oldnessn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊldnəs/, U.S.

/ˈoʊl(d)nəs/

Forms: see old adj. and -ness suffix; also late Middle English oldennysse.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < old adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality, fact, or condition of being old (in any sense); age, antiquity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun]

oldnessOE

antiquity?c1450

agednessa1475

ancienty1524

continuance1528

ancientness1537

anciency1549

hoariness1580

primitiveness1644

antiquary1655

vetustness1727

primitivity1759

vetusty1870

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [noun] > state or quality of

oldnessOE

agednessa1475

ancienty1483

over-oldness1573

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xiii. 283 We awurpon þa deriendlican ealdnysse.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Josh. ix. 5 Olde shoon, þe whiche to þe doom of oldnes been souwed wiþ patchis.

c1410 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (BL Add.) (1865) I. 7 (MED) Oldnesse [a1387 St. John's Cambr. storie is..messager of eldnesse].

a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) Rom. vii. 6 We serfen in newenesse of spyryt, and not in þe ooldnesse of þe lettre.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 1025 My fleyssh, whych was all dede of oldeness, ys becom agayne yonge.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 193 (MED) The ije caus is that matremony ys to be comend is the oldennysse of hit..of oldennys hit passith all manner of orderis in erth.

1541 M. Coverdale tr. H. Bullinger Olde Fayth sig. Aj^v Concernynge the antiquyte or oldnesse of oure Christen faith.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vii. xxvii. 852 After fowre yeeres the wild bore groweth leane through oldnes of age.

a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Philaster (1679) V. i. 37 May their false lights undo 'em, and discover presses, holes, stains, and oldness in their Stuffs, and make them shop-rid.

1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. i. 136 I am afraid people will think her rather one of the oldest for a dancing match; which I say in no disrespect, for oldness gives one no choice.

1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 14 Sept. 76 How shall I avert the scorn of those Critics who laugh at the oldness of my Topics?

1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. ii. 17 A grey satin gown, which was midway between oldness and newness.

1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 267 Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. Oldness and deadness are shaken off.

1905 Daily Chron. 3 Feb. 5/2 The city engineer reports that the collapse was a pure accident, and was due to the oldness of the bridge.

1930 Econ. Jrnl. 40 18 The newness of some things compared with the oldness of others.

1987 R. Hill Clubbable Woman (BNC) 144 They were sitting..in the lounge of a pub of that kind of indeterminate oldness which is the sign of constant use and development over many years.

2000 L. J. Einhorn Native Amer. Oral Trad. ii. 31 Darkness and related metaphors..equal death, silence, hate, oldness, [etc.].

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

单词	oldness
释义	oldnessn. Brit. /ˈəʊldnəs/, U.S. /ˈoʊl(d)nəs/ Forms: see old adj. and -ness suffix; also late Middle English oldennysse. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < old adj. + -ness suffix. The quality, fact, or condition of being old (in any sense); age, antiquity. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] oldnessOE antiquity?c1450 agednessa1475 ancienty1524 continuance1528 ancientness1537 anciency1549 hoariness1580 primitiveness1644 antiquary1655 vetustness1727 primitivity1759 vetusty1870 the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [noun] > state or quality of oldnessOE agednessa1475 ancienty1483 over-oldness1573 OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xiii. 283 We awurpon þa deriendlican ealdnysse. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Josh. ix. 5 Olde shoon, þe whiche to þe doom of oldnes been souwed wiþ patchis. c1410 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (BL Add.) (1865) I. 7 (MED) Oldnesse [a1387 St. John's Cambr. storie is..messager of eldnesse]. a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) Rom. vii. 6 We serfen in newenesse of spyryt, and not in þe ooldnesse of þe lettre. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 1025 My fleyssh, whych was all dede of oldeness, ys becom agayne yonge. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 193 (MED) The ije caus is that matremony ys to be comend is the oldennysse of hit..of oldennys hit passith all manner of orderis in erth. 1541 M. Coverdale tr. H. Bullinger Olde Fayth sig. Aj^v Concernynge the antiquyte or oldnesse of oure Christen faith. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vii. xxvii. 852 After fowre yeeres the wild bore groweth leane through oldnes of age. a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Philaster (1679) V. i. 37 May their false lights undo 'em, and discover presses, holes, stains, and oldness in their Stuffs, and make them shop-rid. 1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. i. 136 I am afraid people will think her rather one of the oldest for a dancing match; which I say in no disrespect, for oldness gives one no choice. 1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 14 Sept. 76 How shall I avert the scorn of those Critics who laugh at the oldness of my Topics? 1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. ii. 17 A grey satin gown, which was midway between oldness and newness. 1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 267 Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. Oldness and deadness are shaken off. 1905 Daily Chron. 3 Feb. 5/2 The city engineer reports that the collapse was a pure accident, and was due to the oldness of the bridge. 1930 Econ. Jrnl. 40 18 The newness of some things compared with the oldness of others. 1987 R. Hill Clubbable Woman (BNC) 144 They were sitting..in the lounge of a pub of that kind of indeterminate oldness which is the sign of constant use and development over many years. 2000 L. J. Einhorn Native Amer. Oral Trad. ii. 31 Darkness and related metaphors..equal death, silence, hate, oldness, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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