north countryn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnɔːθ ˌkʌntri/, U.S.

/ˈnɔrθ ˌkəntri/

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

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., country n.

Etymology: < north adj. + country n.

A. n.

1. The northern part of any country or place; spec. the region of England (or Britain) north of the River Humber.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [noun] > north of England

north endOE

northc1275

north countryc1325

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 7978 Malcolom..destrude þe norþ contreie vaste.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 163 Ȝif þey gooþ to þe norþ contray þey gooþ wiþ greet..strengþe.

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 32 (MED) Men say he was fonden in þe North cuntre At Hexham now late.

1458 in T. Gardner Hist. Acct. Dunwich (1754) 149 To Will. Roper when he went to the norre Contre for the Kyngs Viage.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Zech. vi. 8 These that go towarde the north, shal still my wrath in the north countre.

?1577 F. T. Debate Pride & Lowlines sig. Cvii I did aske them, who and whence they were, They answeared me of the North country, In Comberland.

1611 Bible (King James) Zech. vi. 6 The blacke horses..goe forth into the North countrey .

1678 H. More Let. 25 May 5 in J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) It was, and sometimes yet is, as much discoursed of in the North-Countrey, as any thing.

1735 C. Coffey Merry Cobler vi. 13 'Twas down in the North Country.

1771 J. Beattie Minstrel: Bk. 1st xiii. 7 But he, I ween, was of the north countrie.

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 30 In a greater proportion along the east coast; and greatest of all, as I find, in the North Country.

1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. v. 50 In or about the year of our Lord 1640..great estates in the north country were suddenly confiscated.

1903 S. Butler Way of all Flesh lviii. 267 Mr Shaw was from the North Country, and an avowed freethinker.

1994 Minnesota Monthly July 123/2 We're..concerned with..the challenge of maintaining the environmental balances that will keep our north country a lovely place.

2. The regional speech of the north of England; the accent characteristic of this.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > British English > English English

north country1698

west country1711

Yorkshire1717

Kenticism1735

English English1783

cockney1812

Cockneyese1823

East Angliana1825

Somersetian1825

Northumbrian1845

Norfolk1863

Kentish1866

Doric1870

Kensingtonian1911

Mummerset1915

Geordie1928

Hoxtoniana1935

scouse1963

mockney1967

Kensington1968

Liverpudlian1985

Jafaican2006

MLE2006

Multicultural London English2006

1698 London Gaz. No. 3357/4 He..speaks broad North Country.

1706 London Gaz. No. 4214/4 Speaks North Country.

1853 Notes & Queries 10 Sept. 240/1 The ignominious Tom Tiler (North Country for hen-pecked husband).

1966 Listener 7 Apr. 501/1 I can play cockney, I can play north country.

1974 Times 30 Dec. 4/7 Gracie Fields..reverts to the characteristic mixture of North Country, standard English and American overtones.

1999 Evening Standard (Nexis) 8 Mar. 15 His wife..has a vaguely Welsh accent but their son Tommy speaks North Country.

B. adj. (attributive).

1. Of a person: originating from or living in the north of England.Frequently in north country man, north country woman.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > north of England

north country woman1722

north country man1805

1651 Let. John Lilburns 3 A North Countrey Parliament man.., who made use of a charge of delinquency, then preferred against my Unckle, to be revenged of me his Nephew.

a1662 T. Craufurd Hist. Univ. Edinb. (1808) 66 Mr. William King, son to an north countrey gentleman.

1684 Symson in E. B. Ramsay Remin. (1874) 212 Contrary to some north countrey people, they oftentimes pronounce ‘w’ for ‘v’.

1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 155 There was in the House, where I Lodg'd, a North Country Woman that went for a Gentlewoman.

1798 J. Boaden Cambro-Britons ii. 46 They come from some north-country minstrels.

1805 F. Reynolds Delinquent i. iii. 16 Mother only made me a sort of a simple sailor..but then..she also made me a north countryman.

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 77 The stout north countrywoman tucked up her petticoats, and began to climb up the steep path with a will.

1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn ix. 123 The landlady, the tired thin parchment-faced North Countrywoman, whose god was Respectability of Lodgings, listened in a frightened way.

1969 R. Heppenstall Portrait of Artist as Professional Man 101 To a north countryman of demotic antecedents like myself, Louis's background, manner and social attitudes were characteristically southern English upper-middle class.

2001 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 21 Oct. (Features section) 11 Stan [Laurel] was a dry, practical north countryman, intent on working out routines and living quietly.

2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the north country or its dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > [adjective] > part or place

northOE

northland1488

N1513

north country1673

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [adjective] > districts of England

Midlanda1475

western1545

west country1616

north country1673

North-of-England1816

south-eastern1857

down along1883

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [adjective] > north

north country1673

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > of varieties of English

north country1673

Mancunian1771

cockney1776

southernizing1861

Hiberno-English1864

Elizabethan1869

southernized1873

Welsh English1877

Norfolk1889

Tyneside1896

broguish1899

Anglo-Welsh1905

Oxford1928

Novocastrian1969

Konglish1975

Singlish1986

mockney1989

1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 1 (heading) North-countrey Words.

1702 London Gaz. No. 3898/4 Strong Voice, a North Country Pronunciation.

1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier ii. 250 Hark thee, Friend, says he, in a broad North Country Tone, whar hast thou thilk Horse?

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. ix. 48 Aunt Nell, who has naturally a good blowzing north-country complexion.

1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 341/2 Eleven hundred and sixty-five pounds of ‘north country coals’.

1871 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) Pref. 19 A quiet north country town.

1933 M. Allingham Sweet Danger x. 129 A comfortable, homely voice with an unexpected North Country accent.

1989 Boundary Waters Jrnl. Winter 5/2 We have a long season of dependable snow..and north country hospitality at our lodges.

Derivatives

† north-countriness n. Obsolete rare

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [noun] > north of England > quality of

north-countriness1888

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Mar. 3/2 There is a chill north-countriness over everything.

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

单词	north country
释义	north countryn.adj. Brit. /ˈnɔːθ ˌkʌntri/, U.S. /ˈnɔrθ ˌkəntri/ Forms: see north adv., adj., and n. and country n. and adj. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., country n. Etymology: < north adj. + country n. A. n. 1. The northern part of any country or place; spec. the region of England (or Britain) north of the River Humber. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [noun] > north of England north endOE northc1275 north countryc1325 c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 7978 Malcolom..destrude þe norþ contreie vaste. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 163 Ȝif þey gooþ to þe norþ contray þey gooþ wiþ greet..strengþe. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 32 (MED) Men say he was fonden in þe North cuntre At Hexham now late. 1458 in T. Gardner Hist. Acct. Dunwich (1754) 149 To Will. Roper when he went to the norre Contre for the Kyngs Viage. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Zech. vi. 8 These that go towarde the north, shal still my wrath in the north countre. ?1577 F. T. Debate Pride & Lowlines sig. Cvii I did aske them, who and whence they were, They answeared me of the North country, In Comberland. 1611 Bible (King James) Zech. vi. 6 The blacke horses..goe forth into the North countrey . View more context for this quotation 1678 H. More Let. 25 May 5 in J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) It was, and sometimes yet is, as much discoursed of in the North-Countrey, as any thing. 1735 C. Coffey Merry Cobler vi. 13 'Twas down in the North Country. 1771 J. Beattie Minstrel: Bk. 1st xiii. 7 But he, I ween, was of the north countrie. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 30 In a greater proportion along the east coast; and greatest of all, as I find, in the North Country. 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. v. 50 In or about the year of our Lord 1640..great estates in the north country were suddenly confiscated. 1903 S. Butler Way of all Flesh lviii. 267 Mr Shaw was from the North Country, and an avowed freethinker. 1994 Minnesota Monthly July 123/2 We're..concerned with..the challenge of maintaining the environmental balances that will keep our north country a lovely place. 2. The regional speech of the north of England; the accent characteristic of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > British English > English English north country1698 west country1711 Yorkshire1717 Kenticism1735 English English1783 cockney1812 Cockneyese1823 East Angliana1825 Somersetian1825 Northumbrian1845 Norfolk1863 Kentish1866 Doric1870 Kensingtonian1911 Mummerset1915 Geordie1928 Hoxtoniana1935 scouse1963 mockney1967 Kensington1968 Liverpudlian1985 Jafaican2006 MLE2006 Multicultural London English2006 1698 London Gaz. No. 3357/4 He..speaks broad North Country. 1706 London Gaz. No. 4214/4 Speaks North Country. 1853 Notes & Queries 10 Sept. 240/1 The ignominious Tom Tiler (North Country for hen-pecked husband). 1966 Listener 7 Apr. 501/1 I can play cockney, I can play north country. 1974 Times 30 Dec. 4/7 Gracie Fields..reverts to the characteristic mixture of North Country, standard English and American overtones. 1999 Evening Standard (Nexis) 8 Mar. 15 His wife..has a vaguely Welsh accent but their son Tommy speaks North Country. B. adj. (attributive). 1. Of a person: originating from or living in the north of England.Frequently in north country man, north country woman. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > north of England north country woman1722 north country man1805 1651 Let. John Lilburns 3 A North Countrey Parliament man.., who made use of a charge of delinquency, then preferred against my Unckle, to be revenged of me his Nephew. a1662 T. Craufurd Hist. Univ. Edinb. (1808) 66 Mr. William King, son to an north countrey gentleman. 1684 Symson in E. B. Ramsay Remin. (1874) 212 Contrary to some north countrey people, they oftentimes pronounce ‘w’ for ‘v’. 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 155 There was in the House, where I Lodg'd, a North Country Woman that went for a Gentlewoman. 1798 J. Boaden Cambro-Britons ii. 46 They come from some north-country minstrels. 1805 F. Reynolds Delinquent i. iii. 16 Mother only made me a sort of a simple sailor..but then..she also made me a north countryman. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 77 The stout north countrywoman tucked up her petticoats, and began to climb up the steep path with a will. 1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn ix. 123 The landlady, the tired thin parchment-faced North Countrywoman, whose god was Respectability of Lodgings, listened in a frightened way. 1969 R. Heppenstall Portrait of Artist as Professional Man 101 To a north countryman of demotic antecedents like myself, Louis's background, manner and social attitudes were characteristically southern English upper-middle class. 2001 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 21 Oct. (Features section) 11 Stan [Laurel] was a dry, practical north countryman, intent on working out routines and living quietly. 2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the north country or its dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > [adjective] > part or place northOE northland1488 N1513 north country1673 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [adjective] > districts of England Midlanda1475 western1545 west country1616 north country1673 North-of-England1816 south-eastern1857 down along1883 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [adjective] > north north country1673 the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > of varieties of English north country1673 Mancunian1771 cockney1776 southernizing1861 Hiberno-English1864 Elizabethan1869 southernized1873 Welsh English1877 Norfolk1889 Tyneside1896 broguish1899 Anglo-Welsh1905 Oxford1928 Novocastrian1969 Konglish1975 Singlish1986 mockney1989 1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 1 (heading) North-countrey Words. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3898/4 Strong Voice, a North Country Pronunciation. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier ii. 250 Hark thee, Friend, says he, in a broad North Country Tone, whar hast thou thilk Horse? 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. ix. 48 Aunt Nell, who has naturally a good blowzing north-country complexion. 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 341/2 Eleven hundred and sixty-five pounds of ‘north country coals’. 1871 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) Pref. 19 A quiet north country town. 1933 M. Allingham Sweet Danger x. 129 A comfortable, homely voice with an unexpected North Country accent. 1989 Boundary Waters Jrnl. Winter 5/2 We have a long season of dependable snow..and north country hospitality at our lodges. Derivatives † north-countriness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [noun] > north of England > quality of north-countriness1888 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Mar. 3/2 There is a chill north-countriness over everything. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.c1325
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