northern lightsn.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːðn ˈlʌɪts/, U.S.

/ˌnɔrðərn ˈlaɪts/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: northern adj., light n.¹

Etymology: < northern adj. + the plural of light n.¹ Compare earlier north-light n.Compare also post-classical Latin aurora borealis , lit. ‘northern dawn’ (see note s.v. aurora n. 5).

With plural agreement. The aurora borealis.

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dancing-goats1563

petty dancers1635

streaming1694

north-light1706

aurora borealis1717

dancersc1717

northern morning1717

northern lights1722

aurora septentrionalis1728

northern dawn1728

northern light1728

morris dancers1735

streamers1735

north-shine1738

fire-flaught1787

boreal dawn1805

northern morn1822

firelights1845

1722 Philos. Trans. 1720–21 (Royal Soc.) 31 215 If any enquire farther, Why the Northern Lights have of late been so unusually frequent.

1775 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 68 410 Northern lights to Northward.

1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 558 The term Polar Lights would be more appropriate than Northern Lights to designate the aurora.

1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. xx. 256 She returned homeward, musing on what she had seen, as she might have mused on a rainbow or the Northern Lights.

1922 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 101 312 The northern lights were several times seen, but, in view of the apparently considerable visual intensity, I was surprised to find how faintly the green line came out with a pocket spectroscope.

1965 R. Graves Love Respelt 32 A month of vigilance draws to its close With silence of snow and the Northern Lights.

1995 Toronto Life Jan. (Winter Survival Guide) 15/2 The best of an Ontario winter: northern lights, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing.

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

单词	northern lights
释义	northern lightsn. Brit. /ˌnɔːðn ˈlʌɪts/, U.S. /ˌnɔrðərn ˈlaɪts/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: northern adj., light n.¹ Etymology: < northern adj. + the plural of light n.¹ Compare earlier north-light n.Compare also post-classical Latin aurora borealis , lit. ‘northern dawn’ (see note s.v. aurora n. 5). With plural agreement. The aurora borealis. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] > aurora > aurora borealis dancing-goats1563 petty dancers1635 streaming1694 north-light1706 aurora borealis1717 dancersc1717 northern morning1717 northern lights1722 aurora septentrionalis1728 northern dawn1728 northern light1728 morris dancers1735 streamers1735 north-shine1738 fire-flaught1787 boreal dawn1805 northern morn1822 firelights1845 1722 Philos. Trans. 1720–21 (Royal Soc.) 31 215 If any enquire farther, Why the Northern Lights have of late been so unusually frequent. 1775 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 68 410 Northern lights to Northward. 1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 558 The term Polar Lights would be more appropriate than Northern Lights to designate the aurora. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. xx. 256 She returned homeward, musing on what she had seen, as she might have mused on a rainbow or the Northern Lights. 1922 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 101 312 The northern lights were several times seen, but, in view of the apparently considerable visual intensity, I was surprised to find how faintly the green line came out with a pocket spectroscope. 1965 R. Graves Love Respelt 32 A month of vigilance draws to its close With silence of snow and the Northern Lights. 1995 Toronto Life Jan. (Winter Survival Guide) 15/2 The best of an Ontario winter: northern lights, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1722
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