north-easternadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːθˈiːst(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌnɔrθˈistərn/

Forms: see north adv., adj., and n. and eastern adj. and n. Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German nōrtōsteren , Old High German nordōstrōni < the Germanic base of north adv. + the Germanic base of eastern adj.

1. Of a wind: = north-easterly n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from specific point of compass

southeOE

northeOE

northerneOE

easternOE

southernOE

south-easternOE

north-easternOE

westernOE

south-westernOE

southena1325

north-east1379

east-north-easta1398

east-south-easta1398

north-north-easta1398

north-westa1398

south-southeasta1398

south-westc1400

south-easta1425

nor'-westa1500

south-southwesta1522

north-westera1525

northerlya1544

southerly1550

south-southeast?1560

south-easterly1577

north-north-west1601

subprincipal1601

southernly1610

north-westerly1611

easternly1614

northernly1632

westwardly1653

northwardly1654

north-easterly1686

southwardly1693

southwesterly1703

eastling1725

south-southeasterly1803

westland1818

south-southwesterly1822

north-western1829

north-north-easterly1831

southwesterly1883

nor-nor-east1891

OE Bede Glosses (Copenhagen Gl. Kgl. Sam. 2034) in H. D. Meritt Old Eng. Glosses (1945) 20/2 Boreae : norþeasternes windes.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 135 Toward þe norþ is a wynde þat hatte vulturnus, þat is, þe norþesterne wynde.

1686 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 16 113 The Northern Parts of Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and all that tract from whence North-Eastern Winds come, are subject to almost continual Frost all the Winter.

1804 S. Rowson Misc. Poems 66 The skies a sombre shade assume, While the chill north-eastern breeze Serves to heighten ev'ning's gloom.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Gregale, a north-eastern breeze off the coast of Sicily, Greece lying N.E.

1882 P. H. Hayne Poems 112/1 A mad northeastern breeze Raving o'er the prairie seas.

1966 Jrnl. Ecol. 54 769 On the slopes which are protected against the north-eastern wind a gradual transition from forest into savanna woodland is to be found.

2001 Miami Herald (Nexis) 2 Nov. a1 Area beaches, already eroded by strong northeastern winds, may suffer additional damage from the storm.

2. = north-easterly adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-east > [adjective]

north-easteOE

north-eastward1619

north-eastern1666

north-easterly1667

Euroboreal1670

north-eastern1684

nor'-east1685

north-eastwardly1710

north-east1969

1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 297 They observe, That the Beginning and the Middle of this Eclipse hapned to be in the North Eastern Hemisphere, and the End, in the South-Eastern.

1766 Philos. Trans. 1765 (Royal Soc.) 55 76 But, the north eastern series lying towards the land side, a few of the inner segments might be omitted as being unnecessary.

1788 J. Madison in Federalist Papers xiv. 84 It may be inconvenient for Georgia, or the States forming our Western or North-Eastern borders, to send their representatives to the seat of government.

1815 W. Scott Antiquary I. ii. 17 Jonathan Oldenbuck..was the second son of a gentleman possessed of a small property..on the north-eastern coast of Scotland.

1861 F. Metcalfe Oxonian in Iceland (1867) x. 148 The wild reindeer frequent mostly the north-eastern parts of the island.

1908 R. Bagot Anthony Cuthbert iii. 27 From the north-eastern horizon broad streams of light were shooting up into the centre of the heavens.

1989 National Geographic Mar. 284/1 In the far northeastern province of Heilongjiang winters are long and bitterly cold.

3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the north-eastern part of a country or region.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-east > [adjective]

north-easteOE

north-eastward1619

north-eastern1666

north-easterly1667

Euroboreal1670

north-eastern1684

nor'-east1685

north-eastwardly1710

north-east1969

1684 J. Harington Grecian Story ii. 110 North-Eastern Clime.

1854 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. North-eastern, pertaining to or being in the north-east.

a1882 J. S. Blackie in Imperial Dict. II. at Gospeller The solemn sepulchral piety of certain North Eastern gospellers.

1962 E. H. Spicer Cycles of Conquest x. 271 There was some mixture of northeastern Yavapais with Tonto Apaches.

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

单词	north-eastern
释义	north-easternadj. Brit. /ˌnɔːθˈiːst(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌnɔrθˈistərn/ Forms: see north adv., adj., and n. and eastern adj. and n. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German nōrtōsteren , Old High German nordōstrōni < the Germanic base of north adv. + the Germanic base of eastern adj. 1. Of a wind: = north-easterly n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from specific point of compass southeOE northeOE northerneOE easternOE southernOE south-easternOE north-easternOE westernOE south-westernOE southena1325 north-east1379 east-north-easta1398 east-south-easta1398 north-north-easta1398 north-westa1398 south-southeasta1398 south-westc1400 south-easta1425 nor'-westa1500 south-southwesta1522 north-westera1525 northerlya1544 southerly1550 south-southeast?1560 south-easterly1577 north-north-west1601 subprincipal1601 southernly1610 north-westerly1611 easternly1614 northernly1632 westwardly1653 northwardly1654 north-easterly1686 southwardly1693 southwesterly1703 eastling1725 south-southeasterly1803 westland1818 south-southwesterly1822 north-western1829 north-north-easterly1831 southwesterly1883 nor-nor-east1891 OE Bede Glosses (Copenhagen Gl. Kgl. Sam. 2034) in H. D. Meritt Old Eng. Glosses (1945) 20/2 Boreae : norþeasternes windes. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 135 Toward þe norþ is a wynde þat hatte vulturnus, þat is, þe norþesterne wynde. 1686 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 16 113 The Northern Parts of Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and all that tract from whence North-Eastern Winds come, are subject to almost continual Frost all the Winter. 1804 S. Rowson Misc. Poems 66 The skies a sombre shade assume, While the chill north-eastern breeze Serves to heighten ev'ning's gloom. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Gregale, a north-eastern breeze off the coast of Sicily, Greece lying N.E. 1882 P. H. Hayne Poems 112/1 A mad northeastern breeze Raving o'er the prairie seas. 1966 Jrnl. Ecol. 54 769 On the slopes which are protected against the north-eastern wind a gradual transition from forest into savanna woodland is to be found. 2001 Miami Herald (Nexis) 2 Nov. a1 Area beaches, already eroded by strong northeastern winds, may suffer additional damage from the storm. 2. = north-easterly adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-east > [adjective] north-easteOE north-eastward1619 north-eastern1666 north-easterly1667 Euroboreal1670 north-eastern1684 nor'-east1685 north-eastwardly1710 north-east1969 1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 297 They observe, That the Beginning and the Middle of this Eclipse hapned to be in the North Eastern Hemisphere, and the End, in the South-Eastern. 1766 Philos. Trans. 1765 (Royal Soc.) 55 76 But, the north eastern series lying towards the land side, a few of the inner segments might be omitted as being unnecessary. 1788 J. Madison in Federalist Papers xiv. 84 It may be inconvenient for Georgia, or the States forming our Western or North-Eastern borders, to send their representatives to the seat of government. 1815 W. Scott Antiquary I. ii. 17 Jonathan Oldenbuck..was the second son of a gentleman possessed of a small property..on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. 1861 F. Metcalfe Oxonian in Iceland (1867) x. 148 The wild reindeer frequent mostly the north-eastern parts of the island. 1908 R. Bagot Anthony Cuthbert iii. 27 From the north-eastern horizon broad streams of light were shooting up into the centre of the heavens. 1989 National Geographic Mar. 284/1 In the far northeastern province of Heilongjiang winters are long and bitterly cold. 3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the north-eastern part of a country or region. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-east > [adjective] north-easteOE north-eastward1619 north-eastern1666 north-easterly1667 Euroboreal1670 north-eastern1684 nor'-east1685 north-eastwardly1710 north-east1969 1684 J. Harington Grecian Story ii. 110 North-Eastern Clime. 1854 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. North-eastern, pertaining to or being in the north-east. a1882 J. S. Blackie in Imperial Dict. II. at Gospeller The solemn sepulchral piety of certain North Eastern gospellers. 1962 E. H. Spicer Cycles of Conquest x. 271 There was some mixture of northeastern Yavapais with Tonto Apaches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OE
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