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单词 merrymake
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merrymaken.

Brit. /ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɛriˌmeɪk/
Forms: see merry adj. and make v.1; also 1800s merrimake, 1900s– mérry-make (irregular).
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: merrymake v.
Etymology: < merrymake v.
Now archaic and literary.
= merrymaking n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun]
dreamOE
man-dreamOE
gleea1200
galec1200
bauderyc1386
oliprancec1390
cheera1393
gaynessc1400
disportc1405
joyousitiea1450
festivitya1500
lakea1500
gaiety1573
merriment1574
jucundity1575
galliardise?1577
jouissance1579
merrymake1579
jolliment1590
mirth1591
jollyhead1596
spleen1598
jocantry16..
geniality1609
jovialty1621
jocundry1637
gaietry1650
sport1671
fun1726
galliardism1745
gig1777
merrymaking1779
hilarity1834
rollick1852
society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > [noun]
mirthOE
joyc1275
jollitya1300
joy-makingc1330
good fellowship?c1430
wine and womena1450
junketing1555
merrymake1579
gaiety1612
jovialty1621
joviality1626
mirth-making1638
jovialness1658
jollitry?c1685
goodfellowhood1716
merrymaking1779
conviviality1791
jollification1818
making-merry1823
carnivalizing1841
skite1869
Wein, Weib, und Gesang1885
balling1942
society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > [noun]
treschec1290
laetificationc1485
gossiping1557
special occasion1574
merry-meeting1597
merrymaking1618
frolic1645
merriment1663
rush1788
convivialities1830
merrymake1833
upshot1837
ball1879
spurt1885
sing-sing1899
jolly1905
rage1980
1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Nov. 9 Now nis the time of merimake.
a1586 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxxvii. 51 Gif ȝe lyk musik, mirthe, or myrrie mak.
1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island i. xxviii. 8 With fearlesse merrie-make, and piping.
1648 G. Daniel Eclog. in Poems (1878) II. 164 The Simple Merrie-make of older Swains Was Innocent.
1757 W. Thompson Poems Several Occasions I. 177 O may no Show'rs your Merry-makes affray!
1787 J. Thelwall Poems Var. Subj. II. 150 The virgins meant to chaunt the amorous hymn..Must now their sportive merry-makes abate.
1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife vi. xlviii The din of merry-make and boast!
1833 H. W. Longfellow Outre-Mer i. 61 I entered..into all the rural sports and merrimakes of the village.
1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile in Poems I. 6 We'll have feasts And funerals also, merrymakes and wars.
1893 K. L. Bates Eng. Relig. Drama 23 England was wonted to take her merry-makes as a gift from the hand of Religion.
1920 C. M. Doughty Mansoul v. 128 Heard is sound Of mérry-make, and tuneful shepherds pipe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

merrymakev.

Brit. /ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɛriˌmeɪk/
Forms: see merry adj. and make v.1
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make merry at merry adj. Phrases 1a.
Etymology: < to make merry at merry adj. Phrases 1a, with transposition of elements: see below. Compare slightly later merrymake n.In Middle English, and probably partly also in early modern English, examples of merry make are probably syntactically or metrically conditioned variants of the phrase to make merry, subsequently apprehended as a compound.
Now archaic and literary.
intransitive. To be festive, to celebrate.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > make merry [verb (intransitive)]
to make feast?c1225
to make merryc1330
merrymakec1395
to have a good (bad, etc.) time (of it, formerly on it)1509
to make pleasant1530
gaud1532
to play the goodfellow1563
company1591
junket1607
rage1979
c1395 G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale 1195 Sitte we doun, and lat vs myrie make.
a1425 (?a1350) Seven Sages (Galba) (1907) 3919 (MED) Þare sal þou play and meri make.
1576 G. Wapull Tyde taryeth no Man sig. Fiv But that I can borrow twenty pound alway... While it lasteth, therewith I will merry make.
1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido v. sig. Gv But see, Achates wils him put to sea, And all the Sailers merrie make for ioy.
1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica iii. xx. 58 The neighbour Citty..is cal'd Pelage, Where Iupiter by chance did merry-make.
?1616 Shirburn Ballads (1906) 69 They did consent to meet and merye-make that daye.
1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week ii. 50 Whilom with thee 'twas Marian's dear delight To moil all day, and merry make at night.
1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. xii. 279 Who could be merry-making at this Time of Night, and in such a Place, and such Weather? View more context for this quotation
1855 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 12 Aug. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iii. 285 They spent the day in the gardens, and ball-room of the Hotel, dancing, and otherwise merry-making.
1859 E. FitzGerald tr. Rubáiyát Omar Khayyám xxxv. 8 I think the Vessel, that with fugitive Articulation answer'd, once did live, And merry-make.
1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby I. 220 Ye young who pawn each other's watches, and merrymake together on the proceeds.
1932 T. E. Lawrence tr. Homer Odyssey ii It is not possible for me to dine softly in your too-proud company: to be at ease and merry-make.
1952 R. Macaulay Let. 2 Jan. (1961) 243 A lot of people prefer to merry-make, and see the year in with babble and revel and wine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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