howsomeveradv.

/ˌhaʊsəˈmɛvə/

Forms: Also, southern dialect howsomdever.

Etymology: A parallel formation to howsoever, of earlier appearance, with the conjunction sum, som (= Danish, Swedish som, Old Norse sem as, that) instead of so.

Now dialect or vulgar.

†1.

a. Introducing a subordinate clause: In whatever manner; = however adv. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > [adverb] > in whatever way

how so?c1275

howsomevera1300

howeverc1380

howa1400

howsoeverc1450

anyway1642

a1300 Cursor Mundi 2339 Nu at þe erth nu at þe lift, or hu sumeuer [v.rr. hou sum euir, how sim euer] þou will þe scift.

c1475 (?c1425) Avowing of King Arthur (1984) l. 380 Þen togedur schull we goe, Howsumeuyr hit cheue.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) x. 270 How somever the game gooth.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccxcvij How someuer the matter was.

b. Although; = however adv. 1b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > although

thoughc888

whethera1400

however1591

howsoever1599

howsomevera1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. iii. 53 How somere their hearts are seuer'd in Religion, their heads are both one.

2. Nevertheless; yet: = however adv. 5a. Now chiefly U.S. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > however, nevertheless, notwithstanding

though-whetherc897

nathelesseOE

though971

whetherOE

yetOE

neverlOE

what for-thyc1175

nethelessa1200

never the latterc1225

algatec1230

in spite of (despite, maugre, etc.) one's teethc1230

nought for thatc1275

(all) for noughtc1325

(in) spite of one's nosec1325

alway1340

thoughless1340

ne'er the later (also latter)a1382

ne'er the lessa1382

neverlatera1382

neverthelessa1382

ne for-thia1400

neverlessa1400

not-againstandinga1400

nauthelessc1400

nouthelessc1400

algatesc1405

noughtwithstanding1422

netherless?a1425

notwithstanding1425

nethertheless1440

not gainstandingc1440

not the lessa1450

alwaysa1470

howbeit1470

never þe quedera1475

nought the lessc1480

what reck?a1513

nonetheless1533

howsomever1562

after all1590

in spite of spite1592

meantime1594

notwithstand1596

withal1596

in the meanwhile1597

meanwhile1597

howsoever1601

in (one's) spite?1615

however1623

in the meantime1631

non obstante1641

at the same time1679

with a non-obstante to1679

stilla1699

the same1782

all the same1803

quand même1825

still and all1829

anyhow1867

anyway1876

still and ona1894

all the samey1897

just the same1901

but1939

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 70^v It is playn that he had Dioscorides howsomeuer.

1728 C. Cibber Vanbrugh's Provok'd Husband ii. i. 27 But howsomdever, we'st ta' the best care we can.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 153 Howsomever, it will do you no good to make this known.

1821 W. Scott Pirate III. vii. 153 Howsomdever, I object nothing to Captain Cleveland.

1852 C. W. Hoskyns Talpa 135 I shall keep you to your promise, Sir, howsomever.

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. xi. 204 ‘Howsumdever’, as your countrymen say, I shall have a shy at him.

1896 ‘M. Rutherford’ Clara Hopgood xxiii. 215 He allus begins to argue with me. Howsomever, arguing isn't everything.

1929 H. W. Odum in A. Dundes Mother Wit (1973) 183 Howsomever, hard times in American camps whut I'm talkin' about.

1933 E. E. Cummings Let. 26 May (1969) 123 I fear that naught will compare with domesticity, howsomeever.

1939 Amer. Speech 14 128 The great drive for ‘correctness’ of the later eighteenth and early nineteenth did succeed in branding as ‘vulgarisms’ such hitherto acceptable forms as..howsomever, mought, sarvent, [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	howsomever
释义	howsomeveradv. /ˌhaʊsəˈmɛvə/ Forms: Also, southern dialect howsomdever. Etymology: A parallel formation to howsoever, of earlier appearance, with the conjunction sum, som (= Danish, Swedish som, Old Norse sem as, that) instead of so. Now dialect or vulgar. †1. a. Introducing a subordinate clause: In whatever manner; = however adv. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > [adverb] > in whatever way how so?c1275 howsomevera1300 howeverc1380 howa1400 howsoeverc1450 anyway1642 a1300 Cursor Mundi 2339 Nu at þe erth nu at þe lift, or hu sumeuer [v.rr. hou sum euir, how sim euer] þou will þe scift. c1475 (?c1425) Avowing of King Arthur (1984) l. 380 Þen togedur schull we goe, Howsumeuyr hit cheue. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) x. 270 How somever the game gooth. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccxcvij How someuer the matter was. b. Although; = however adv. 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > although thoughc888 whethera1400 however1591 howsoever1599 howsomevera1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. iii. 53 How somere their hearts are seuer'd in Religion, their heads are both one. View more context for this quotation 2. Nevertheless; yet: = however adv. 5a. Now chiefly U.S. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > however, nevertheless, notwithstanding though-whetherc897 nathelesseOE though971 whetherOE yetOE neverlOE what for-thyc1175 nethelessa1200 never the latterc1225 algatec1230 in spite of (despite, maugre, etc.) one's teethc1230 nought for thatc1275 (all) for noughtc1325 (in) spite of one's nosec1325 alway1340 thoughless1340 ne'er the later (also latter)a1382 ne'er the lessa1382 neverlatera1382 neverthelessa1382 ne for-thia1400 neverlessa1400 not-againstandinga1400 nauthelessc1400 nouthelessc1400 algatesc1405 noughtwithstanding1422 netherless?a1425 notwithstanding1425 nethertheless1440 not gainstandingc1440 not the lessa1450 alwaysa1470 howbeit1470 never þe quedera1475 nought the lessc1480 what reck?a1513 nonetheless1533 howsomever1562 after all1590 in spite of spite1592 meantime1594 notwithstand1596 withal1596 in the meanwhile1597 meanwhile1597 howsoever1601 in (one's) spite?1615 however1623 in the meantime1631 non obstante1641 at the same time1679 with a non-obstante to1679 stilla1699 the same1782 all the same1803 quand même1825 still and all1829 anyhow1867 anyway1876 still and ona1894 all the samey1897 just the same1901 but1939 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 70^v It is playn that he had Dioscorides howsomeuer. 1728 C. Cibber Vanbrugh's Provok'd Husband ii. i. 27 But howsomdever, we'st ta' the best care we can. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 153 Howsomever, it will do you no good to make this known. 1821 W. Scott Pirate III. vii. 153 Howsomdever, I object nothing to Captain Cleveland. 1852 C. W. Hoskyns Talpa 135 I shall keep you to your promise, Sir, howsomever. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. xi. 204 ‘Howsumdever’, as your countrymen say, I shall have a shy at him. 1896 ‘M. Rutherford’ Clara Hopgood xxiii. 215 He allus begins to argue with me. Howsomever, arguing isn't everything. 1929 H. W. Odum in A. Dundes Mother Wit (1973) 183 Howsomever, hard times in American camps whut I'm talkin' about. 1933 E. E. Cummings Let. 26 May (1969) 123 I fear that naught will compare with domesticity, howsomeever. 1939 Amer. Speech 14 128 The great drive for ‘correctness’ of the later eighteenth and early nineteenth did succeed in branding as ‘vulgarisms’ such hitherto acceptable forms as..howsomever, mought, sarvent, [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.a1300
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