Molly Brightn.

Brit.

/ˌmɒlɪ ˈbrʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌmɑli ˈbraɪt/

Forms:

α. 1800s marlow bright, 1800s– Marley Bright.

β. 1900s– molly blight, 1900s– Molly Bride, 1900s– Molly Bright, 1900s– Molly-bright.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: barley-break n.

Etymology: Probably an alteration of barley-break n., after bright adj. and perhaps the derived surname Bright.With the α. forms perhaps compare marley n. and marloes n. In the β. forms the first element is remodelled after Molly, pet form of the female forename Mary (see molly n.¹). With the form molly blight compare blight n.; with the form Molly Bride compare bride n.¹

U.S. regional (chiefly south-eastern).

A children's game similar to barley-break; a call or chant forming part of this game.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > prisoner's base

barsc1400

base1440

barley-break1557

prison base1598

prison bar1602

stroke-bias1700

prisoners' bars1794

Scotch and English1802

prisoners' base1830

chevy1883

Molly Bright1883

1883 W. W. Newell Games & Songs Amer. Children 153 ‘Marlow, marlow, marlow bright, How many miles to Babylon?’.. This sport, which has ben universally familiar in America, is a form of the English game of ‘Barley Break’.

1892 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 5 120 Marley Bright. As far as I can bore into the past, this is the oldest of games.

1941 I. B. Hall in J. F. Dobie et al. Texian Stomping Grounds 142 Molly, Molly Bride. Two leaders, each with a group of children around him, faced each other and stood several yards apart.

1953 P. G. Brewster Amer. Nonsinging Games 52 Molly Bright. Players are divided into two groups..in parallel lines facing each other... One player takes his position about midway between the two lines.

1969 I. Opie & P. Opie Children's Games iii. 125 In North Carolina a game called ‘Molly Bright’ is played in virtually the same way, except that the player in the middle is held to be a witch.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	molly bright
释义	Molly Brightn. Brit. /ˌmɒlɪ ˈbrʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌmɑli ˈbraɪt/ Forms: α. 1800s marlow bright, 1800s– Marley Bright. β. 1900s– molly blight, 1900s– Molly Bride, 1900s– Molly Bright, 1900s– Molly-bright. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: barley-break n. Etymology: Probably an alteration of barley-break n., after bright adj. and perhaps the derived surname Bright.With the α. forms perhaps compare marley n. and marloes n. In the β. forms the first element is remodelled after Molly, pet form of the female forename Mary (see molly n.¹). With the form molly blight compare blight n.; with the form Molly Bride compare bride n.¹ U.S. regional (chiefly south-eastern). A children's game similar to barley-break; a call or chant forming part of this game. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > prisoner's base barsc1400 base1440 barley-break1557 prison base1598 prison bar1602 stroke-bias1700 prisoners' bars1794 Scotch and English1802 prisoners' base1830 chevy1883 Molly Bright1883 1883 W. W. Newell Games & Songs Amer. Children 153 ‘Marlow, marlow, marlow bright, How many miles to Babylon?’.. This sport, which has ben universally familiar in America, is a form of the English game of ‘Barley Break’. 1892 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 5 120 Marley Bright. As far as I can bore into the past, this is the oldest of games. 1941 I. B. Hall in J. F. Dobie et al. Texian Stomping Grounds 142 Molly, Molly Bride. Two leaders, each with a group of children around him, faced each other and stood several yards apart. 1953 P. G. Brewster Amer. Nonsinging Games 52 Molly Bright. Players are divided into two groups..in parallel lines facing each other... One player takes his position about midway between the two lines. 1969 I. Opie & P. Opie Children's Games iii. 125 In North Carolina a game called ‘Molly Bright’ is played in virtually the same way, except that the player in the middle is held to be a witch. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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