old sodn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈsɒd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d) ˈsɑd/, Irish English

/ˌaʊl(d) ˈsɑd/

Forms: see old adj. and sod n.¹ Also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., sod n.¹

Etymology: < old adj. + sod n.¹ Compare earlier old country n., old land n. (see 3 s.v.).Frequently in form ould sod , apparently frequently with the intention of identifying the word as typically Irish English (compare e.g. quot. 1977).

Chiefly Irish English.

Usually with the. One's country of origin; spec. Ireland. Cf. sod n.¹ 4b.Frequently in Irish American usage.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [noun] > homeland or native land

kithc888

etheleOE

erdOE

homeOE

motherOE

fatherlandc1275

countrya1300

soila1400

countrywarda1425

motherland1565

mother country1567

patrie1581

native1604

homelanda1627

home country1707

patria1707

old country1751

the (old) sod1812

home birth1846

Vaterland1852

old sod1863

motherland1895

Bongo Bongo1911

sireland1922

1863 Mrs. Toogood Specim. Yorks. Dial. (MS) He does not like to leave the old sod after having lived there so long.

1868 Harper's Mag. July 281/2 A brawny son of ‘the ould sod’ took the floor.

1891 E. Roper By Track & Trail ii. 25 And did ye see ould Ireland lately?.. And how's the poor ould sod?

1892 W. G. Lyttle Life in Ballycuddy 12 A'll niver lee the auld sod again.

1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 194 Dry yanks will visit old sod.

1955 J. P. Donleavy Ginger Man v. 35 I'll give you the jug to remember me when I'm gone from the ould sod, sacked in with some lovely French doll.

1977 Time 12 Dec. 30/1 Overseas Chinese may not want to go back to live in the People's Republic any more than a U.S. enthusiast for Ireland wants to live on the Ould Sod.

1999 in D. Bolger Ladies' Night at Finbar's Hotel 229 It was good to be back on the ould sod.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old sod
释义	old sodn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈsɒd/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d) ˈsɑd/, Irish English /ˌaʊl(d) ˈsɑd/ Forms: see old adj. and sod n.¹ Also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., sod n.¹ Etymology: < old adj. + sod n.¹ Compare earlier old country n., old land n. (see 3 s.v.).Frequently in form ould sod , apparently frequently with the intention of identifying the word as typically Irish English (compare e.g. quot. 1977). Chiefly Irish English. Usually with the. One's country of origin; spec. Ireland. Cf. sod n.¹ 4b.Frequently in Irish American usage. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [noun] > homeland or native land kithc888 etheleOE erdOE homeOE motherOE fatherlandc1275 countrya1300 soila1400 countrywarda1425 motherland1565 mother country1567 patrie1581 native1604 homelanda1627 home country1707 patria1707 old country1751 the (old) sod1812 home birth1846 Vaterland1852 old sod1863 motherland1895 Bongo Bongo1911 sireland1922 1863 Mrs. Toogood Specim. Yorks. Dial. (MS) He does not like to leave the old sod after having lived there so long. 1868 Harper's Mag. July 281/2 A brawny son of ‘the ould sod’ took the floor. 1891 E. Roper By Track & Trail ii. 25 And did ye see ould Ireland lately?.. And how's the poor ould sod? 1892 W. G. Lyttle Life in Ballycuddy 12 A'll niver lee the auld sod again. 1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 194 Dry yanks will visit old sod. 1955 J. P. Donleavy Ginger Man v. 35 I'll give you the jug to remember me when I'm gone from the ould sod, sacked in with some lovely French doll. 1977 Time 12 Dec. 30/1 Overseas Chinese may not want to go back to live in the People's Republic any more than a U.S. enthusiast for Ireland wants to live on the Ould Sod. 1999 in D. Bolger Ladies' Night at Finbar's Hotel 229 It was good to be back on the ould sod. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1863
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