† lifelingsn.int.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: life n., -ling suffix¹, -s suffix².

Etymology: < life n. + -ling suffix¹ + -s suffix². Compare earlier lifekins n.

Obsolete.

Od's lifelings: (in oaths and asseverations) = (God's) lifelikins at lifelikins n.In later use probably in imitation of Shakespeare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > God's life

(God's) my lifekins1600

Od's lifelingsa1616

'Slifea1634

od's life1681

Gads my life1689

Z'life1689

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) v. i. 182 Odd's lifelings heere he is.

1822 Pamphleteer 21 159 Od's lifelings, we took him for a coward, but he's the very devil incarnate!

1893 New Eng. Mag. Jan. 658/2 'Ods lifelings! wench. Hast not thou and the right worshipful Stradling decided that matter,—and wouldst have my unworthy opinion?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	lifelings
释义	† lifelingsn.int. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: life n., -ling suffix¹, -s suffix². Etymology: < life n. + -ling suffix¹ + -s suffix². Compare earlier lifekins n. Obsolete. Od's lifelings: (in oaths and asseverations) = (God's) lifelikins at lifelikins n.In later use probably in imitation of Shakespeare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > God's life (God's) my lifekins1600 Od's lifelingsa1616 'Slifea1634 od's life1681 Gads my life1689 Z'life1689 a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) v. i. 182 Odd's lifelings heere he is. View more context for this quotation 1822 Pamphleteer 21 159 Od's lifelings, we took him for a coward, but he's the very devil incarnate! 1893 New Eng. Mag. Jan. 658/2 'Ods lifelings! wench. Hast not thou and the right worshipful Stradling decided that matter,—and wouldst have my unworthy opinion? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.int.a1616
随便看	french flageolet french fly french flyers french foreign legion french fox french fried potatoes french frieds french fries french furlough french furze french gauze french goods french grass french grey french grunt french gurnard french harp french heath french heel french hem french herringbone french honeysuckle french hood french horn french impressionism