north halfn.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːθ ˈhɑːf/, U.S.

/ˈnɔrθ ˈ(h)æf/

Forms: see north adv., adj., and n. and half n.

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

Etymology: In sense 1 < the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of north adj. (see discussion at north adv., adj., and n.) + half n. In sense 2 < north adj. + half n. Compare Old Dutch northhalva , Old Saxon northhalva , Old High German nordhalba , Old Icelandic norðrhálfa , all in sense 1, and also Middle Dutch northalf , nordalf , adverb, Old High German nordhalb , adverb, both in sense ‘in the north’. Compare northdeal n., north side n., and also east half n., south half n., west half n.

†1. The northern part or side of something; the north (cf. half n. 1a). Cf. northdeal n., north side n., south half n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

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

Thulec888

northdealeOE

north halfeOE

northwardeOE

north endOE

northlandOE

northdalec1175

north sidec1275

northwardc1350

northa1500

northwards1574

norlanda1578

norwardc1612

northa1631

northing1644

eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) i. i. 10 On norþhealfe is seo sæ Euxinus.

OE Blickling Homilies 209 On þa norðhealfe þæs weofodes swiþe wynsum ond hluttor wæta utflowende.

lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) (Peterborough contin.) anno 1131 Ðis gear..wæs se heouene o ðe norð half eall swilc hit wære bærnende fir.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 15937 Þe an is a norð half, þe oðer a suð half.

c1300 St. Michael (Harl.) in T. Wright Pop. Treat. Sci. (1841) 137 (MED) For her in the north half, ho so lie nele, For hit is so fur fram the sonne noman ne woneth for chele.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 1000 (MED) More he [sc. Ireland] is þan engelond, & in þe souþhalf he is Braddore & more of inou þanne in þe norþhalf [v.r. norþ ende].

c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 143 (MED) He wolde sette hys sete ryche Of norch [read north] half, and be god ylyche.

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xix. 66 Tho þat..sitten in þe north-half.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ix. 310 To mak all fre That wes on the north halff the Scottis se.

a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) i. 1214 On northe half is it rynnande syne A wattyr þat is callit Albeus.

2. The northern half of something (cf. half n. 3).

ΚΠ

1831 New-Eng. Mag. July 76/2 The north half is at present occupied as a store room for cider.

1855 H. C. Goodwin Pioneer Hist. 192 In 1846 Virgil was divided into three towns; the north half constituted one, and retained the original name.

1915 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1 573 The north half of the circle, with its five villages.., formed the Sky division.

1943 Science 19 Mar. 250/2 It might happen, by pure chance, that all the white balls fell into the north half of this patch, and all the yellow ones into the south half.

1998 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 25 760/2 The first European penetration into the north half of the peninsula occurred in 1751.

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

单词	north half
释义	north halfn. Brit. /ˌnɔːθ ˈhɑːf/, U.S. /ˈnɔrθ ˈ(h)æf/ Forms: see north adv., adj., and n. and half n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., half n. Etymology: In sense 1 < the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of north adj. (see discussion at north adv., adj., and n.) + half n. In sense 2 < north adj. + half n. Compare Old Dutch northhalva , Old Saxon northhalva , Old High German nordhalba , Old Icelandic norðrhálfa , all in sense 1, and also Middle Dutch northalf , nordalf , adverb, Old High German nordhalb , adverb, both in sense ‘in the north’. Compare northdeal n., north side n., and also east half n., south half n., west half n. †1. The northern part or side of something; the north (cf. half n. 1a). Cf. northdeal n., north side n., south half n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > [noun] > part or place Thulec888 northdealeOE north halfeOE northwardeOE north endOE northlandOE northdalec1175 north sidec1275 northwardc1350 northa1500 northwards1574 norlanda1578 norwardc1612 northa1631 northing1644 eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) i. i. 10 On norþhealfe is seo sæ Euxinus. OE Blickling Homilies 209 On þa norðhealfe þæs weofodes swiþe wynsum ond hluttor wæta utflowende. lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) (Peterborough contin.) anno 1131 Ðis gear..wæs se heouene o ðe norð half eall swilc hit wære bærnende fir. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 15937 Þe an is a norð half, þe oðer a suð half. c1300 St. Michael (Harl.) in T. Wright Pop. Treat. Sci. (1841) 137 (MED) For her in the north half, ho so lie nele, For hit is so fur fram the sonne noman ne woneth for chele. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 1000 (MED) More he [sc. Ireland] is þan engelond, & in þe souþhalf he is Braddore & more of inou þanne in þe norþhalf [v.r. norþ ende]. c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 143 (MED) He wolde sette hys sete ryche Of norch [read north] half, and be god ylyche. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xix. 66 Tho þat..sitten in þe north-half. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ix. 310 To mak all fre That wes on the north halff the Scottis se. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) i. 1214 On northe half is it rynnande syne A wattyr þat is callit Albeus. 2. The northern half of something (cf. half n. 3). ΚΠ 1831 New-Eng. Mag. July 76/2 The north half is at present occupied as a store room for cider. 1855 H. C. Goodwin Pioneer Hist. 192 In 1846 Virgil was divided into three towns; the north half constituted one, and retained the original name. 1915 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1 573 The north half of the circle, with its five villages.., formed the Sky division. 1943 Science 19 Mar. 250/2 It might happen, by pure chance, that all the white balls fell into the north half of this patch, and all the yellow ones into the south half. 1998 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 25 760/2 The first European penetration into the north half of the peninsula occurred in 1751. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.eOE
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