ma foiint.

Brit.

/ˌma ˈfwɑː/, U.S.

/ˌmɑ ˈfwɑ/

Forms: Middle English ma foy, 1700s mafoy, 1700s– ma foi.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ma foi.

Etymology: < Middle French, French ma foi < ma (feminine) my + foi faith (see foy n.¹). Compare mafey int.In later use only as a non-assimilated foreign exclamation.

Originally: ‘by my faith!’ (as an asseveration). Later: ‘heavens!’, ‘goodness!’ Cf. mafey int.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > (originally) with reference to faith

par ma fay?a1300

by, upon my (etc.) fayc1300

by one's faitha1375

mafeyc1400

ma foic1400

by the faith of one's body (also love)1421

by my law1477

by my vusse1608

i'fegs1612

i'vads1675

haith1725

my certie1814

c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) 17 ‘Ma foy,’ quod þe fader, ‘y may no more axen.’

1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xiv. 76 ‘Ma foi, Sir,’ answered she, ‘..none of my acquaintance is in town.’

1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 143 Mafoy! ye'll dwindle to a den.

1842 R. H. Barham Black Mousquetaire in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 5 Stay! I have it—Ma foi!

1868 C. M. Yonge Chaplet of Pearls II. xxxvi. 159 [He] had the civility to give me a guide and an escort... Ma foi! I believe they were given to..take me by indirect roads.

1906 Baroness Orczy I will Repay xvii. 197 ‘A splendid combination, ma foi!’ said Merlin.

1928 A. Christie Myst. of Blue Train xxvii. 221 This time, ma foi, I thought we had got him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ma foi
释义	ma foiint. Brit. /ˌma ˈfwɑː/, U.S. /ˌmɑ ˈfwɑ/ Forms: Middle English ma foy, 1700s mafoy, 1700s– ma foi. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ma foi. Etymology: < Middle French, French ma foi < ma (feminine) my + foi faith (see foy n.¹). Compare mafey int.In later use only as a non-assimilated foreign exclamation. Originally: ‘by my faith!’ (as an asseveration). Later: ‘heavens!’, ‘goodness!’ Cf. mafey int. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > (originally) with reference to faith par ma fay?a1300 by, upon my (etc.) fayc1300 by one's faitha1375 mafeyc1400 ma foic1400 by the faith of one's body (also love)1421 by my law1477 by my vusse1608 i'fegs1612 i'vads1675 haith1725 my certie1814 c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) 17 ‘Ma foy,’ quod þe fader, ‘y may no more axen.’ 1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xiv. 76 ‘Ma foi, Sir,’ answered she, ‘..none of my acquaintance is in town.’ 1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 143 Mafoy! ye'll dwindle to a den. 1842 R. H. Barham Black Mousquetaire in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 5 Stay! I have it—Ma foi! 1868 C. M. Yonge Chaplet of Pearls II. xxxvi. 159 [He] had the civility to give me a guide and an escort... Ma foi! I believe they were given to..take me by indirect roads. 1906 Baroness Orczy I will Repay xvii. 197 ‘A splendid combination, ma foi!’ said Merlin. 1928 A. Christie Myst. of Blue Train xxvii. 221 This time, ma foi, I thought we had got him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.c1400
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