† on-evenadv.

Forms: (Word division in Old English and Middle English examples frequently reflects editorial choices of modern editors of texts, rather than the practice of the manuscripts.)

α. Old English on æfene, Old English on æfenne, Old English on æfne (rare), Old English on æfyn, Old English on æfynne, Old English on efenne (Anglian), Old English–early Middle English on æfen, Old English (rare)–early Middle English on æuen, Old English (non-West Saxon)–early Middle English on efen, late Old English (Kentish)–early Middle English on efene, Middle English on euen, Middle English on euyn, Middle English on even.

β. early Middle English a æfen.

γ. Middle English a neuen, Middle English an euen, Middle English an ȝeuen, Middle English aneuen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: on prep., even n.¹

Etymology: < on prep. + even n.¹, in β. and γ. forms with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹, an- prefix¹, a- prefix³). Compare a-morning adv., amorrow adv., and later on-eve adv.The frequent Old English on ǣfen (and similar forms without final -e ) reflects an original endingless locative (compare A. Campbell Old Eng. Gram. (1959) §572). Middle English a neuen at γ. forms appears to show metanalysis (see N n.).

Obsolete.

In the evening. Cf. on-eve adv.

ΚΠ

OE Genesis A (1931) 1461 Gewat se wilda fugel on æfenne earce secan.

OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) cxxxviii. 178 Syle drincan healf on mergen heal[f] on æfen [L. vespere] þa hwyle þe him þearf sy.

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 11 (MED) Þat man sitte an euen at drinke and ligge longe a moregen.

a1250 (?c1200) Prov. Alfred (Maidstone) (1955) 101 His morȝen-slep scal ben mucheles þe wersse hwo-so on euen iuele haueþ i-drunken.

c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) l. 511 An euen late þe emperour Was browt to bedde wiȝ honur.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 168 Alle wercheþ: ac þis berþ away þane ssepe aneuen.

a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 182 Aneuen do þeron poudre of mirabolani citrini..& amorowe cole hem, [etc.].

a1425 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Linc. Inn) (1973) 643 So apon a day an euen late, Þoruȝ þeo feond wiþ gret hate, Wiþ hire sone heo gan to grame.

a1475 tr. Gilbertus Anglicus Pharmaceutical Writings (Wellcome) (1991) 133 Tempere hem togederis and ȝyue him on morwe-tide and on euen, þe quantite of a walis-not.

a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Laud) (1998) I. l. 5812 Gretyng shalt þou seye hem thore Twyse vppon þe day and no moore: On morowe whanne þou comest hem amonge And on even at þy bedde gonge.

c1535 Ploughman's Tale ii. C.vi^v To worshyppe god men wolde wlate Bothe on euyn and on morowe Suche harlotry men wolde hate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	on-even
释义	† on-evenadv. Forms: (Word division in Old English and Middle English examples frequently reflects editorial choices of modern editors of texts, rather than the practice of the manuscripts.) α. Old English on æfene, Old English on æfenne, Old English on æfne (rare), Old English on æfyn, Old English on æfynne, Old English on efenne (Anglian), Old English–early Middle English on æfen, Old English (rare)–early Middle English on æuen, Old English (non-West Saxon)–early Middle English on efen, late Old English (Kentish)–early Middle English on efene, Middle English on euen, Middle English on euyn, Middle English on even. β. early Middle English a æfen. γ. Middle English a neuen, Middle English an euen, Middle English an ȝeuen, Middle English aneuen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: on prep., even n.¹ Etymology: < on prep. + even n.¹, in β. and γ. forms with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹, an- prefix¹, a- prefix³). Compare a-morning adv., amorrow adv., and later on-eve adv.The frequent Old English on ǣfen (and similar forms without final -e ) reflects an original endingless locative (compare A. Campbell Old Eng. Gram. (1959) §572). Middle English a neuen at γ. forms appears to show metanalysis (see N n.). Obsolete. In the evening. Cf. on-eve adv. ΚΠ OE Genesis A (1931) 1461 Gewat se wilda fugel on æfenne earce secan. OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) cxxxviii. 178 Syle drincan healf on mergen heal[f] on æfen [L. vespere] þa hwyle þe him þearf sy. a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 11 (MED) Þat man sitte an euen at drinke and ligge longe a moregen. a1250 (?c1200) Prov. Alfred (Maidstone) (1955) 101 His morȝen-slep scal ben mucheles þe wersse hwo-so on euen iuele haueþ i-drunken. c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) l. 511 An euen late þe emperour Was browt to bedde wiȝ honur. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 168 Alle wercheþ: ac þis berþ away þane ssepe aneuen. a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 182 Aneuen do þeron poudre of mirabolani citrini..& amorowe cole hem, [etc.]. a1425 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Linc. Inn) (1973) 643 So apon a day an euen late, Þoruȝ þeo feond wiþ gret hate, Wiþ hire sone heo gan to grame. a1475 tr. Gilbertus Anglicus Pharmaceutical Writings (Wellcome) (1991) 133 Tempere hem togederis and ȝyue him on morwe-tide and on euen, þe quantite of a walis-not. a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Laud) (1998) I. l. 5812 Gretyng shalt þou seye hem thore Twyse vppon þe day and no moore: On morowe whanne þou comest hem amonge And on even at þy bedde gonge. c1535 Ploughman's Tale ii. C.vi^v To worshyppe god men wolde wlate Bothe on euyn and on morowe Suche harlotry men wolde hate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.OE
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