hellyadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈhɛli/, U.S.

/ˈhɛli/

Forms: Old English helic (rare), Old English hellelic, Old English–early Middle English hellic, late Middle English–1600s 1800s– helly, 1500s helley, 1500s–1600s hellie.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hell n., -ly suffix¹; hell n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < hell n. + -ly suffix¹, and partly < hell n. + -y suffix¹. Compare Middle Low German hellich , Middle High German hellich , and also Old High German hellilīh , all adjectives. With use as adverb compare earlier hellishly adv.

A. adj.

Of, resembling, or characteristic of hell; hellish, infernal, devilish. In later use colloquial or poetic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [adjective]

nethereOE

hellena1225

infernalc1374

infern?a1513

hellish1530

helly1532

Avernal?1548

hellic1566

subterrestrial1592

Plutonic1596

Acherontic1597

Plutonical1599

Stygian1601

subterranean1603

Plutonian1604

Acherontical1610

subterraneous1631

subterraneal1643

Tophetical1684

pandemoniac1793

submundane1805

subterrene1809

netherworld1828

pandemonic1833

Acheronian1849

transacherontic1854

Avernian1864

trans-Stygian1899

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxvi. 397 Ða hellican fynd hine up geond þa lyft sume hwile feredon þæt he on his fylle þe hetelicor hreosan sceolde.

OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) iii. xxxiv. 246 Forþon þe hire [sc. the soul] byþ ærest seald, þæt heo mæg hire ondrædan þa hellican witu, heo becymð æfter þon to þon, þæt heo byð onbryrded mid soðre lufe to þam heofonlican rice.

c1175 ( Ælfric's Homily on Nativity of Christ (Bodl. 343) in A. O. Belfour 12th Cent. Homilies in MS Bodl. 343 (1909) 78 He alysde us mid his aȝene life fram hellice pine.

c1450 (c1440) S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (Longleat) (1904) 78 All the helly offices lefte there besynes for to here the sownde of the harppe.

c1475 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Cambr.) (1935) ii. B. 2635 (MED) In þe most helly peyn þeir soules xall rest.

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 423/2 I call heartely to y^e spirite of God to quenche the foule fyrebrond of y^e helly light.

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxvi No worldlie sight More like hell then was sight of that hellie fight.

1563 W. Baldwin in Mirrour for Magistrates (1815) II. 366 Helley haunts, & ranke pernicious ylles.

c1613 Minute Acct. People of Anglesea (1860) 39 Authority conferr'd upon him to keep this helly trade.

1892 A. Bierce Coll. Wks. (1909) 41 Just pass me the wine—I've a helly And horrible kind of drouth!

1911 J. Masefield Everlasting Mercy (1912) 183 It's all a helly nightmare.

1934 D. Thomas Let. 11 May in Sel. Lett. (1966) 127 Every doubt and misgiving that an hereditary..imagination, an hereditary thirst..are capable of conjuring up out of their helly deeps.

1960 G. Corso Happy Birthday of Death 61 The helly ringmaster cracks his whip!

1997 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 21 Dec. 1 d Meg Curran's life was made helly By House Democratic leaders whose motives were smelly.

†B. adv.

Hellishly, infernally. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [adverb]

hellishlyc1580

helly1600

1600 C. Tourneur Transformed Metamorph. sig. C7 With poyson hellie blacke.

1637 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Foure Bookes iv. 139 Waues of helly-darke Cocyte.

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

单词	helly
释义	hellyadj.adv. Brit. /ˈhɛli/, U.S. /ˈhɛli/ Forms: Old English helic (rare), Old English hellelic, Old English–early Middle English hellic, late Middle English–1600s 1800s– helly, 1500s helley, 1500s–1600s hellie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hell n., -ly suffix¹; hell n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < hell n. + -ly suffix¹, and partly < hell n. + -y suffix¹. Compare Middle Low German hellich , Middle High German hellich , and also Old High German hellilīh , all adjectives. With use as adverb compare earlier hellishly adv. A. adj. Of, resembling, or characteristic of hell; hellish, infernal, devilish. In later use colloquial or poetic. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [adjective] nethereOE hellena1225 infernalc1374 infern?a1513 hellish1530 helly1532 Avernal?1548 hellic1566 subterrestrial1592 Plutonic1596 Acherontic1597 Plutonical1599 Stygian1601 subterranean1603 Plutonian1604 Acherontical1610 subterraneous1631 subterraneal1643 Tophetical1684 pandemoniac1793 submundane1805 subterrene1809 netherworld1828 pandemonic1833 Acheronian1849 transacherontic1854 Avernian1864 trans-Stygian1899 OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxvi. 397 Ða hellican fynd hine up geond þa lyft sume hwile feredon þæt he on his fylle þe hetelicor hreosan sceolde. OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) iii. xxxiv. 246 Forþon þe hire [sc. the soul] byþ ærest seald, þæt heo mæg hire ondrædan þa hellican witu, heo becymð æfter þon to þon, þæt heo byð onbryrded mid soðre lufe to þam heofonlican rice. c1175 ( Ælfric's Homily on Nativity of Christ (Bodl. 343) in A. O. Belfour 12th Cent. Homilies in MS Bodl. 343 (1909) 78 He alysde us mid his aȝene life fram hellice pine. c1450 (c1440) S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (Longleat) (1904) 78 All the helly offices lefte there besynes for to here the sownde of the harppe. c1475 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Cambr.) (1935) ii. B. 2635 (MED) In þe most helly peyn þeir soules xall rest. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 423/2 I call heartely to y^e spirite of God to quenche the foule fyrebrond of y^e helly light. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxvi No worldlie sight More like hell then was sight of that hellie fight. 1563 W. Baldwin in Mirrour for Magistrates (1815) II. 366 Helley haunts, & ranke pernicious ylles. c1613 Minute Acct. People of Anglesea (1860) 39 Authority conferr'd upon him to keep this helly trade. 1892 A. Bierce Coll. Wks. (1909) 41 Just pass me the wine—I've a helly And horrible kind of drouth! 1911 J. Masefield Everlasting Mercy (1912) 183 It's all a helly nightmare. 1934 D. Thomas Let. 11 May in Sel. Lett. (1966) 127 Every doubt and misgiving that an hereditary..imagination, an hereditary thirst..are capable of conjuring up out of their helly deeps. 1960 G. Corso Happy Birthday of Death 61 The helly ringmaster cracks his whip! 1997 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 21 Dec. 1 d Meg Curran's life was made helly By House Democratic leaders whose motives were smelly. †B. adv. Hellishly, infernally. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [adverb] hellishlyc1580 helly1600 1600 C. Tourneur Transformed Metamorph. sig. C7 With poyson hellie blacke. 1637 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Foure Bookes iv. 139 Waues of helly-darke Cocyte. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.OE
随便看	idiosyncrasical idiosyncrasies idiosyncrasis idiosyncrasy idiosyncratic idiosyncratical idiosyncratically idiot idiot asylum idiot board idiot born idiot box idiot card idiot fringe idiot light idiot savant idiot savantism idiot savants idiot sheet idiot stick idiot stitch idiot string idiot's hood idiot-dull idiot-faced