单词 | good-willer |
释义 | good-willern. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [noun] > one who likes or favours loverc1350 good-willer?1468 liker1532 conceiter1589 affectionate1628 ?1468 W. Worcester in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 355 My lord Wynchester called me to hym yn presence of Ser John and desyrid hym effectually to be my gode wyller. a1513 J. Irland Meroure of Wyssdome f. 313v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Gud(e)willar A man suld luf his benefactouris and gudwillaris. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) iii. 244 At his owrecumming met him his thre sonnis, with mony utheris, his gude willaris and freindis. a1600 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 44 The Earle of Douglas..wald nether gif eairis to his godwillaris nor favoraris. 1605–6 in G. S. Pryde Ayr Burgh Accts. (1937) 228 [For wine to Lord Loudoun and others] gudewillaris of this toun. 1696 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens sig. A8v A Good-willer to these Divine Mysteries. 1813 Liverpool Mercury 1 Jan. 6/3 Some to the public no good-willers, Canker-worms and caterpillars. 2. A person who wishes for good to prevail. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > person well-willing1340 good doerc1400 well-doerc1400 sootc1430 well-willer1443 benefeterc1449 benevoler?1488 benefactor1532 good-willera1541 well-wisher?1576 ministering angel1592 well-meaner1597 angel1598 obliger1634 Samaritan1640 well-woulder1643 obligator1798 benevolist1825 living doll1961 a1541 R. Barnes Wks. (1573) 272 Heere haue you also, that God moueth vs, and causeth vs to bee good willers. 1936 F. Swinnerton Autobiogr. xvi. 347 The majority of good willers will not stop at good will. They want to do good works. They want to make converts. They interfere with others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1468 |
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