单词 | holy rood tide |
释义 | > as lemmasHoly Rood tide C1. General attributive, in Holy Rood eve, Holy Rood tide, etc. Cf. rood n. Compounds 1. ΚΠ OE tr. Theodulf of Orleans Capitula (Corpus Cambr.) xxix. 351 Þonne [he] his heafod foreweard mid þære halgan rode tacne gewæpnige. c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (1973) 193 [She] wrat on hire breoste..þe hali rode taken. ?a1425 (a1400) Brut (Corpus Cambr.) 292 In whiche ȝere, on Holy Roed ȝeue, deide Sere Iohn of Elham. 1574 T. Tymme tr. J. de Serres Three Partes Comm. Ciuill Warres Fraunce iv. 85 The church called Holy Rood Church, which was more beautyful, should be thus serued and spoyled. 1685 G. Langbaine Hunter v. 52 The seasons for these Chases begining about Midsummer, and ending about Holy-Rood-tide. 1861 M. E. C. Walcott East Coast Eng. 145 The steeple was begun under the direction of John Cole, 1501, and completed Holyrood Eve, 1515. 1963 Listener 7 Feb. 241/1 Tenderest of men in the morning before the ravening ghouls Swept out of his holyrood conscience like lost souls. 2008 Scotl. on Sunday (Nexis) 29 June 24 The Queen arrives in Edinburgh for Holyrood Week. At the Ceremony of the Keys, the City Chamberlain will present her with the keys of the city. < as lemmas |
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