night-longadj.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪtˈlɒŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˈlɔŋ/,

/ˈnaɪtˈlɑŋ/

Forms: see night n. and long adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: night n., long adj.¹, -long suffix.

Etymology: < night n. + either long adj.¹ or -long suffix (compare discussion at the latter entry).

That lasts or has lasted all night. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > lasting or during a night

night-longOE

all-night1828

one-night1878

overnight1925

OE Beowulf 525 Ðonne wene ic to þe wyrsan geþingea..gif þu Grendles dearst nihtlongne fyrst nean bidan.

OE Old Eng. Hexateuch: Deut. (Claud.) xxiv. 12 Nafa ðu nanes ðearfan wedd mid ðe nihtlangne fyrst.

c1175 ( Homily: Hist. Holy Rood-tree (Bodl. 343) (1894) 2 He..his bædræste þær ȝearwode & þer nihtlangne first iræste.

1612 W. Parkes Curtaine-drawer 48 The nightly, and nightlong pranking and pruning vp of old withered faces.

1846 N. Hawthorne Mosses from Old Manse I. 133 From the heap came jets of flame, and an incense of night-long smoke, creeping quietly up the chimney.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam lxix. 97 Thou hast forged at last A night-long Present of the Past.

1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey i. 33 Swelled the deep tide of life back from its night-long ebb.

1927 F. B. Young Portrait of Clare 122 Her mind..discharged its emotional content like an empty tropical sky where nightlong lightning flickers.

1950 W. Stegner Preacher & Slave v. iv. 363 The prospect of the night-long vigil with Joe made him flinch.

2001 P. Caldwell Sleep Really Well (2003) p. xiii Until the 1950s sleep was thought to be a single night-long blankness of thought, not even worthy of studying.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

night-longadv.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪtˈlɒŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˈlɔŋ/,

/ˈnaɪtˈlɑŋ/

Forms: see night n. and long adv.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: night-long adj.

Etymology: < night-long adj. Compare Middle High German nahtlanc (German nachtlang ), Old Icelandic náttlangt . Compare earlier night-longs adv.

All night; during the whole night.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [adverb] > through or during the night

all (the) nighteOE

night-longsOE

night-longc1300

(all) the long nightc1380

overnight1381

c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) 15504 Þe wal þat was so strang ne mihte nih longe neuere one stonde.

1807 J. Grahame Birds of Scotl. iii, in Poems II. 55 It is the wailing owl. Night long she mourns, perched on some vacant niche.

1850 P. H. Myers King of Hurons xxiii. 192 That they had followed, or preceded the voyagers, night-long, upon the shore, like a pack of untiring wolves, no doubt was entertained.

1885 C. J. Lyall Anc. Arab. Poetry 82 Nightlong as we sat there.

1927 Amer. Mercury Nov. 340/2 Prospecting parties stood picketed day-long and night-long in the soupy streets.

1960 T. Hughes Lupercal 48 Nightlong under the blackamoor spraddled, Back beside their spouse by dawn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night-long
释义	night-longadj. Brit. /ˌnʌɪtˈlɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˈlɔŋ/, /ˈnaɪtˈlɑŋ/ Forms: see night n. and long adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: night n., long adj.¹, -long suffix. Etymology: < night n. + either long adj.¹ or -long suffix (compare discussion at the latter entry). That lasts or has lasted all night. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > lasting or during a night night-longOE all-night1828 one-night1878 overnight1925 OE Beowulf 525 Ðonne wene ic to þe wyrsan geþingea..gif þu Grendles dearst nihtlongne fyrst nean bidan. OE Old Eng. Hexateuch: Deut. (Claud.) xxiv. 12 Nafa ðu nanes ðearfan wedd mid ðe nihtlangne fyrst. c1175 ( Homily: Hist. Holy Rood-tree (Bodl. 343) (1894) 2 He..his bædræste þær ȝearwode & þer nihtlangne first iræste. 1612 W. Parkes Curtaine-drawer 48 The nightly, and nightlong pranking and pruning vp of old withered faces. 1846 N. Hawthorne Mosses from Old Manse I. 133 From the heap came jets of flame, and an incense of night-long smoke, creeping quietly up the chimney. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam lxix. 97 Thou hast forged at last A night-long Present of the Past. View more context for this quotation 1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey i. 33 Swelled the deep tide of life back from its night-long ebb. 1927 F. B. Young Portrait of Clare 122 Her mind..discharged its emotional content like an empty tropical sky where nightlong lightning flickers. 1950 W. Stegner Preacher & Slave v. iv. 363 The prospect of the night-long vigil with Joe made him flinch. 2001 P. Caldwell Sleep Really Well (2003) p. xiii Until the 1950s sleep was thought to be a single night-long blankness of thought, not even worthy of studying. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). night-longadv. Brit. /ˌnʌɪtˈlɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˈlɔŋ/, /ˈnaɪtˈlɑŋ/ Forms: see night n. and long adv.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: night-long adj. Etymology: < night-long adj. Compare Middle High German nahtlanc (German nachtlang ), Old Icelandic náttlangt . Compare earlier night-longs adv. All night; during the whole night. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [adverb] > through or during the night all (the) nighteOE night-longsOE night-longc1300 (all) the long nightc1380 overnight1381 c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) 15504 Þe wal þat was so strang ne mihte nih longe neuere one stonde. 1807 J. Grahame Birds of Scotl. iii, in Poems II. 55 It is the wailing owl. Night long she mourns, perched on some vacant niche. 1850 P. H. Myers King of Hurons xxiii. 192 That they had followed, or preceded the voyagers, night-long, upon the shore, like a pack of untiring wolves, no doubt was entertained. 1885 C. J. Lyall Anc. Arab. Poetry 82 Nightlong as we sat there. 1927 Amer. Mercury Nov. 340/2 Prospecting parties stood picketed day-long and night-long in the soupy streets. 1960 T. Hughes Lupercal 48 Nightlong under the blackamoor spraddled, Back beside their spouse by dawn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OEadv.c1300
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