rutheradv.

Brit.

/ˈrʌðə/, U.S.

/ˈrəðər/

Forms: 1800s– rudder (southern, chiefly in African-American usage), 1800s– ruther, 1900s– rudduh (southern, in African-American usage).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: rather adv.

Etymology: Representing a regional or nonstandard pronunciation of rather adv.

U.S. regional and nonstandard.

= rather adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adverb] > in preference to something else

ratherc1300

heldera1400

tittera1400

ererc1425

soon1457

rathest1556

would rather1557

first1580

preferablya1645

choosingly1651

preferable1683

ruther1809

1809 A. B. Lindsley Love & Friendship iii. i. 56 I am sartan they ruther have the lips 'f a handsome young man like me, touch theirn than the back 'f their hands.

1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It 18 (Farmer) You ruther hold over me, pard. I reckon I can't call that hand.

1929 Amer. Mercury Sept. 47 Ruther be in cornfield workin' hard, Than be buck private in National Guard.

1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling viii. 71 I'd ruther they hunted their way and leave me hunt mine.

1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 59 I ruther never to know than to find out later I have been fooled.

1970 M. Chisholm McAllister says No vi. 48 I'd ruther have him in front of me than behind.

2009 Time Out (Nexis) 26 Mar. 34 Some people be sayin' I ain't got much edgy-cation and some people be sayin' they'd ruther drink Scotch whisky.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruther
释义	rutheradv. Brit. /ˈrʌðə/, U.S. /ˈrəðər/ Forms: 1800s– rudder (southern, chiefly in African-American usage), 1800s– ruther, 1900s– rudduh (southern, in African-American usage). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: rather adv. Etymology: Representing a regional or nonstandard pronunciation of rather adv. U.S. regional and nonstandard. = rather adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adverb] > in preference to something else ratherc1300 heldera1400 tittera1400 ererc1425 soon1457 rathest1556 would rather1557 first1580 preferablya1645 choosingly1651 preferable1683 ruther1809 1809 A. B. Lindsley Love & Friendship iii. i. 56 I am sartan they ruther have the lips 'f a handsome young man like me, touch theirn than the back 'f their hands. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It 18 (Farmer) You ruther hold over me, pard. I reckon I can't call that hand. 1929 Amer. Mercury Sept. 47 Ruther be in cornfield workin' hard, Than be buck private in National Guard. 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling viii. 71 I'd ruther they hunted their way and leave me hunt mine. 1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 59 I ruther never to know than to find out later I have been fooled. 1970 M. Chisholm McAllister says No vi. 48 I'd ruther have him in front of me than behind. 2009 Time Out (Nexis) 26 Mar. 34 Some people be sayin' I ain't got much edgy-cation and some people be sayin' they'd ruther drink Scotch whisky. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1809
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