night-songn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtsɒŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌsɔŋ/

Forms: see night n. and song n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., song n.¹

Etymology: < night n. + song n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch nachtsanc (Dutch nachtzang ), Middle Low German nachtsanc , Old High German nahtsang , Old Icelandic náttsöngr , Old Swedish natsanger (Swedish nattsång ), Old Danish natsang , chiefly in sense 1.

†1. Christian Church. The last of the seven canonical hours; compline. Obsolete (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > canonical hours > compline > [noun]

night-songOE

complinea1225

completoryc1450

completorium1625

completes1658

night office1706

OE Ælfric Let. to Wulfsige (Corpus Cambr.) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 12 Þa seofon tidsangas..synd..uhtsang and primsang, under[n]sang and middægsang, nonsang and æfensang and nihtsang seofoðan.

a1225 ( Rule St. Benet (Winteney) (1888) 89 Þat æfter nihtsanȝe [L. completorium] nan ne spece.

1598 T. James tr. G. Du Vair Moral Philos. Stoicks 203 This shall be..the sweetest and most melodious night song which we cā sing unto God.

1806 J. Lingard Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church I. vi. 287 They [sc. the religious services] were called..morning-song, prime-song, under-song, midday-song, none-song, even-song, and night-song.

1845 J. Lingard Hist. & Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church (ed. 3) I. vii. 296 The time for the night-song was, strictly speaking, midnight.

1853 D. Rock Church our Fathers III. ii. 10 Complin or night-song, which is rather a complement to, than a distinct hour by itself of, the divine office.

2. A song sung at night.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > night or evening song

evensong1645

night-song1798

wake1813

vesperal1896

1798 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 438 The Watchmen..chant a sort of Night-Song.

1813 T. Moore Farewell! but, Whenever i, in Sel. Irish Melodies No. 5. 37 The hour That awakens the night-song of mirth in your bower.

1832 J. Hall Legends of West 26 The human prowler, apparently satisfied that it was the night song of the real bird, and not the signal of a friend, resumed his silent march.

1854 W. Allingham (title) Day and night songs.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 2/3 I've given out, and given out, and that's my tired night-song.

1963 J. Moynahan Deed of Life (1966) Concl. 223 The image is actualized variously: for example, in the weird keening night song of Count Dionys Psanek.

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

单词	night-song
释义	night-songn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtsɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌsɔŋ/ Forms: see night n. and song n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., song n.¹ Etymology: < night n. + song n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch nachtsanc (Dutch nachtzang ), Middle Low German nachtsanc , Old High German nahtsang , Old Icelandic náttsöngr , Old Swedish natsanger (Swedish nattsång ), Old Danish natsang , chiefly in sense 1. †1. Christian Church. The last of the seven canonical hours; compline. Obsolete (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > canonical hours > compline > [noun] night-songOE complinea1225 completoryc1450 completorium1625 completes1658 night office1706 OE Ælfric Let. to Wulfsige (Corpus Cambr.) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 12 Þa seofon tidsangas..synd..uhtsang and primsang, under[n]sang and middægsang, nonsang and æfensang and nihtsang seofoðan. a1225 ( Rule St. Benet (Winteney) (1888) 89 Þat æfter nihtsanȝe [L. completorium] nan ne spece. 1598 T. James tr. G. Du Vair Moral Philos. Stoicks 203 This shall be..the sweetest and most melodious night song which we cā sing unto God. 1806 J. Lingard Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church I. vi. 287 They [sc. the religious services] were called..morning-song, prime-song, under-song, midday-song, none-song, even-song, and night-song. 1845 J. Lingard Hist. & Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church (ed. 3) I. vii. 296 The time for the night-song was, strictly speaking, midnight. 1853 D. Rock Church our Fathers III. ii. 10 Complin or night-song, which is rather a complement to, than a distinct hour by itself of, the divine office. 2. A song sung at night. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > night or evening song evensong1645 night-song1798 wake1813 vesperal1896 1798 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 438 The Watchmen..chant a sort of Night-Song. 1813 T. Moore Farewell! but, Whenever i, in Sel. Irish Melodies No. 5. 37 The hour That awakens the night-song of mirth in your bower. 1832 J. Hall Legends of West 26 The human prowler, apparently satisfied that it was the night song of the real bird, and not the signal of a friend, resumed his silent march. 1854 W. Allingham (title) Day and night songs. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 2/3 I've given out, and given out, and that's my tired night-song. 1963 J. Moynahan Deed of Life (1966) Concl. 223 The image is actualized variously: for example, in the weird keening night song of Count Dionys Psanek. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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