adayadv.

Brit.

/əˈdeɪ/, U.S.

/əˈdeɪ/

Forms: early Middle English adæi, Middle English adai, Middle English–1500s adaye, Middle English– aday.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: of days (also day) at day n. Phrases 1c.

Etymology: < on day at day n. Phrases 1d(a), with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹). In later use in sense 1b reapprehended as showing the definite article a (compare a prep.¹ 3, a adj. 4).

1. Each day; per day; daily.

†a. Without construction. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > a day or twenty-four hours > [adverb]

daiwhomlyOE

adaya1200

day for dayc1386

day by dayc1390

daily1416

quotidianlya1438

quotidiallyc1475

per diem1485

journally1554

diurnally1599

day after day1830

day-to-day1928

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 109 (MED) The sunne..arist anes a dai and eft sigeð.

c1300 Holy Cross (Laud) l. 512 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 16 (MED) Mani miracle þare feol a-day þoru ore louerdes grace.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 2708 (MED) Þo..al þat hii made aday, A morwe wanne hii come þer to, al clene adoune it lay.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 610 (MED) Ofter þan ix times hit takeþ me a-daye.

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 60 It made his hewe a day ful ofte grene.

a1500 Partenay (Trin. Cambr.) l. 4252 I know the full well; Full moch haue I hurd spokyn of the aday.

b. Following a stated amount, quantity, or frequency.Treated as a compound and written solid or hyphenated until the late 19th cent. but subsequently treated as the syntactic collocation of a (a adj. 4) and day.

ΚΠ

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xx. f. xxvij^v He agreede with the labourers for a peny a daye.

c1590 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta iv. v I change myself twice a-day.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 70 Taking the care vpon him to round the house three or foure times aday.

a1699 J. Kirkton Secret & True Hist. Church Scotl. (1817) iii. 114 The commissioner had £50 English a-day allowed him, which he spent faithfully among his northern pantalons.

1732 J. Swift Let. to Brandreth 30 June in J. Barrett Ess. Earlier Life Swift (1808) 179 I make a shift to ride about ten miles a-day.

1783 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (ed. 4) I. 163 The scanty allowance of six ounces of bread a-day for each person.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 217 You would have begun with nearly three hours a-day.

1870 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 33 155 During turf-cutting and harvest the wages rise to 2 s. 6 d. and 3 s. a-day.

2. = adays adv. 2. archaic and rare after Middle English.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > [adverb]

dayseOE

adayc1275

adaysc1400

a daytala1500

from sun to suna1500

up-sun1825

c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 219 (MED) Þu singist aniȝt and noȝt adai.

c1300 (c1250) Floris & Blauncheflur (Cambr.) (1966) l. 240 Þat he ne ȝiueþ liȝt & leme, As doþ aday þe sunne beme.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 5879 (MED) Seint Edward þe vifte ȝer of is kinedom Aȝen eue aday, aslawe was.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 477 (MED) A day I greve men and am a greved anyȝt.

a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 212 (MED) If þe pacient be strong, I wole lete him blood adai, & in þe same nyȝt I wole ȝeue him a medicyn laxatif.

c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) l. 425 And us bydewen a-day þe dewus of hevene.

2002 N. Tosches In Hand of Dante 284 Furthermore, as she has grown fond of idling and dreaming a-day, I daresay that such discipline should do her well.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aday
释义	adayadv. Brit. /əˈdeɪ/, U.S. /əˈdeɪ/ Forms: early Middle English adæi, Middle English adai, Middle English–1500s adaye, Middle English– aday. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: of days (also day) at day n. Phrases 1c. Etymology: < on day at day n. Phrases 1d(a), with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹). In later use in sense 1b reapprehended as showing the definite article a (compare a prep.¹ 3, a adj. 4). 1. Each day; per day; daily. †a. Without construction. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a day or twenty-four hours > [adverb] daiwhomlyOE adaya1200 day for dayc1386 day by dayc1390 daily1416 quotidianlya1438 quotidiallyc1475 per diem1485 journally1554 diurnally1599 day after day1830 day-to-day1928 a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 109 (MED) The sunne..arist anes a dai and eft sigeð. c1300 Holy Cross (Laud) l. 512 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 16 (MED) Mani miracle þare feol a-day þoru ore louerdes grace. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 2708 (MED) Þo..al þat hii made aday, A morwe wanne hii come þer to, al clene adoune it lay. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 610 (MED) Ofter þan ix times hit takeþ me a-daye. a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 60 It made his hewe a day ful ofte grene. a1500 Partenay (Trin. Cambr.) l. 4252 I know the full well; Full moch haue I hurd spokyn of the aday. b. Following a stated amount, quantity, or frequency.Treated as a compound and written solid or hyphenated until the late 19th cent. but subsequently treated as the syntactic collocation of a (a adj. 4) and day. ΚΠ 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xx. f. xxvij^v He agreede with the labourers for a peny a daye. c1590 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta iv. v I change myself twice a-day. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 70 Taking the care vpon him to round the house three or foure times aday. a1699 J. Kirkton Secret & True Hist. Church Scotl. (1817) iii. 114 The commissioner had £50 English a-day allowed him, which he spent faithfully among his northern pantalons. 1732 J. Swift Let. to Brandreth 30 June in J. Barrett Ess. Earlier Life Swift (1808) 179 I make a shift to ride about ten miles a-day. 1783 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (ed. 4) I. 163 The scanty allowance of six ounces of bread a-day for each person. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 217 You would have begun with nearly three hours a-day. 1870 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 33 155 During turf-cutting and harvest the wages rise to 2 s. 6 d. and 3 s. a-day. 2. = adays adv. 2. archaic and rare after Middle English. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > [adverb] dayseOE adayc1275 adaysc1400 a daytala1500 from sun to suna1500 up-sun1825 c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 219 (MED) Þu singist aniȝt and noȝt adai. c1300 (c1250) Floris & Blauncheflur (Cambr.) (1966) l. 240 Þat he ne ȝiueþ liȝt & leme, As doþ aday þe sunne beme. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 5879 (MED) Seint Edward þe vifte ȝer of is kinedom Aȝen eue aday, aslawe was. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 477 (MED) A day I greve men and am a greved anyȝt. a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 212 (MED) If þe pacient be strong, I wole lete him blood adai, & in þe same nyȝt I wole ȝeue him a medicyn laxatif. c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) l. 425 And us bydewen a-day þe dewus of hevene. 2002 N. Tosches In Hand of Dante 284 Furthermore, as she has grown fond of idling and dreaming a-day, I daresay that such discipline should do her well. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.a1200
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