ablowadj.¹

Brit.

/əˈbləʊ/, U.S.

/əˈbloʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, blow n.³, blow v.²

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + either blow n.³ or blow v.² Compare earlier abloom adj.

Chiefly poetic.

In predicative use only: blooming, full of flowers. Also in figurative context. Cf. abloom adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom

blossomedc1374

blossomyc1374

flowereda1375

floweryc1374

flourishingc1400

blossoming1430

bloomed1508

blooming1587

florulent1592

bloomy?1606

floweringa1616

florid1656

floriferous1656

flosculous1656

florent1719

posied1731

emblossomed1766

phaenogamous1805

phaenogamic1808

phanerogamous1816

florescent1821

phaenogamian1828

phanerogamic1830

ablow1838

flowerful1848

floreal1852

floreted1856

blossom-laden1867

1838 M. Howitt Birds & Flowers 162 Pale-stemmed balsams, all a-blow.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) The primroses be all ablow up our way.

1893 W. B. Yeats Poems (1957) 743 For dreams are the flowers ablow.

1912 C. Mackenzie Carnival xxiv. 268 A black mushroom hat a-blow with rosebuds.

1927 Lady Ashmore Songs of Camerons 27 I dream of the beautiful brambles Ablow on a bank one day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

ablowadj.²

Brit.

/əˈbləʊ/, U.S.

/əˈbloʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, blow v.¹

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + blow v.¹

Chiefly poetic (rare).

Of the wind: blowing. In predicative use only.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blowing (of wind)

blazing1535

fanning1555

breathing1591

huffing1605

breezing1682

huffling1847

ablow1905

1905 Daily Times-Tribune (Waterloo, Iowa) 18 Oct. 6/2 The finesse he [sc. the mosquito] displays in holding to the leeward side of an unfortunate victim, at times and places when the wind is ablow, indicate centuries of accumulated experience manifesting themselves as instinct.

1921 W. de la Mare Crossings 12 The tide's aflow, the wind ablow.

1937 Lima (Ohio) News 24 Oct. 23/5 Now the wintry winds are ablow, its richly illuminated cozy interior is adapted to ‘fireside chats’ over brimming beakers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† ablowv.

Forms: see a- prefix¹ and blow v.¹

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old High German irblāen to puff up, inflate < the Germanic base of a- prefix¹ + the Germanic base of blow v.¹ Perhaps partly also < anblow v., with phonological reduction of the prefix (compare a- prefix³).In Old English a strong verb of Class VII.

Obsolete.

a. intransitive. To blow or breathe on or upon.

ΚΠ

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xvi. 307 Swa swa min fæder asende me, swa wylle ic eac sendan eow. Þa ableow he him on uppon, & cwæð: Underfoð haligne gast.

OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 292 Ða wende Auitianus þæt he him on ableowe, and cwæð to þam halgan were, hwi behylst þu me swa, halga?

b. transitive. Of God, Christ, etc.: to blow or breathe (spirit, life, etc.) into or on to a person. Usually with on, upon.

ΚΠ

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) i. 181 God þa geworhte ænne mannan of lame, & him on ableow gast.

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxii. 362 Crist ableow þone halgan gast uppon þam apostolon... Se hælend ableow [a1225 Lamb. ableu] his gast on his gingrum.

OE Ælfric Old Eng. Hexateuch: Gen. (Claud.) ii. 7 God..on ableow on his ansyne lifes orðunge.

a1225 (?OE) MS Vesp. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 233 (MED) He us machede lichame and sawle ableow.

c. transitive. To blow or breathe upon (a person); to revive with one's breath. rare.

ΚΠ

c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 8536 (MED) Aswon þo sche ouerþrewe, Wawain sone hir ablewe.

d. transitive (reflexive). To catch one's breath. rare.

ΚΠ

c1450 in C. L. Kingsford Chrons. London (1905) 117 (MED) Felowes, beþ a good cher and ablowe yow and be-kele yow wel.

2. transitive. To puff up, inflate (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > air > [verb (transitive)] > inflate

abloweOE

blowc1425

inflate1528

huff1601

sufflate1616

puff1679

plima1691

balloon1906

eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. xl. 250 Eft, þonne se milte ablawen wyrð sona he wile aheardian.

c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 159 (MED) Wyþ flesch and blode of ham inome, Þet was ablowe þorȝ þe fenym of þe fende.

c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 153 (MED) [The Devil] gan hyre herte ablowe, And hy seȝ þat frut ine þe trowe Was fayr and god.

Derivatives

ablowing n. Medicine swelling; distension, inflation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > distension

ablowingeOE

swelling1377

inflation?1440

upblowing1527

fullness1583

flatus1702

insufflation1823

pouching1847–9

ballooning1889

eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) i. iv. 48 Wiþ sweorcoþe... Þæt biþ strang sealf & god wið swelcre ablawunge.

eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. xxxiii. 238 Þonne becymð him on wæterbolla, lifer wærc & miltes sar oþþe geswel, micgean forhæfdnis, wambe ablawung, lenden wærc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

ablowadv.prep.

Brit.

/əˈbləʊ/, U.S.

/əˈbloʊ/, Scottish English

/əˈblo/, Irish English

/əˈbloʊ/

Forms: Scottish 1800s– ablo, 1800s– ablow, 1900s– ab'low; Irish English 1800s– ablow.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, below adv.

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + below adv., after above adv., afore adv. Compare earlier aneath prep.

Scottish and Irish English.

A. adv.

= below adv. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > low down or below

anunderOE

nethenOE

underneathc1000

beneath?c1225

theredown1297

alowc1400

belowc1400

at-lowa1500

aneath?1800

ablow1829

underfoot1886

1829 N. L. Beamish Peace Campaigns Cornet I. ii. 29 Pat Haly had the hoss ablow waiting for to take him to the coach.

1897 E. W. Hamilton Outlaws of Marches xiii. 151 You need but scart a lass to find the bawdrons no sae far ablow.

1960 J. B. Keane Sharon's Grave 60 I have only Sharon a-blow in her grave.

1986 T. Murphy Conversat. on Homecoming 58 Despite us, the representatives of the rising cultural minorities aforementioned, what is going on now, this minute, ablow in Paddy Joe Daly's?

2000 M. Fitt But n Ben A-go-go ii. 89 He dirled his fingirs restlessly on the table tap as the kenspeckle skyline o Port gradually unfaulded a thoosan twa hunner fit ablow.

B. prep.

= below prep. (in various senses).

ΚΠ

1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin v. 44 It was Tammy Bodkin there that had the poother,..an' feint ane o' me kent that it was ablow yer chair.

1885 A. J. Armstrong Friend & Foe 156 Come this way, Willie, we'll keep ower abune the Canee..an' strike the road a wee ablow the Buckland brig.

1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 9 Ablow the brig the burn was dingin'.

c1950 R. McMillan All in Good Faith i. i, in Sc. People's Theatre (Assoc. Sc. Lit. Stud.) (2008) 288 By Jees, Ah mind the time his School-board combies were doon ablow his knees.

1985 M. Munro Patter 6 Ablow, below: ‘Yer good shoes are in ablow the bed.’

2001 J. Paisley Not for Glory 245 His stookies hud been replaced wi streechy bandages but he'd tae jooble the crutches ablow his oxters tae yaise his hauns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

adj.¹1838

adj.²1905

v.eOE

adv.prep.1829

单词	ablow
释义	ablowadj.¹ Brit. /əˈbləʊ/, U.S. /əˈbloʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, blow n.³, blow v.² Etymology: < a- prefix³ + either blow n.³ or blow v.² Compare earlier abloom adj. Chiefly poetic. In predicative use only: blooming, full of flowers. Also in figurative context. Cf. abloom adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom blossomedc1374 blossomyc1374 flowereda1375 floweryc1374 flourishingc1400 blossoming1430 bloomed1508 blooming1587 florulent1592 bloomy?1606 floweringa1616 florid1656 floriferous1656 flosculous1656 florent1719 posied1731 emblossomed1766 phaenogamous1805 phaenogamic1808 phanerogamous1816 florescent1821 phaenogamian1828 phanerogamic1830 ablow1838 flowerful1848 floreal1852 floreted1856 blossom-laden1867 1838 M. Howitt Birds & Flowers 162 Pale-stemmed balsams, all a-blow. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) The primroses be all ablow up our way. 1893 W. B. Yeats Poems (1957) 743 For dreams are the flowers ablow. 1912 C. Mackenzie Carnival xxiv. 268 A black mushroom hat a-blow with rosebuds. 1927 Lady Ashmore Songs of Camerons 27 I dream of the beautiful brambles Ablow on a bank one day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). ablowadj.² Brit. /əˈbləʊ/, U.S. /əˈbloʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, blow v.¹ Etymology: < a- prefix³ + blow v.¹ Chiefly poetic (rare). Of the wind: blowing. In predicative use only. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blowing (of wind) blazing1535 fanning1555 breathing1591 huffing1605 breezing1682 huffling1847 ablow1905 1905 Daily Times-Tribune (Waterloo, Iowa) 18 Oct. 6/2 The finesse he [sc. the mosquito] displays in holding to the leeward side of an unfortunate victim, at times and places when the wind is ablow, indicate centuries of accumulated experience manifesting themselves as instinct. 1921 W. de la Mare Crossings 12 The tide's aflow, the wind ablow. 1937 Lima (Ohio) News 24 Oct. 23/5 Now the wintry winds are ablow, its richly illuminated cozy interior is adapted to ‘fireside chats’ over brimming beakers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † ablowv. Forms: see a- prefix¹ and blow v.¹ Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old High German irblāen to puff up, inflate < the Germanic base of a- prefix¹ + the Germanic base of blow v.¹ Perhaps partly also < anblow v., with phonological reduction of the prefix (compare a- prefix³).In Old English a strong verb of Class VII. Obsolete. 1. a. intransitive. To blow or breathe on or upon. ΚΠ OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xvi. 307 Swa swa min fæder asende me, swa wylle ic eac sendan eow. Þa ableow he him on uppon, & cwæð: Underfoð haligne gast. OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 292 Ða wende Auitianus þæt he him on ableowe, and cwæð to þam halgan were, hwi behylst þu me swa, halga? b. transitive. Of God, Christ, etc.: to blow or breathe (spirit, life, etc.) into or on to a person. Usually with on, upon. ΚΠ OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) i. 181 God þa geworhte ænne mannan of lame, & him on ableow gast. OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxii. 362 Crist ableow þone halgan gast uppon þam apostolon... Se hælend ableow [a1225 Lamb. ableu] his gast on his gingrum. OE Ælfric Old Eng. Hexateuch: Gen. (Claud.) ii. 7 God..on ableow on his ansyne lifes orðunge. a1225 (?OE) MS Vesp. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 233 (MED) He us machede lichame and sawle ableow. c. transitive. To blow or breathe upon (a person); to revive with one's breath. rare. ΚΠ c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 8536 (MED) Aswon þo sche ouerþrewe, Wawain sone hir ablewe. d. transitive (reflexive). To catch one's breath. rare. ΚΠ c1450 in C. L. Kingsford Chrons. London (1905) 117 (MED) Felowes, beþ a good cher and ablowe yow and be-kele yow wel. 2. transitive. To puff up, inflate (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > [verb (transitive)] > inflate abloweOE blowc1425 inflate1528 huff1601 sufflate1616 puff1679 plima1691 balloon1906 eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. xl. 250 Eft, þonne se milte ablawen wyrð sona he wile aheardian. c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 159 (MED) Wyþ flesch and blode of ham inome, Þet was ablowe þorȝ þe fenym of þe fende. c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 153 (MED) [The Devil] gan hyre herte ablowe, And hy seȝ þat frut ine þe trowe Was fayr and god. Derivatives ablowing n. Medicine swelling; distension, inflation. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > distension ablowingeOE swelling1377 inflation?1440 upblowing1527 fullness1583 flatus1702 insufflation1823 pouching1847–9 ballooning1889 eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) i. iv. 48 Wiþ sweorcoþe... Þæt biþ strang sealf & god wið swelcre ablawunge. eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. xxxiii. 238 Þonne becymð him on wæterbolla, lifer wærc & miltes sar oþþe geswel, micgean forhæfdnis, wambe ablawung, lenden wærc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). ablowadv.prep. Brit. /əˈbləʊ/, U.S. /əˈbloʊ/, Scottish English /əˈblo/, Irish English /əˈbloʊ/ Forms: Scottish 1800s– ablo, 1800s– ablow, 1900s– ab'low; Irish English 1800s– ablow. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, below adv. Etymology: < a- prefix³ + below adv., after above adv., afore adv. Compare earlier aneath prep. Scottish and Irish English. A. adv. = below adv. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > low down or below anunderOE nethenOE underneathc1000 beneath?c1225 theredown1297 alowc1400 belowc1400 at-lowa1500 aneath?1800 ablow1829 underfoot1886 1829 N. L. Beamish Peace Campaigns Cornet I. ii. 29 Pat Haly had the hoss ablow waiting for to take him to the coach. 1897 E. W. Hamilton Outlaws of Marches xiii. 151 You need but scart a lass to find the bawdrons no sae far ablow. 1960 J. B. Keane Sharon's Grave 60 I have only Sharon a-blow in her grave. 1986 T. Murphy Conversat. on Homecoming 58 Despite us, the representatives of the rising cultural minorities aforementioned, what is going on now, this minute, ablow in Paddy Joe Daly's? 2000 M. Fitt But n Ben A-go-go ii. 89 He dirled his fingirs restlessly on the table tap as the kenspeckle skyline o Port gradually unfaulded a thoosan twa hunner fit ablow. B. prep. = below prep. (in various senses). ΚΠ 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin v. 44 It was Tammy Bodkin there that had the poother,..an' feint ane o' me kent that it was ablow yer chair. 1885 A. J. Armstrong Friend & Foe 156 Come this way, Willie, we'll keep ower abune the Canee..an' strike the road a wee ablow the Buckland brig. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 9 Ablow the brig the burn was dingin'. c1950 R. McMillan All in Good Faith i. i, in Sc. People's Theatre (Assoc. Sc. Lit. Stud.) (2008) 288 By Jees, Ah mind the time his School-board combies were doon ablow his knees. 1985 M. Munro Patter 6 Ablow, below: ‘Yer good shoes are in ablow the bed.’ 2001 J. Paisley Not for Glory 245 His stookies hud been replaced wi streechy bandages but he'd tae jooble the crutches ablow his oxters tae yaise his hauns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹1838adj.²1905v.eOEadv.prep.1829
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ablowadj.1

ablowadj.2

† ablowv.

Derivatives

ablowadv.prep.

ablowadj.¹

ablowadj.²