offeringn.

Brit.

/ˈɒfərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɔfərɪŋ/,

/ˈɑfərɪŋ/

Forms: Old English–early Middle English offrung, Old English–early Middle English ofrung, Old English–Middle English ofring, Old English–1700s offring, early Middle English offringue, early Middle English offrinke, Middle English offreng, Middle English offrenge, Middle English offrin, Middle English offryn, Middle English offyring, Middle English ofringe, Middle English ofryng, Middle English–1500s offeringe, Middle English–1500s offeryng, Middle English–1500s offerynge, Middle English–1500s offrynge, Middle English–1600s offringe, Middle English–1700s offryng, Middle English– offering, 1500s offoryng; Scottish pre-1700 offerring, pre-1700 offeryng, pre-1700 offring, pre-1700 ofring, pre-1700 1700s– offering.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: offer v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < offer v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare Old Dutch offringa (Middle Dutch offringe , offeringe , Dutch (in compounds) -offering ), Middle Low German offeringe , Old High German offrunga (Middle High German opferunge , German Opferung ). Compare offerand n.

I. The action of offer v.

1. The presenting of something to God (or to a god, etc.) in worship or devotion; an act of sacrifice or oblation; an instance of this. Occasionally with up. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xxx. 266 Hit wæs gewunelic on ealdum dagum, þæt man gode ðyllice lac offrode on cucan orfe, and ða acwealde, ac seo offrung is nu unalyfedlic æfter cristes ðrowunge.

OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xxiii. 19 Hwæþer ys mare þe offrung [c1200 Hatton offreng] þe þæt weofud þe gehalgað þa offrunge?

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 47 Þat on is childbed, and þat oðer chirchgang, and þe þridde þe offring.

c1275 Kentish Serm. in J. Hall Select. Early Middle Eng. (1920) I. 215 (MED) Me sal to dai mor makie offrinke þan an oþren dai.

c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xlix. 9 (MED) Y ne shal nouȝt repruue þe in þy sacrifices; þyn offrynges for-soþe ben alway in my siȝt.

c1387–95 G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. 450 In al the parisshe wyf ne was ther noon That to the offrynge bifore hire sholde goon.

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 154 (MED) To þe fertre of Saynt Agate Richard made offeryng.

?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 22 The iij kynges þat made offryng to oure lord whan he was born.

c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 447 (MED) With his wynnyngis he maketh his offryng At the ale stakes, sittyng ageyn the moon.

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ix. sig. Liii Men saie..long standyng and small offryng Maketh poore parsons.

1611 Bible (King James) Lev. i. 9 The Priest shall burne all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet sauour vnto the Lord.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xxxviii. 246 And they..shall bring all your brethren, for an offering to the Lord.

1735 B. Franklin Writings (1987) 255 The only acceptable Sacrifice here, is that of our darling Prejudice and the Offering of an upright Mind is like the Perfume of Incense.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. xv. 302 What is it, valiant knight, save an offering of sacrifice to a daemon of vain glory, and a passing through the fire to Moloch?

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 71 And dress the victim to the offering up.

1966 C. G. Seligman Races of Afr. (ed. 4) iii. 36 He is the high priest of the village, the one person who can propitiate the local spirits and by making them offerings obtain their goodwill and protection.

1985 R. Davies What's bred in Bone 48 The business of ‘offering up’ figured largely in Aunt's religious life.

2. More generally: tender or presentation for acceptance, sale, etc.; the act of making something available; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > buying > [noun] > bidding or offering to buy

biddinga1400

offering1483

offerc1550

the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > [noun]

proffera1325

presentation1427

presentingc1430

offer1433

proposition1541

tender1577

tendry1624

tendering1625

offerture1631

proposala1640

deference1660

oblation1678

offering1706

porrection1715

society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > offering for sale

utteringc1400

cheaping1580

market1604

offer1794

venditation1854

marketing1884

offering1884

1483 in T. Thomson Acts Lords Auditors (1839) 122* Anent the offering and payment of blac mone.

c1580 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1871) II. 121 For vpstrikin of his geir and offerring thairof to sell in the said towne.

1596 in Acts Parl. Scotl. (1870) IV. 105/1 With attestatioun and offering of oure aufauld..serfuice to yor maiestie.

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. i. §5. 40 Offering,..profer, tender, bid,..overture.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Offering, the Act of him that offers.

1884 tr. H. Lotze Logic 404 Offering seems, speaking generally, in favour of the seller..bidding is in favour of the buyer.

1900 Daily News 18 Sept. 2/5 Only moderate offerings of breadstuffs were made..holders still adopting an attitude of reserve.

1979 Morning News (Karachi) 24 May 7/1 With investors demand insufficient to compensate for a sustained wave of offerings the stock market here yesterday continued to drift aimlessly back and forth.

1991 Amer. City & Country Dec. 6/2 Issuers should think about insurance and premium payment during the early planning phases of a bond offering.

II. A thing which is offered.

a. Something presented or sacrificed to God, a god, a saint, etc., in worship or devotion; a thing (as fruits, a slain animal, money, etc.) given as an expression of religious homage; a sacrifice; an oblation.Often with premodifier expressing the nature or purpose of the offering in question, esp. in Biblical terms relating to the Levitical Law, as burnt-, drink-, free-will-, guilt-, heave-, meal-, meat-, peace-, sin-, thank-, trespass-, wave-offering, etc.: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > [noun]

ofleteeOE

almousOE

houselOE

yieldOE

lakeOE

offeringOE

offeranda1225

sacrificea1300

hosta1340

sacrifyingc1374

mannaa1382

incense1382

oblationc1425

hostie1483

obleya1500

sacrificy?c1510

immolation1534

offerture1537

offrage1548

mactation1563

offertory1596

sacrificing1601

litation1623

elibation1656

sacrification1694

sacrificature1779

society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > [noun] > one who or that which undergoes

offeringOE

offering-lakec1175

offeranda1225

sacrificec1250

hosta1340

presenta1400

hostie1483

victim1497

obleya1500

offer1548

offrage1548

oblation1561

human sacrifice1569

anathema1573

victimate1583

immolation1586

deodatea1600

vict1639

anatheme1655

OE Antwerp Gloss. (1955) 98 Oblatio, ofrung.

OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xxiii. 18 Swa hwylc swa swereþ on þære offrunge [c1200 Hatton þare ofrunge], þe ofer þæt weofud ys se ys gyltig.

OE Ælfric Old Eng. Hexateuch: Gen. (Claud.) xxii. 7 Ic axige hwær seo offrung sy? Her ys wuda & fyr.

a1250 Lofsong Lefdi (Nero) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 207 (MED) Ich bi-seche þe, godes deore-wurðe moder, þet..hore strencðe go forð þer min offringe wonteð.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 11326 (MED) He wende to seinte freþeswiþe..& wel vaire is offringe to þe heye weued ber.

c1387–95 G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. 489 Rather wolde he yeuen out of doute Vn to his poure parisshens aboute Of his offrynge.

1451 Rolls of Parl. V. 219/1 Tithes or offringes beyng in Spirituelx mens hondes.

c1500 in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 20–1 (MED) In my box he puttes hys offryng.

1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. Prol. f. 2 I preferre the trew knawlege of God abone all brount offeringis.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. ii. 39 Plucking the intrailes of an Offering forth.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 441 His Offring soon propitious Fire from Heav'n Consum'd.

1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. II. 217 Jewels..to the amount of many millions, shine as useless offerings in the church of Loretto.

1847 R. Fortune Three Years' Wanderings China x. 181 The lay devotees..came to Poo-to at stated seasons of the year, to worship and leave their offerings in the temples.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid iii, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 167 At the hallowed fires, when the offerings blaze to the skies.

1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes xi. 137 From then on an offering of food was daily placed below the great tree from whence the arrows had disappeared, in an effort to conciliate the mighty one.

1988 P. Carey Oscar & Lucinda vi. 23 The Easter offering last year had been two shillings and sixpence halfpenny.

b. Something offered for acceptance, esp. in tribute or as a token of esteem; a present, a gift.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift of appreciation or esteem

offeringc1330

tribute1585

oblation1595

honorarium1609

honorary1610

noshi1822

testimonial1838

c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) 2217 (MED) Who þat mette a sweuen aniȝt..scholde..brenge a besaund to offring And of his sweuen haue vndoing.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 362 Offerynge, or presaunt to a lorde at Crystemasse or oþer tymys.

1568 (a1500) Colkelbie Sow iii. 86 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 306 Susan..Tuk in disdane this gift..and said gossap beir hame ȝour pure offring.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 156 All which rabble receiue liberally from such as meet them, Offerings of good will and Charitie.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xi. 315 Crowns of gold, the offerings of grateful cities.

1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables x. 167 The offended fowl stalked away on his long stilts, and utterly withdrew his notice from Phoebe.., until she made her peace with an offering of spice-cake.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. v. 105 I was not obliged to fling his offerings back in his face.

1912 ‘Saki’ Unbearable Bassington vi. 103 He will have great difficulty in getting the swans to accept his offering.

1992 A. Kurzweil Case of Curiosities xxvii. 175 A small but sturdy windlass that allowed him to ratchet up metal scraps, baskets of Madame V.'s cooking, and offerings from neighbors who encouraged his manual pursuits.

c. Something offered to the public; spec. (a) a thing offered for entertainment or patronage, as a book, performance, film, etc.; (b) a thing offered for sampling or purchase, as food, goods, property, shares, etc.Quot. 1820 has connotations of sense 3a.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun]

emporeutic1612

ablectick1623

vendible1681

offering1820

marketables1824

seller1831

product1928

society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment > offered to the public

panem et circenses1787

offering1820

bread and circuses1872

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > a theatrical production

presentment1601

offering1820

1820 Offering of Sunday-School Teacher p. iv The Book is really what its title imports,—‘The Offering of a Sunday-School Teacher’ etc.; and it is equally adapted to the Sunday Schools of every denomination of Christians.

1834 Offering p. i The increased demand for works of this description, has induced the Editor of ‘The Offering’ to usher into the world another of the class of books which, of all others, has met with the largest share of public patronage; and it is with peculiar pleasure that he again presents himself before his friends in the capacity of a compiler or gatherer.

1848 Sporting Life 29 Apr. 103/2 The Easter offerings at this house [sc. the Strand Theatre] are Woman's Faith and a new burlesque extravaganza.

1901 Munsey's Mag. July 587/1 There were so many offerings which critics and first night audiences liked,..which the paying public regarded with indifference.

1903 Boston Evening Transcript 29 Aug. 8/2 On Saturday next the Transcript will print an unusually attractive line of real estate offerings.

1932 New Yorker 11 June 46/2 If Mme. Sylva can summon so many listeners for subsequent offerings, her company should thrive.

1971 Gourmet Feb. 14/2 Among the main course offerings the most popular dish is a robust and delicious civet or pork.

1981 Times 13 May 19/6 It is the stubbier, fuller flavoured type of cigar not dissimilar to continental offerings which have also failed to make much of a mark in this area.

Compounds

General attributive, as †offering-book, †offering-box, †offering cake, †offering day, †offering-penny, offering price, †offering time, offering trunk, etc.

ΚΠ

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xiv. 297 Nu sceole we healdan urne palm, oð þæt se sangere onginne þone offringsang.

OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xii. 4 He ineode on godes hus, & æt þa offring-hlafas [c1200 Hatton offrung-hlafes] þe nærun him alyfede to etynne ne þam þe mid him wærun butun þam sacerdum anum.

OE Glosses to De Fide Catholica of Isidore (Bodl. 319) in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses (1900) 206 Azimas non obseruamus : þa offringdagas we na ne begymaþ.

OE Possessions, Rents, & Grants, Bury St. Edmunds in A. J. Robertson Anglo-Saxon Charters (1956) 194 In madmhus..iii offringclaþas.

OE Will of Wynflæd (Sawyer 1539) in D. Whitelock Anglo-Saxon Wills (1930) 10 Hio becwiþ into cyrcan hyre ofring..hyre beteran ofr[i]ngsceat & hyre rode.

lOE Will of Ælfgifu (Sawyer 1484) in D. Whitelock Anglo-Saxon Wills (1930) 20 And annæ offringdisc into nunna mynstær.

a1400 Siege Jerusalem (Laud) (1932) 1224 A calf aȝen kynde calued in þe temple & eued an ewe-lomb at offryng-tyme.

1454 Inventory R. Crips in Tools & Trades (1984) II. 25 [1] offeryng box [without a key value 12d].

a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) 6112 (MED) Thus offring, offrer, sothe to say, and offring-taker eke towe has.

?1505 Ware Hauke 111 Downe went my offerynge box, Boke, bell and candyll.

1512 in Southwell Visit. (1891) I. 15 That..the grettist bell..be rongen..all the offeryng tyme.

1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde f. cxxvi At the offeryng daies appoynted; euery manne and woman shall paie to the Curate, the due and accustomed offerynges.

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Obléa An offering, a rounde offering cake.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 490 They set it downe on their offering-stone, and worship it.

1784 J. Cullum Hist. & Antiq. Hawsted in Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica No. 23. 14 In 1358, the customary tenents paid their lord at Christmas a small rent, called offering-silver.

1811 J. Steele Let. 5 Mar. in Papers (1924) II. 658 This is intended to furnish as a day book all the results which do not and cannot appear on the face of the offering book.

1850 B. Taylor Views a-Foot (ed. 9) 31 Among the curiosities in the Armory are Napoleon's pistols, the blunderbuss of Hofer,..and the offering box of Queen Mary.

1853 D. Rock Church our Fathers III. ii. 33 Their offerings of bread and wine, which they brought..having their hands muffled up in a very clean fine linen cloth or offering-sheet.

1863 H. B. Bryant et al. Counting House Book-keeping 250 His [sc. the Discount Clerk's] records are made in three different books: the ‘Offering Book,’ the ‘Discount Register,’ and the ‘Tickler.’ The Offering Book contains an alphabetical list of the persons offering paper for discount.

1864 R. Morris Banks New York 37 They apply every offering-day, and keep no balance of account. Let 'em slide.

1910 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics III. 704/2 Certain large silver coins of Alfred the Great were popularly known as ‘offering-pennies’.

1938 T. E. Herbert & W. S. Procter Telephony (ed. 2) II. ix. 371 The trunk offering selector and the trunk offering final selector together cater for a 4-digit numbering scheme.

1943 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 51 353/1 The cost of floating an issue of bonds, notes, or debentures of less than $1 million is 5.7 percent of the public offering-price.

1964 K. H. Brinkmann tr. K. Trautmann Design of Automatic Telephone Exchanges II. 63 An offering subgroup comprises the offering trunks which carry the traffic to such a subgroup.

1991 Jrnl. Consumer Res. 18 385/1 We also used these pretest results to determine the offering-price manipulations when the external reference price was held constant.

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

单词	offering
释义	offeringn. Brit. /ˈɒfərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔfərɪŋ/, /ˈɑfərɪŋ/ Forms: Old English–early Middle English offrung, Old English–early Middle English ofrung, Old English–Middle English ofring, Old English–1700s offring, early Middle English offringue, early Middle English offrinke, Middle English offreng, Middle English offrenge, Middle English offrin, Middle English offryn, Middle English offyring, Middle English ofringe, Middle English ofryng, Middle English–1500s offeringe, Middle English–1500s offeryng, Middle English–1500s offerynge, Middle English–1500s offrynge, Middle English–1600s offringe, Middle English–1700s offryng, Middle English– offering, 1500s offoryng; Scottish pre-1700 offerring, pre-1700 offeryng, pre-1700 offring, pre-1700 ofring, pre-1700 1700s– offering. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: offer v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < offer v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare Old Dutch offringa (Middle Dutch offringe , offeringe , Dutch (in compounds) -offering ), Middle Low German offeringe , Old High German offrunga (Middle High German opferunge , German Opferung ). Compare offerand n. I. The action of offer v. 1. The presenting of something to God (or to a god, etc.) in worship or devotion; an act of sacrifice or oblation; an instance of this. Occasionally with up. Also in extended use. ΚΠ OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xxx. 266 Hit wæs gewunelic on ealdum dagum, þæt man gode ðyllice lac offrode on cucan orfe, and ða acwealde, ac seo offrung is nu unalyfedlic æfter cristes ðrowunge. OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xxiii. 19 Hwæþer ys mare þe offrung [c1200 Hatton offreng] þe þæt weofud þe gehalgað þa offrunge? a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 47 Þat on is childbed, and þat oðer chirchgang, and þe þridde þe offring. c1275 Kentish Serm. in J. Hall Select. Early Middle Eng. (1920) I. 215 (MED) Me sal to dai mor makie offrinke þan an oþren dai. c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xlix. 9 (MED) Y ne shal nouȝt repruue þe in þy sacrifices; þyn offrynges for-soþe ben alway in my siȝt. c1387–95 G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. 450 In al the parisshe wyf ne was ther noon That to the offrynge bifore hire sholde goon. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 154 (MED) To þe fertre of Saynt Agate Richard made offeryng. ?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 22 The iij kynges þat made offryng to oure lord whan he was born. c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 447 (MED) With his wynnyngis he maketh his offryng At the ale stakes, sittyng ageyn the moon. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ix. sig. Liii Men saie..long standyng and small offryng Maketh poore parsons. 1611 Bible (King James) Lev. i. 9 The Priest shall burne all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet sauour vnto the Lord. View more context for this quotation 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xxxviii. 246 And they..shall bring all your brethren, for an offering to the Lord. 1735 B. Franklin Writings (1987) 255 The only acceptable Sacrifice here, is that of our darling Prejudice and the Offering of an upright Mind is like the Perfume of Incense. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. xv. 302 What is it, valiant knight, save an offering of sacrifice to a daemon of vain glory, and a passing through the fire to Moloch? 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 71 And dress the victim to the offering up. 1966 C. G. Seligman Races of Afr. (ed. 4) iii. 36 He is the high priest of the village, the one person who can propitiate the local spirits and by making them offerings obtain their goodwill and protection. 1985 R. Davies What's bred in Bone 48 The business of ‘offering up’ figured largely in Aunt's religious life. 2. More generally: tender or presentation for acceptance, sale, etc.; the act of making something available; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > [noun] > bidding or offering to buy biddinga1400 offering1483 offerc1550 the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > [noun] proffera1325 presentation1427 presentingc1430 offer1433 proposition1541 tender1577 tendry1624 tendering1625 offerture1631 proposala1640 deference1660 oblation1678 offering1706 porrection1715 society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > offering for sale utteringc1400 cheaping1580 market1604 offer1794 venditation1854 marketing1884 offering1884 1483 in T. Thomson Acts Lords Auditors (1839) 122* Anent the offering and payment of blac mone. c1580 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1871) II. 121 For vpstrikin of his geir and offerring thairof to sell in the said towne. 1596 in Acts Parl. Scotl. (1870) IV. 105/1 With attestatioun and offering of oure aufauld..serfuice to yor maiestie. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. i. §5. 40 Offering,..profer, tender, bid,..overture. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Offering, the Act of him that offers. 1884 tr. H. Lotze Logic 404 Offering seems, speaking generally, in favour of the seller..bidding is in favour of the buyer. 1900 Daily News 18 Sept. 2/5 Only moderate offerings of breadstuffs were made..holders still adopting an attitude of reserve. 1979 Morning News (Karachi) 24 May 7/1 With investors demand insufficient to compensate for a sustained wave of offerings the stock market here yesterday continued to drift aimlessly back and forth. 1991 Amer. City & Country Dec. 6/2 Issuers should think about insurance and premium payment during the early planning phases of a bond offering. II. A thing which is offered. 3. a. Something presented or sacrificed to God, a god, a saint, etc., in worship or devotion; a thing (as fruits, a slain animal, money, etc.) given as an expression of religious homage; a sacrifice; an oblation.Often with premodifier expressing the nature or purpose of the offering in question, esp. in Biblical terms relating to the Levitical Law, as burnt-, drink-, free-will-, guilt-, heave-, meal-, meat-, peace-, sin-, thank-, trespass-, wave-offering, etc.: see the first element. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > [noun] ofleteeOE almousOE houselOE yieldOE lakeOE offeringOE offeranda1225 sacrificea1300 hosta1340 sacrifyingc1374 mannaa1382 incense1382 oblationc1425 hostie1483 obleya1500 sacrificy?c1510 immolation1534 offerture1537 offrage1548 mactation1563 offertory1596 sacrificing1601 litation1623 elibation1656 sacrification1694 sacrificature1779 society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > [noun] > one who or that which undergoes offeringOE offering-lakec1175 offeranda1225 sacrificec1250 hosta1340 presenta1400 hostie1483 victim1497 obleya1500 offer1548 offrage1548 oblation1561 human sacrifice1569 anathema1573 victimate1583 immolation1586 deodatea1600 vict1639 anatheme1655 OE Antwerp Gloss. (1955) 98 Oblatio, ofrung. OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xxiii. 18 Swa hwylc swa swereþ on þære offrunge [c1200 Hatton þare ofrunge], þe ofer þæt weofud ys se ys gyltig. OE Ælfric Old Eng. Hexateuch: Gen. (Claud.) xxii. 7 Ic axige hwær seo offrung sy? Her ys wuda & fyr. a1250 Lofsong Lefdi (Nero) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 207 (MED) Ich bi-seche þe, godes deore-wurðe moder, þet..hore strencðe go forð þer min offringe wonteð. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 11326 (MED) He wende to seinte freþeswiþe..& wel vaire is offringe to þe heye weued ber. c1387–95 G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. 489 Rather wolde he yeuen out of doute Vn to his poure parisshens aboute Of his offrynge. 1451 Rolls of Parl. V. 219/1 Tithes or offringes beyng in Spirituelx mens hondes. c1500 in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 20–1 (MED) In my box he puttes hys offryng. 1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. Prol. f. 2 I preferre the trew knawlege of God abone all brount offeringis. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. ii. 39 Plucking the intrailes of an Offering forth. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 441 His Offring soon propitious Fire from Heav'n Consum'd. View more context for this quotation 1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. II. 217 Jewels..to the amount of many millions, shine as useless offerings in the church of Loretto. 1847 R. Fortune Three Years' Wanderings China x. 181 The lay devotees..came to Poo-to at stated seasons of the year, to worship and leave their offerings in the temples. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid iii, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 167 At the hallowed fires, when the offerings blaze to the skies. 1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes xi. 137 From then on an offering of food was daily placed below the great tree from whence the arrows had disappeared, in an effort to conciliate the mighty one. 1988 P. Carey Oscar & Lucinda vi. 23 The Easter offering last year had been two shillings and sixpence halfpenny. b. Something offered for acceptance, esp. in tribute or as a token of esteem; a present, a gift. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift of appreciation or esteem offeringc1330 tribute1585 oblation1595 honorarium1609 honorary1610 noshi1822 testimonial1838 c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) 2217 (MED) Who þat mette a sweuen aniȝt..scholde..brenge a besaund to offring And of his sweuen haue vndoing. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 362 Offerynge, or presaunt to a lorde at Crystemasse or oþer tymys. 1568 (a1500) Colkelbie Sow iii. 86 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 306 Susan..Tuk in disdane this gift..and said gossap beir hame ȝour pure offring. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 156 All which rabble receiue liberally from such as meet them, Offerings of good will and Charitie. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xi. 315 Crowns of gold, the offerings of grateful cities. 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables x. 167 The offended fowl stalked away on his long stilts, and utterly withdrew his notice from Phoebe.., until she made her peace with an offering of spice-cake. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. v. 105 I was not obliged to fling his offerings back in his face. 1912 ‘Saki’ Unbearable Bassington vi. 103 He will have great difficulty in getting the swans to accept his offering. 1992 A. Kurzweil Case of Curiosities xxvii. 175 A small but sturdy windlass that allowed him to ratchet up metal scraps, baskets of Madame V.'s cooking, and offerings from neighbors who encouraged his manual pursuits. c. Something offered to the public; spec. (a) a thing offered for entertainment or patronage, as a book, performance, film, etc.; (b) a thing offered for sampling or purchase, as food, goods, property, shares, etc.Quot. 1820 has connotations of sense 3a. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] emporeutic1612 ablectick1623 vendible1681 offering1820 marketables1824 seller1831 product1928 society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment > offered to the public panem et circenses1787 offering1820 bread and circuses1872 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > a theatrical production presentment1601 offering1820 1820 Offering of Sunday-School Teacher p. iv The Book is really what its title imports,—‘The Offering of a Sunday-School Teacher’ etc.; and it is equally adapted to the Sunday Schools of every denomination of Christians. 1834 Offering p. i The increased demand for works of this description, has induced the Editor of ‘The Offering’ to usher into the world another of the class of books which, of all others, has met with the largest share of public patronage; and it is with peculiar pleasure that he again presents himself before his friends in the capacity of a compiler or gatherer. 1848 Sporting Life 29 Apr. 103/2 The Easter offerings at this house [sc. the Strand Theatre] are Woman's Faith and a new burlesque extravaganza. 1901 Munsey's Mag. July 587/1 There were so many offerings which critics and first night audiences liked,..which the paying public regarded with indifference. 1903 Boston Evening Transcript 29 Aug. 8/2 On Saturday next the Transcript will print an unusually attractive line of real estate offerings. 1932 New Yorker 11 June 46/2 If Mme. Sylva can summon so many listeners for subsequent offerings, her company should thrive. 1971 Gourmet Feb. 14/2 Among the main course offerings the most popular dish is a robust and delicious civet or pork. 1981 Times 13 May 19/6 It is the stubbier, fuller flavoured type of cigar not dissimilar to continental offerings which have also failed to make much of a mark in this area. Compounds General attributive, as †offering-book, †offering-box, †offering cake, †offering day, †offering-penny, offering price, †offering time, offering trunk, etc. ΚΠ OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xiv. 297 Nu sceole we healdan urne palm, oð þæt se sangere onginne þone offringsang. OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xii. 4 He ineode on godes hus, & æt þa offring-hlafas [c1200 Hatton offrung-hlafes] þe nærun him alyfede to etynne ne þam þe mid him wærun butun þam sacerdum anum. OE Glosses to De Fide Catholica of Isidore (Bodl. 319) in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses (1900) 206 Azimas non obseruamus : þa offringdagas we na ne begymaþ. OE Possessions, Rents, & Grants, Bury St. Edmunds in A. J. Robertson Anglo-Saxon Charters (1956) 194 In madmhus..iii offringclaþas. OE Will of Wynflæd (Sawyer 1539) in D. Whitelock Anglo-Saxon Wills (1930) 10 Hio becwiþ into cyrcan hyre ofring..hyre beteran ofr[i]ngsceat & hyre rode. lOE Will of Ælfgifu (Sawyer 1484) in D. Whitelock Anglo-Saxon Wills (1930) 20 And annæ offringdisc into nunna mynstær. a1400 Siege Jerusalem (Laud) (1932) 1224 A calf aȝen kynde calued in þe temple & eued an ewe-lomb at offryng-tyme. 1454 Inventory R. Crips in Tools & Trades (1984) II. 25 [1] offeryng box [without a key value 12d]. a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) 6112 (MED) Thus offring, offrer, sothe to say, and offring-taker eke towe has. ?1505 Ware Hauke 111 Downe went my offerynge box, Boke, bell and candyll. 1512 in Southwell Visit. (1891) I. 15 That..the grettist bell..be rongen..all the offeryng tyme. 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde f. cxxvi At the offeryng daies appoynted; euery manne and woman shall paie to the Curate, the due and accustomed offerynges. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Obléa An offering, a rounde offering cake. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 490 They set it downe on their offering-stone, and worship it. 1784 J. Cullum Hist. & Antiq. Hawsted in Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica No. 23. 14 In 1358, the customary tenents paid their lord at Christmas a small rent, called offering-silver. 1811 J. Steele Let. 5 Mar. in Papers (1924) II. 658 This is intended to furnish as a day book all the results which do not and cannot appear on the face of the offering book. 1850 B. Taylor Views a-Foot (ed. 9) 31 Among the curiosities in the Armory are Napoleon's pistols, the blunderbuss of Hofer,..and the offering box of Queen Mary. 1853 D. Rock Church our Fathers III. ii. 33 Their offerings of bread and wine, which they brought..having their hands muffled up in a very clean fine linen cloth or offering-sheet. 1863 H. B. Bryant et al. Counting House Book-keeping 250 His [sc. the Discount Clerk's] records are made in three different books: the ‘Offering Book,’ the ‘Discount Register,’ and the ‘Tickler.’ The Offering Book contains an alphabetical list of the persons offering paper for discount. 1864 R. Morris Banks New York 37 They apply every offering-day, and keep no balance of account. Let 'em slide. 1910 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics III. 704/2 Certain large silver coins of Alfred the Great were popularly known as ‘offering-pennies’. 1938 T. E. Herbert & W. S. Procter Telephony (ed. 2) II. ix. 371 The trunk offering selector and the trunk offering final selector together cater for a 4-digit numbering scheme. 1943 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 51 353/1 The cost of floating an issue of bonds, notes, or debentures of less than $1 million is 5.7 percent of the public offering-price. 1964 K. H. Brinkmann tr. K. Trautmann Design of Automatic Telephone Exchanges II. 63 An offering subgroup comprises the offering trunks which carry the traffic to such a subgroup. 1991 Jrnl. Consumer Res. 18 385/1 We also used these pretest results to determine the offering-price manipulations when the external reference price was held constant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). offeringadj. Brit. /ˈɒfərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔfərɪŋ/, /ˈɑfərɪŋ/ Forms: see offer v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: offer v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < offer v. + -ing suffix². rare. Now chiefly poetic. That offers (in various senses): see offer v. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > [adjective] offering1598 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iv. i. 69 We of the offring side Must keepe aloofe from strict arbitrement. View more context for this quotation 1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France To Rdr. Men..must not expect to be alwaies on the offering hand, but be content to take such money as they use to give. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 159 No person..had the courage to move the offering propositions for any limitation of prerogative. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xvii. 93 Her modest Hand put gently from her my offering Hand. 1794 F. Burney Jrnl. 9 May (1973) III. 62 I know it to be an offering binding from the good & grateful Author. 1881 T. Woolner Pygmalion iv. 67 He takes the nectar from Her offering hand. 1912 ‘M. Field’ Poems of Adoration 107 When I behold His sign, And touch His offering Hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OEadj.1598
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