off1967 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 499 Þe forme to þe fynisment foldeȝ ful selden. 2. Foremost in position, rank, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > front > [adjective] furtherc1000 foremostc1275 formerc1384 farther1398 fornec1440 fore?a1513 forme1523 anterior1611 first1647 head1691 vanward1820 leading1825 forwardmost1834 14.. Rom. Alexander in Roland & V. (1836) p. xx. Antiogus hadde the form gard, Tholomeu the rereward. 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 595 And with his forme foot he shoke forth this wrytyng. Compounds firme birth n. rights of primogeniture; = birthright n.; see first birth n. at first adj., adv., and n.2 Compounds 1b(b). ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > [noun] > hereditary > right of primogeniture birtha1325 firme birtha1325 first birtha1387 first-birth right1535 right of primogeniture1602 primogeniture1614 primogenitivea1616 primogenitureship1622 ploughman's fee1660 majorat1827 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1484 Ðe fader luuede esau wel For firme birðe & swete mel. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1501 Firme birðe was wurði wune, Ðe fader dede ðe firme sune. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1497 Ðat ic ðin firme birðehe gete. forme-fader n. (a) (our) first father, Adam; (b) = forefather n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] elder-fathereOE fatherOE elder971 alderOE eldfatherOE forme-fadera1200 ancestorc1300 grandsirec1300 aiela1325 belsirea1325 predecessora1325 forefather1377 morea1382 progenitorc1384 antecessorc1400 forn-fatherc1460 forebear1488 ancient1540 antecestrec1550 fore-grandsirec1550 grandfather1575 ascendant1604 forerunnera1616 ancienter1654 tupuna1845 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] > first ancestor or patriarch > Adam and Eve as > Adam forme-fadera1200 a1200 Moral Ode 195 Ure forme fader gult, we abuȝeð alle. a1340 R. Rolle Psalter cxviii. 21 Oure form-fadirs þat god blamyd. c1394 P. Pl. Crede 808 He..descended a-doune to þe derke helle, And fet oute our formfaderes. c1440 York Myst. xxiii. 81 Oure fforme-ffadyrs full fayne Wold see this solempne sight. forme-moder n. (our) first mother, Eve. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] > first ancestor or patriarch > Adam and Eve as > Eve EveeOE forme-modera1450 grandam1531 a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxx. l. 404 The grete wronge That oure form Modir dyde. forme-mete n. early meat, breakfast. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > breakfast or morning meal forme-metea1175 breakfast1463 disjune1491 jentation1599 jenticulation1658 meat breakfast1728 English breakfast1773 déjeuner1787 dejeune1788 fork-breakfast1812 tea-breakfast1825 cooked breakfast1848 chota hazri1863 hunt-breakfast1877 petit déjeuner1879 brekker1889 brekkie1904 Continental breakfast1911 prayer breakfast1930 Oslo breakfast1937 fry1959 a1175 Cott. Hom. 231 Me..sceolde..ȝiefe him his forme~mete þat him to lang ne þuhte to abiden oð se laford to þe none inn come. forme-ward n. vanguard. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > van or front forerunnerseOE vantward1297 formerward13.. forme-ward13.. vamward1338 fronta1375 pointa1382 frontier?a1400 vawarda1400 forayc1425 avantwardc1440 avant-garde1470 vanward1476 vantguard1485 vanguard1487 foreward1490 forefront1513 foremen1577 forefight?1611 vaunta1616 van1633 first line1663 front line1677 firing line1859 13.. K. Alis. 5733 Of the forme-ward he herd grete cry For hy weren assailed of olifauntz. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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