north-aboutadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnɔːθəbaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈnɔrθəˌbaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adv., about adv.

Etymology: < north adv. + about adv. Compare west-about adv., east-about adv., south about adv.Compare the Old English parallel formation norþ ymbūtan by a northerly route:eOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Parker) anno 894 Þa gegaderedon þa þe in Norþhymbrum bugeað..sum hund scipa & foron suð ymbutan, & sum feowertig scipa norþ ymbutan.

Nautical.

By a northerly route; spec. by the sea passage round the north of Scotland. Also in extended use and as adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > [adverb]

northeOE

by northc893

northwardseOE

northwardOE

benorth1087

norwarda1450

northly1480

northerly1538

northernly1576

northenwards1591

at north1625

septentrionally1646

north-about1673

norwards1673

northernly1679

northwardly1726

anorth1807

north-away1820

northbound1867

up-along1908

1673 J. Narbrough Jrnl. 2 Mar. in R. C. Anderson Jrnls. & Narr. Third Dutch War (1946) 262 They came from Copenhagen the 15 day of January 1672, north-about, and have been ever since at sea.

1710 London Gaz. No. 4685/3 Four Galleys from the River of Thames, bound North about to New-England.

1769 T. Smollett Adventures of Atom II. 50 Two great armaments were equipped for a double descent upon the dominions of Japan..one of these had already sailed north about for the island of Xicoco.

1785 J. Phillips Treat. Inland Navigation 48 They are now obliged to be brought..down the English Channel..; or else they must go North-about, which is a long and dangerous voyage.

1830 T. Flint Shoshonee Valley I. viii. 290 The sun came north about, looking from a throne of bloody mist.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped viii. 65 We were going north-about round Scotland, and were now on the high sea between the Orkney and Shetland Islands.

1917 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 11 26 British and allied vessels wishing to use northabout route should apply to Customs.

1957 Econ. Hist. Rev. 9 411 Even in the time of the Settlement, however, the north-about route was sometimes used.

1994 Cruising World (Nexis) Sept. 40 We were away from the dock by midmorning and decided to go ‘northabout’ to the West Falklands.

1997 Independent (Nexis) 22 Nov. (Features section) 7 It's 56 miles round the island, and it can be cycled in a day... If you go northabout you do the difficult bits first.

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

单词	north-about
释义	north-aboutadv.adj. Brit. /ˈnɔːθəbaʊt/, U.S. /ˈnɔrθəˌbaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adv., about adv. Etymology: < north adv. + about adv. Compare west-about adv., east-about adv., south about adv.Compare the Old English parallel formation norþ ymbūtan by a northerly route:eOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Parker) anno 894 Þa gegaderedon þa þe in Norþhymbrum bugeað..sum hund scipa & foron suð ymbutan, & sum feowertig scipa norþ ymbutan. Nautical. By a northerly route; spec. by the sea passage round the north of Scotland. Also in extended use and as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > [adverb] northeOE by northc893 northwardseOE northwardOE benorth1087 norwarda1450 northly1480 northerly1538 northernly1576 northenwards1591 at north1625 septentrionally1646 north-about1673 norwards1673 northernly1679 northwardly1726 anorth1807 north-away1820 northbound1867 up-along1908 1673 J. Narbrough Jrnl. 2 Mar. in R. C. Anderson Jrnls. & Narr. Third Dutch War (1946) 262 They came from Copenhagen the 15 day of January 1672, north-about, and have been ever since at sea. 1710 London Gaz. No. 4685/3 Four Galleys from the River of Thames, bound North about to New-England. 1769 T. Smollett Adventures of Atom II. 50 Two great armaments were equipped for a double descent upon the dominions of Japan..one of these had already sailed north about for the island of Xicoco. 1785 J. Phillips Treat. Inland Navigation 48 They are now obliged to be brought..down the English Channel..; or else they must go North-about, which is a long and dangerous voyage. 1830 T. Flint Shoshonee Valley I. viii. 290 The sun came north about, looking from a throne of bloody mist. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped viii. 65 We were going north-about round Scotland, and were now on the high sea between the Orkney and Shetland Islands. 1917 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 11 26 British and allied vessels wishing to use northabout route should apply to Customs. 1957 Econ. Hist. Rev. 9 411 Even in the time of the Settlement, however, the north-about route was sometimes used. 1994 Cruising World (Nexis) Sept. 40 We were away from the dock by midmorning and decided to go ‘northabout’ to the West Falklands. 1997 Independent (Nexis) 22 Nov. (Features section) 7 It's 56 miles round the island, and it can be cycled in a day... If you go northabout you do the difficult bits first. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1673
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