most an endadv.

Brit.

/ˌməʊst ən ˈɛnd/, U.S.

/ˌmoʊst ən ˈɛnd/, Irish English

/ˌmoʊst ən ˈɛnd/

Forms:

α. 1500s most an ende, 1600s– most an end, 1800s most an iynd, 1800s– mostneen, 1900s– mosaneen, 1900s– mosanin, 1900s– most a neen, 1900s– most an ind.

β. 1800s 'most on end, 1900s– most on end.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: most adv., an-end adv.

Etymology: < most adv. + an-end adv. (compare ofte anende in quot. ?1440 at sense 2 at that entry). With the β. forms compare on end at end n. 17.

Now English regional (northern) and Irish English (northern) (rare).

For the most part, almost entirely; almost always, almost without interruption, all the time. Cf. sense most adj. 3a, an-end adv. 2

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > [adverb] > in many instances or on most occasions

many timec1275

many timesc1275

most whilec1383

oftenc1390

mostwhen1555

most an end1577

1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Scotl. 479/1 in Chron. I An army..whiche lay most an ende at Dunglas.

1623 W. Lisle Ælfric's Saxon Treat. Jeremias..was oft in bands and cast into prison..and bore most an end the peoples sinnes.

1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 39 Those magnifick Odes and Hymns wherein Pindarus and Callimachus are in most things worthy, some others in their frame judicious, in their matter most an end faulty.

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1074 In Europe they are most an end black ones.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. 131 Knew him! I was a great Companion of his, I was with him most an end .

1739 ‘R. Bull’ tr. F. Dedekind Grobianus 122 Tipplers most an end are roaring boys.

1764 P. Bacon Oxf. Sausage 112 A Sword is like a Chair, you'll find, Because 'tis most an end behind.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 'Most on End..used adverbially; continually, unremittingly.

1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 151 Most an end, It rains most an end.

a1908 H. C. Hart MS Coll. Ulster Words in M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal (1953) 190/1 He talked most on end.

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

单词	most an end
释义	most an endadv. Brit. /ˌməʊst ən ˈɛnd/, U.S. /ˌmoʊst ən ˈɛnd/, Irish English /ˌmoʊst ən ˈɛnd/ Forms: α. 1500s most an ende, 1600s– most an end, 1800s most an iynd, 1800s– mostneen, 1900s– mosaneen, 1900s– mosanin, 1900s– most a neen, 1900s– most an ind. β. 1800s 'most on end, 1900s– most on end. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: most adv., an-end adv. Etymology: < most adv. + an-end adv. (compare ofte anende in quot. ?1440 at sense 2 at that entry). With the β. forms compare on end at end n. 17. Now English regional (northern) and Irish English (northern) (rare). For the most part, almost entirely; almost always, almost without interruption, all the time. Cf. sense most adj. 3a, an-end adv. 2 ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adverb] > in many instances or on most occasions many timec1275 many timesc1275 most whilec1383 oftenc1390 mostwhen1555 most an end1577 1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Scotl. 479/1 in Chron. I An army..whiche lay most an ende at Dunglas. 1623 W. Lisle Ælfric's Saxon Treat. Jeremias..was oft in bands and cast into prison..and bore most an end the peoples sinnes. 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 39 Those magnifick Odes and Hymns wherein Pindarus and Callimachus are in most things worthy, some others in their frame judicious, in their matter most an end faulty. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1074 In Europe they are most an end black ones. 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. 131 Knew him! I was a great Companion of his, I was with him most an end . View more context for this quotation 1739 ‘R. Bull’ tr. F. Dedekind Grobianus 122 Tipplers most an end are roaring boys. 1764 P. Bacon Oxf. Sausage 112 A Sword is like a Chair, you'll find, Because 'tis most an end behind. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 'Most on End..used adverbially; continually, unremittingly. 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 151 Most an end, It rains most an end. a1908 H. C. Hart MS Coll. Ulster Words in M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal (1953) 190/1 He talked most on end. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1577
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