night-wanderingn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪt ˌwɒnd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌwɑnd(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: see night n. and wandering n.

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

Etymology: < night n. + wandering n. Compare earlier night-wandering adj., night wanderer n.

The action of wandering at night; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [noun] > act of wandering about at night

night-wanderinga1649

a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James V in Wks. (1711) 98 Till after much Misery and Night-wandring at Home, they were constrained..to fly into England.

a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) i. 20 Sometimes it befel In these night-wanderings, that a strong desire O'erpower'd my better reason.

1835 T. S. Fay Norman Leslie I. vi. 40 In his solitary night-wanderings, these thoughts gathered and accumulated upon him, till Clairmont's agency in the late tremendous vicissitudes flashed upon him.

1887 W. F. Barry New Antigone III. iii. xxxiii. 202 The patient..talked incessantly of the dreadful sights he had looked upon during his night-wanderings in London.

1930 B. Bunting Compl. Poems (1996) 172 Silent be our leave-taking And mournful As your night-wanderings In unlit rooms.

1993 C. Orlock Inner Time xix. 167 For some Alzheimer's patients..exposure to bright light cuts down on night wandering and ‘sundowning’, a pattern of late afternoon and evening agitation.

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

night-wanderingadj.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtˌwɒnd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌwɑnd(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: see night n. and wandering adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., wandering adj.

Etymology: < night n. + wandering adj.

That wanders at night; (of an animal) active at night.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > nocturnal or active at night

night-wandering1560

night-walking1597

night ambling1600

night-faring1714

night-straying1857

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering > at night

night-wandering1560

noctivagant1614

noctivagous1709

1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Æneid (1584) x. sig. Piv The day departed was from heauen, and hie with wheeles Night wandring dame Diane did midskie beat with palfreis heeles.

a1593 C. Marlowe Hero & Leander (1598) sig. Bij Not that night-wandering, pale and watery star.

1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. C4 Night-wandring weezels shreek to see him there.

1647 J. Cleveland Poems (new ed.) in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4663) 8 When night-wandring Witches put on their pattins.

1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal iii. xix. 142 I now appear Like a distress'd night-wandering Traveller, Who sometimes falls on stones.

1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad V. xix. 404 So to Night-wand'ring Sailors, pale with Fears, Wide o'er the wat'ry Waste, a Light appears.

1798 S. T. Coleridge Nightingale in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 64 Nothing melancholy.—But some night-wandering Man, whose heart was pierc'd With the remembrance of a grievous wrong.

1835 T. S. Fay Norman Leslie I. xxvi. 234 Some remote resemblance between a night-wandering female on the Battery and the deceased, struck her eye, and is now remembered in this emergency.

1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist vi. 97 Hosts of night-wandering insects,..slaters, centipedes and snails.

1910 W. de la Mare Three Mulla-mulgars 102 A night-wandering Bittock.

1951 H. Gregory Coll. Poems (1964) 122 Burning above the T-crossed earth where T is The night-wandering Tapir and Targets pierced with darts.

2001 Guardian (Nexis) 5 Sept. 14 Discovering her apprentice, Martin, and some of his night wandering chums in skirts, she realises [etc.].

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

单词	night-wandering
释义	night-wanderingn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪt ˌwɒnd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌwɑnd(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: see night n. and wandering n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., wandering n. Etymology: < night n. + wandering n. Compare earlier night-wandering adj., night wanderer n. The action of wandering at night; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [noun] > act of wandering about at night night-wanderinga1649 a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James V in Wks. (1711) 98 Till after much Misery and Night-wandring at Home, they were constrained..to fly into England. a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) i. 20 Sometimes it befel In these night-wanderings, that a strong desire O'erpower'd my better reason. 1835 T. S. Fay Norman Leslie I. vi. 40 In his solitary night-wanderings, these thoughts gathered and accumulated upon him, till Clairmont's agency in the late tremendous vicissitudes flashed upon him. 1887 W. F. Barry New Antigone III. iii. xxxiii. 202 The patient..talked incessantly of the dreadful sights he had looked upon during his night-wanderings in London. 1930 B. Bunting Compl. Poems (1996) 172 Silent be our leave-taking And mournful As your night-wanderings In unlit rooms. 1993 C. Orlock Inner Time xix. 167 For some Alzheimer's patients..exposure to bright light cuts down on night wandering and ‘sundowning’, a pattern of late afternoon and evening agitation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). night-wanderingadj. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtˌwɒnd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌwɑnd(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: see night n. and wandering adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., wandering adj. Etymology: < night n. + wandering adj. That wanders at night; (of an animal) active at night. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > nocturnal or active at night night-wandering1560 night-walking1597 night ambling1600 night-faring1714 night-straying1857 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering > at night night-wandering1560 noctivagant1614 noctivagous1709 1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Æneid (1584) x. sig. Piv The day departed was from heauen, and hie with wheeles Night wandring dame Diane did midskie beat with palfreis heeles. a1593 C. Marlowe Hero & Leander (1598) sig. Bij Not that night-wandering, pale and watery star. 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. C4 Night-wandring weezels shreek to see him there. View more context for this quotation 1647 J. Cleveland Poems (new ed.) in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4663) 8 When night-wandring Witches put on their pattins. 1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal iii. xix. 142 I now appear Like a distress'd night-wandering Traveller, Who sometimes falls on stones. 1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad V. xix. 404 So to Night-wand'ring Sailors, pale with Fears, Wide o'er the wat'ry Waste, a Light appears. 1798 S. T. Coleridge Nightingale in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 64 Nothing melancholy.—But some night-wandering Man, whose heart was pierc'd With the remembrance of a grievous wrong. 1835 T. S. Fay Norman Leslie I. xxvi. 234 Some remote resemblance between a night-wandering female on the Battery and the deceased, struck her eye, and is now remembered in this emergency. 1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist vi. 97 Hosts of night-wandering insects,..slaters, centipedes and snails. 1910 W. de la Mare Three Mulla-mulgars 102 A night-wandering Bittock. 1951 H. Gregory Coll. Poems (1964) 122 Burning above the T-crossed earth where T is The night-wandering Tapir and Targets pierced with darts. 2001 Guardian (Nexis) 5 Sept. 14 Discovering her apprentice, Martin, and some of his night wandering chums in skirts, she realises [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1649adj.1560
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