† pitchlongsadv.

Forms: late Middle English picchelonges.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitch v.², pitch n.², -longs suffix.

Etymology: < either pitch v.² or pitch n.² + -longs suffix. Compare later pitchlong adv.

Obsolete. rare.

With a downward slope, steeply, precipitously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] > slopingly > steeply

pitchlongs?1440

brant1545

pitchlong1566

steepwise1577

steeply1772

declivitously1878

swiftly1893

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) vi. 42 (MED) Hede hit that the hedes of hem [sc. furrows] alle Into sum gret diche picchelonges [L. decliues] falle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	pitchlongs
释义	† pitchlongsadv. Forms: late Middle English picchelonges. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitch v.², pitch n.², -longs suffix. Etymology: < either pitch v.² or pitch n.² + -longs suffix. Compare later pitchlong adv. Obsolete. rare. With a downward slope, steeply, precipitously. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] > slopingly > steeply pitchlongs?1440 brant1545 pitchlong1566 steepwise1577 steeply1772 declivitously1878 swiftly1893 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) vi. 42 (MED) Hede hit that the hedes of hem [sc. furrows] alle Into sum gret diche picchelonges [L. decliues] falle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.?1440
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