more'nphr.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːrən/, U.S.

/ˈmɔr(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s– more'n, 1800s– morn, 1800s– mor'n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: more adj., more adv. more n.³ ̧ 'n conj.¹

Etymology: Partly < more adj. + 'n conj.¹, partly < more adv.+ 'n conj.¹, and partly < more n.³ + 'n conj.¹

colloquial (originally U.S.).

More than (in various syntactic contexts).

ΚΠ

1828 J. Neal Rachel Dyer vii. 92 Ever since our Jeptha warn't more'n so high.

1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. ii. 23 I felt a thing go thru my leg,—'t wuz nothin' more'n a skeeter!

1885 W. L. Alden Adventures Jimmy Brown 142 They say that Squire Meredith and Deacon Willets are mornhalf eaten up by mosquitoes.

1886 Harper's Mag. July 323/2 But he (mor'n you and I with all of our might) Could not here always remain.

1903 K. D. Wiggin Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm 8 We've only just started on it,..it's more'n two hours.

1952 E. Wilson Equations of Love 196 I know a lot more'n I did.

1973 E. Berckman Victorian Album 47 I don't know any more'n I've told you.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moren
释义	more'nphr. Brit. /ˈmɔːrən/, U.S. /ˈmɔr(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s– more'n, 1800s– morn, 1800s– mor'n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: more adj., more adv. more n.³ ̧ 'n conj.¹ Etymology: Partly < more adj. + 'n conj.¹, partly < more adv.+ 'n conj.¹, and partly < more n.³ + 'n conj.¹ colloquial (originally U.S.). More than (in various syntactic contexts). ΚΠ 1828 J. Neal Rachel Dyer vii. 92 Ever since our Jeptha warn't more'n so high. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. ii. 23 I felt a thing go thru my leg,—'t wuz nothin' more'n a skeeter! 1885 W. L. Alden Adventures Jimmy Brown 142 They say that Squire Meredith and Deacon Willets are mornhalf eaten up by mosquitoes. 1886 Harper's Mag. July 323/2 But he (mor'n you and I with all of our might) Could not here always remain. 1903 K. D. Wiggin Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm 8 We've only just started on it,..it's more'n two hours. 1952 E. Wilson Equations of Love 196 I know a lot more'n I did. 1973 E. Berckman Victorian Album 47 I don't know any more'n I've told you. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.1828
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