单词 | hearing say |
释义 | > as lemmas(by) hearing say c. Hence the gerundial phrase †(by) hearing say, (by) hearing it said (by) hearsay. Obsolete or dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adverb] > by hearsay (by) hearing sayc1330 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 304 Edward vnderstode, þorgh oft heryng say, How [etc.]. a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxxvii. f. xlix/2 He sayde soo by heryng saye. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. cxxvii. [cxxiii.] 361 I knowe nothyng of the mater but by heryng saye. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. B.vv Thei wrote by heryng saie. 1898 N.E.D. at Hear Mod. Sc. They knew by hearing tell of it. hearing say hearing say n. gerundial phr.: see hear v. 3c.extracted from hearingn.< as lemmas |
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