nightsadv.

Brit.

/nʌɪts/, U.S.

/naɪts/

Forms: see night n. and -s suffix¹.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Frisian nachtes (West Frisian nachts ), Middle Dutch (des) nachtes , (des) nachts (Dutch 's nachts ), Old Saxon nahtes (Middle Low German (des) nachtes ), Old High German nahtes (Middle High German nahtes , German nachts ) < the Germanic base of night n. + the Germanic base of -s suffix¹, probably after the Germanic base of days adv.The Germanic base of night n. is feminine, and the formation does not therefore correspond to the regular genitive form of the noun (in contrast to the situation at days adv.; compare discussion at -s suffix¹). In later use probably apprehended as a plural.

During the night; at night. Now chiefly North American colloquial, except in to work nights: to work at night, frequently in addition to a daily or official workload; to work the night shift. Cf. night n. 8b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [adverb]

nightseOE

on nightOE

in (also of, on, upon) the nightOE

by nightlOE

on (also in) nightslOE

a-nightc1175

a-nightsc1175

at nightc1300

within nightc1400

a-nightertime?a1439

a nighttimes1567

at nights1581

nightly1597

benight1642

nocturnally1812

night-times1851

nitely1970

eOE Metres of Boethius (partly from transcript of damaged MS) xiii. 57 Merecondel scyfð on ofdæle, uncuðne weg nihtes geneðeð.

OE Crist III 937 Mona þæt sylfe, þe ær moncynne nihtes lyhte, niþer gehreoseð.

OE Beowulf 420 Ic..on yðum slog niceras nihtes.

OE Ælfric Homily (Cambr. Ii.4.6) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1967) I. 482 He..wolde his lare leornian æt him digollice nihtes, þa ða he dæges ne dorste... He com nihtes to Criste.

lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) anno 1101 Se biscop Rannulf to þam Candelmæssan ut of þam ture on Lunden nihtes oðbærst.

c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 591 Wan ich flo niȝtes after muse.

a1300 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 70 If he dret þat me him stele þenne doþ him pyne nyhtes wake.

c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. 6444 Ȝe scholde sitte and wake nyghtes, As hauke on perche that sittes in mewe.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xli. 11 (MED) God deliuered hem Anon..So that Nyhtes thanne Manyon In Wodes weren they logged Echon.

c1480 (a1400) Prol. 102 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 4 Chosine knychttis, seruand hyme bath day & nychtis.

1601 J. Weever Mirror of Martyrs sig. Eij Aboue all nights, nights, dayes, each hower remember, To solemnize the twenteth of Nouember.

1786 Exchange Advertiser (Boston) 19 Oct. Not a flute that has a hole in it, but that is employed very successfully nights.

1859 J. W. Loguen Rev. J. W. Loguen 250 ‘How large is your patch?’ ‘About an acre.’ ‘How do you find time to work it?’ ‘O, I work nights only, of course.’

1861 O. W. Norton Army Lett. (1903) 29 To-morrow we do guard duty. It is tiresome work. No sleep nights.

1899 F. J. Mather Chaucer's Prol. p. vii Chaucer..returning nights to his home in chambers over Aldgate.

1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn xiv. 188 The man who has it now works nights—he's some kind of a head waiter at Rector's, or something like that, and he's out till three or four.

1931 E. Linklater Juan in Amer. iii. iii. 226 If I hadn't of worked nights on a correspondence course I'd of been firing a furnace still.

1964 Panorama (Brisbane) Sept. 7/1 I don't know who writes the lyrics for their songs, but professionals can still sleep nights.

1991 S. Cisneros Woman Hollering Creek 75 Nights I light all the candles in the house.

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

单词	nights
释义	nightsadv. Brit. /nʌɪts/, U.S. /naɪts/ Forms: see night n. and -s suffix¹. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Frisian nachtes (West Frisian nachts ), Middle Dutch (des) nachtes , (des) nachts (Dutch 's nachts ), Old Saxon nahtes (Middle Low German (des) nachtes ), Old High German nahtes (Middle High German nahtes , German nachts ) < the Germanic base of night n. + the Germanic base of -s suffix¹, probably after the Germanic base of days adv.The Germanic base of night n. is feminine, and the formation does not therefore correspond to the regular genitive form of the noun (in contrast to the situation at days adv.; compare discussion at -s suffix¹). In later use probably apprehended as a plural. During the night; at night. Now chiefly North American colloquial, except in to work nights: to work at night, frequently in addition to a daily or official workload; to work the night shift. Cf. night n. 8b. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [adverb] nightseOE on nightOE in (also of, on, upon) the nightOE by nightlOE on (also in) nightslOE a-nightc1175 a-nightsc1175 at nightc1300 within nightc1400 a-nightertime?a1439 a nighttimes1567 at nights1581 nightly1597 benight1642 nocturnally1812 night-times1851 nitely1970 eOE Metres of Boethius (partly from transcript of damaged MS) xiii. 57 Merecondel scyfð on ofdæle, uncuðne weg nihtes geneðeð. OE Crist III 937 Mona þæt sylfe, þe ær moncynne nihtes lyhte, niþer gehreoseð. OE Beowulf 420 Ic..on yðum slog niceras nihtes. OE Ælfric Homily (Cambr. Ii.4.6) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1967) I. 482 He..wolde his lare leornian æt him digollice nihtes, þa ða he dæges ne dorste... He com nihtes to Criste. lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) anno 1101 Se biscop Rannulf to þam Candelmæssan ut of þam ture on Lunden nihtes oðbærst. c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 591 Wan ich flo niȝtes after muse. a1300 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 70 If he dret þat me him stele þenne doþ him pyne nyhtes wake. c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. 6444 Ȝe scholde sitte and wake nyghtes, As hauke on perche that sittes in mewe. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xli. 11 (MED) God deliuered hem Anon..So that Nyhtes thanne Manyon In Wodes weren they logged Echon. c1480 (a1400) Prol. 102 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 4 Chosine knychttis, seruand hyme bath day & nychtis. 1601 J. Weever Mirror of Martyrs sig. Eij Aboue all nights, nights, dayes, each hower remember, To solemnize the twenteth of Nouember. 1786 Exchange Advertiser (Boston) 19 Oct. Not a flute that has a hole in it, but that is employed very successfully nights. 1859 J. W. Loguen Rev. J. W. Loguen 250 ‘How large is your patch?’ ‘About an acre.’ ‘How do you find time to work it?’ ‘O, I work nights only, of course.’ 1861 O. W. Norton Army Lett. (1903) 29 To-morrow we do guard duty. It is tiresome work. No sleep nights. 1899 F. J. Mather Chaucer's Prol. p. vii Chaucer..returning nights to his home in chambers over Aldgate. 1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn xiv. 188 The man who has it now works nights—he's some kind of a head waiter at Rector's, or something like that, and he's out till three or four. 1931 E. Linklater Juan in Amer. iii. iii. 226 If I hadn't of worked nights on a correspondence course I'd of been firing a furnace still. 1964 Panorama (Brisbane) Sept. 7/1 I don't know who writes the lyrics for their songs, but professionals can still sleep nights. 1991 S. Cisneros Woman Hollering Creek 75 Nights I light all the candles in the house. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.eOE
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