hell gaten.

Brit.

/ˈhɛl ɡeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈhɛl ˌɡeɪt/

Forms: see hell n. and gate n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hell n., gate n.¹

Etymology: < hell n. + gate n.¹ Compare Old Frisian hilleporte , Old Saxon helliporta (Middle Low German hellepōrte ), Old High German helliphorta (Middle High German helleporte , hellephorte , German Höllenpforte ); compare also Old Icelandic helgrindr . Compare hell-mouth n., hell-door n. at hell n. and int. Compounds 2, and the Germanic forms cited at that lemma.

The portal or entrance of hell, esp. regarded as an embodiment or symbol of evil or vice. Frequently without article, as a proper name. Cf. gates of hell at gate n.¹ 3b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [noun] > entrance to

hell-doorOE

hell gateOE

gates of hellc1000

hell-mouthOE

mouthOE

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xv. 305 Ure hælend crist tobræc hellegatu.

OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xvi. 18 Ofer þisne stan ic timbrige mine cyricean & helle gatu [c1200 Hatton helle gate] ne magon, ongen þa.

c1300 St. Michael (Laud) l. 570 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 316 (MED) Ore louerd..debruysde helle-ȝates with þondre þudere he cam.

c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) l. 1343 Helle-ȝates he al to-breek.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 379 Oure porter at helle yate Is haldyn so strate.

1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. bij The masse made vs so stronge and stordy That agaynst hell gates we did prevayle.

1595 T. Churchyard Musicall Consort: Churchyards Charitie 6 A diuelish dearth, is come from darke hell gate To kill cold harts.

1652 J. Shirley Brothers ii. 26 in Six New Playes (1653) Mouths, that day and night, Are open, like Hell Gates, to feed.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 746 The Portress of Hell Gate .

1768 C. Smart Parables of Jesus lviii. 116 Peter I have nam'd thee well, And on this rock my church shall tow'r, 'Gainst which hell gates shall have no pow'r.

1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. xxxi. 233 These shadowy inabitants of hell-gate.

a1827 W. Blake Poetry (1965) 516 Thy Heaven doors are my Hell Gates.

a1849 T. L. Beddoes Death's Jest-bk. i. i, in Poems (1851) II. 7 The furrows of this man's countenance, which once were iron, like the bars of Hell gate.

1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 195 He yearned to the flare of Hell-gate there as the light of his own hearth~stone.

1934 T. S. Eliot Rock i. 47 The Heart of Man..Swinging between Hell Gate and Heaven Gate.

1998 Mod. Lang. Rev. 93 945 The porter makes the comparison to hell-gate himself, imagining his job as that of a devil who must answer the knocking of new arrivals.

2007 Africa News (Nexis) 18 Apr. Some law-abiding and peace-loving citizens have sounded the alarm bell and it is up to the decision-makers to take the bull by the horns. Otherwise hell-gates will be flung open.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hell gate
释义	hell gaten. Brit. /ˈhɛl ɡeɪt/, U.S. /ˈhɛl ˌɡeɪt/ Forms: see hell n. and gate n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hell n., gate n.¹ Etymology: < hell n. + gate n.¹ Compare Old Frisian hilleporte , Old Saxon helliporta (Middle Low German hellepōrte ), Old High German helliphorta (Middle High German helleporte , hellephorte , German Höllenpforte ); compare also Old Icelandic helgrindr . Compare hell-mouth n., hell-door n. at hell n. and int. Compounds 2, and the Germanic forms cited at that lemma. The portal or entrance of hell, esp. regarded as an embodiment or symbol of evil or vice. Frequently without article, as a proper name. Cf. gates of hell at gate n.¹ 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [noun] > entrance to hell-doorOE hell gateOE gates of hellc1000 hell-mouthOE mouthOE OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xv. 305 Ure hælend crist tobræc hellegatu. OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xvi. 18 Ofer þisne stan ic timbrige mine cyricean & helle gatu [c1200 Hatton helle gate] ne magon, ongen þa. c1300 St. Michael (Laud) l. 570 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 316 (MED) Ore louerd..debruysde helle-ȝates with þondre þudere he cam. c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) l. 1343 Helle-ȝates he al to-breek. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 379 Oure porter at helle yate Is haldyn so strate. 1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. bij The masse made vs so stronge and stordy That agaynst hell gates we did prevayle. 1595 T. Churchyard Musicall Consort: Churchyards Charitie 6 A diuelish dearth, is come from darke hell gate To kill cold harts. 1652 J. Shirley Brothers ii. 26 in Six New Playes (1653) Mouths, that day and night, Are open, like Hell Gates, to feed. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 746 The Portress of Hell Gate . View more context for this quotation 1768 C. Smart Parables of Jesus lviii. 116 Peter I have nam'd thee well, And on this rock my church shall tow'r, 'Gainst which hell gates shall have no pow'r. 1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. xxxi. 233 These shadowy inabitants of hell-gate. a1827 W. Blake Poetry (1965) 516 Thy Heaven doors are my Hell Gates. a1849 T. L. Beddoes Death's Jest-bk. i. i, in Poems (1851) II. 7 The furrows of this man's countenance, which once were iron, like the bars of Hell gate. 1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 195 He yearned to the flare of Hell-gate there as the light of his own hearth~stone. 1934 T. S. Eliot Rock i. 47 The Heart of Man..Swinging between Hell Gate and Heaven Gate. 1998 Mod. Lang. Rev. 93 945 The porter makes the comparison to hell-gate himself, imagining his job as that of a devil who must answer the knocking of new arrivals. 2007 Africa News (Nexis) 18 Apr. Some law-abiding and peace-loving citizens have sounded the alarm bell and it is up to the decision-makers to take the bull by the horns. Otherwise hell-gates will be flung open. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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