south-easternadj.

Brit.

/ˌsaʊθˈiːst(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌsaʊθˈistərn/

Forms: see south adv., adj., n., and prep. and eastern adj. and n.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old High German sundōstrōni < the Germanic base of south adv. + the Germanic base of eastern adj.Compare Old English sūðanēasterne (of a wind) blowing from the south-east ( < southen adv. + eastern adj.).

1. Of a wind: blowing from the south-east.Apparently unattested between the Old English period and the beginning of the 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from specific point of compass

southeOE

northeOE

northerneOE

easternOE

southernOE

south-easternOE

north-easternOE

westernOE

south-westernOE

southena1325

north-east1379

east-north-easta1398

east-south-easta1398

north-north-easta1398

north-westa1398

south-southeasta1398

south-westc1400

south-easta1425

nor'-westa1500

south-southwesta1522

north-westera1525

northerlya1544

southerly1550

south-southeast?1560

south-easterly1577

north-north-west1601

subprincipal1601

southernly1610

north-westerly1611

easternly1614

northernly1632

westwardly1653

northwardly1654

north-easterly1686

southwardly1693

southwesterly1703

eastling1725

south-southeasterly1803

westland1818

south-southwesterly1822

north-western1829

north-north-easterly1831

southwesterly1883

nor-nor-east1891

OE Ælfric Gram. (St. John's Oxf.) 8 Eurus suðeasterne wind.

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. i. 36 The easterne, southerne, and southeasterne windes blowing in May and Iune, doe very much hurt there.

a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 85 I hope here's none who will cut Capers, Like Torrys when South-Eastern Vapors, Foments their Heads, who fall a roaring, Sacred and Humane Things devoring.

1785 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia vii. 141 The eastern and South-eastern breezes come on generally in the Afternoon.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 286/2 During the south-eastern wind, which is called the solano, the thermometer frequently rises to 90°.

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! I. i. 18 Far below, upon the soft south-eastern breeze, the stately ships go sliding out to sea.

1908 Papers Lancaster Hist. Soc. 12 115 The sea was very rough, with a southeastern gale blowing.

2008 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 5 Dec. a1 Nearly two dozen firefighters battled the blaze that was fanned by a cold southeastern wind.

a. Directed or moving towards the south-east; situated in the south-east.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > South > South-east > [adjective]

south-eastOE

south-eastern1577

south-easterly1600

sunny-east1633

south-east1705

southeastwardly1705

south-eastward1749

1577 R. Willes in R. Willes & R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Hist. Trauayle W. & E. Indies f. 230^v The Southeasterne way rounde about Affrike by the cape of Good hope.

1618 in W. Foster Eng. Factories India 1618–21 (1906) 11 Those southerne and south-easterne countries.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 105 These South-easterne Iles in Summer are extreame hot.

1694 W. Wotton Anc. & Mod. Learning (1697) 269 The Portuguezes, who first made daring Voyages, by the Help of the Compass, into the Southern and South-Eastern Seas.

1744 A. Dobbs Acct. Countries adjoining Hudson's Bay 53 The River Bourbon or Nelson, upon whose South-eastern Branch is York Fort.

1791 C. Coote Hist. Eng. I. i. vii. 207 The south-eastern coast of Scotland, from the Tweed to the Forth.

1814 W. Scott Diary 9 Aug. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1837) III. iv. 168 The extreme south-eastern point of Zetland.

1867 C. Knight Geography III. 615 From the Atchafalaya the Mississippi flows in a general south-eastern direction.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. viii. 143 Certain communities in southeastern Europe.

1921 W. Schoeler To Throne from Sheepcotes xxv. 205 He went forth in a south-eastern direction.

1965 W. C. Krumbein & F. A. Graybill Introd. Statist. Models Geol. iv. 63 The Huachuca Mountains lie in southeastern Arizona.

2005 Plenty Mar. 45/1 Nanny Point, a green spit of parkland on the rugged, southeastern side of the island.

b. Of or relating to the south-east of England.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [adjective] > districts of England

Midlanda1475

western1545

west country1616

north country1673

North-of-England1816

south-eastern1857

down along1883

1857 J. D. Morell Gram. Eng. Lang. 113 The south-eastern dialect is the softest, and in some places presents the purest specimens of modern English.

1886 T. L. Kington-Oliphant New Eng. I. 151 [In Trevisa's Chronicle] the South-Eastern form ie replaces eaȝ in die (tingere).

1913 G. H. McKnight Middle Eng. Humorous Tales Introd. p. lxi A Southeastern pronunciation seems to be indicated by such rimes as; aquenche, drunche.

1984 M. F. Wakelin in P. Trudgill Lang. in Brit. Isles v. 79 Old East Anglian and south-eastern dialect is noted for its pronunciation of initial /v/ as /w/ in, e.g., vinegar, viper.

2006 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 30 Jan. [The BBC] has to be more relevant to more of the population, reaching into pockets it previously ignored, and casting off the vestiges of its old image as mouthpiece of the south-eastern middle-class.

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

单词	south-eastern
释义	south-easternadj. Brit. /ˌsaʊθˈiːst(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌsaʊθˈistərn/ Forms: see south adv., adj., n., and prep. and eastern adj. and n. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old High German sundōstrōni < the Germanic base of south adv. + the Germanic base of eastern adj.Compare Old English sūðanēasterne (of a wind) blowing from the south-east ( < southen adv. + eastern adj.). 1. Of a wind: blowing from the south-east.Apparently unattested between the Old English period and the beginning of the 17th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from specific point of compass southeOE northeOE northerneOE easternOE southernOE south-easternOE north-easternOE westernOE south-westernOE southena1325 north-east1379 east-north-easta1398 east-south-easta1398 north-north-easta1398 north-westa1398 south-southeasta1398 south-westc1400 south-easta1425 nor'-westa1500 south-southwesta1522 north-westera1525 northerlya1544 southerly1550 south-southeast?1560 south-easterly1577 north-north-west1601 subprincipal1601 southernly1610 north-westerly1611 easternly1614 northernly1632 westwardly1653 northwardly1654 north-easterly1686 southwardly1693 southwesterly1703 eastling1725 south-southeasterly1803 westland1818 south-southwesterly1822 north-western1829 north-north-easterly1831 southwesterly1883 nor-nor-east1891 OE Ælfric Gram. (St. John's Oxf.) 8 Eurus suðeasterne wind. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. i. 36 The easterne, southerne, and southeasterne windes blowing in May and Iune, doe very much hurt there. a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 85 I hope here's none who will cut Capers, Like Torrys when South-Eastern Vapors, Foments their Heads, who fall a roaring, Sacred and Humane Things devoring. 1785 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia vii. 141 The eastern and South-eastern breezes come on generally in the Afternoon. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 286/2 During the south-eastern wind, which is called the solano, the thermometer frequently rises to 90°. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! I. i. 18 Far below, upon the soft south-eastern breeze, the stately ships go sliding out to sea. 1908 Papers Lancaster Hist. Soc. 12 115 The sea was very rough, with a southeastern gale blowing. 2008 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 5 Dec. a1 Nearly two dozen firefighters battled the blaze that was fanned by a cold southeastern wind. 2. a. Directed or moving towards the south-east; situated in the south-east. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > South > South-east > [adjective] south-eastOE south-eastern1577 south-easterly1600 sunny-east1633 south-east1705 southeastwardly1705 south-eastward1749 1577 R. Willes in R. Willes & R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Hist. Trauayle W. & E. Indies f. 230^v The Southeasterne way rounde about Affrike by the cape of Good hope. 1618 in W. Foster Eng. Factories India 1618–21 (1906) 11 Those southerne and south-easterne countries. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 105 These South-easterne Iles in Summer are extreame hot. 1694 W. Wotton Anc. & Mod. Learning (1697) 269 The Portuguezes, who first made daring Voyages, by the Help of the Compass, into the Southern and South-Eastern Seas. 1744 A. Dobbs Acct. Countries adjoining Hudson's Bay 53 The River Bourbon or Nelson, upon whose South-eastern Branch is York Fort. 1791 C. Coote Hist. Eng. I. i. vii. 207 The south-eastern coast of Scotland, from the Tweed to the Forth. 1814 W. Scott Diary 9 Aug. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1837) III. iv. 168 The extreme south-eastern point of Zetland. 1867 C. Knight Geography III. 615 From the Atchafalaya the Mississippi flows in a general south-eastern direction. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. viii. 143 Certain communities in southeastern Europe. 1921 W. Schoeler To Throne from Sheepcotes xxv. 205 He went forth in a south-eastern direction. 1965 W. C. Krumbein & F. A. Graybill Introd. Statist. Models Geol. iv. 63 The Huachuca Mountains lie in southeastern Arizona. 2005 Plenty Mar. 45/1 Nanny Point, a green spit of parkland on the rugged, southeastern side of the island. b. Of or relating to the south-east of England. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [adjective] > districts of England Midlanda1475 western1545 west country1616 north country1673 North-of-England1816 south-eastern1857 down along1883 1857 J. D. Morell Gram. Eng. Lang. 113 The south-eastern dialect is the softest, and in some places presents the purest specimens of modern English. 1886 T. L. Kington-Oliphant New Eng. I. 151 [In Trevisa's Chronicle] the South-Eastern form ie replaces eaȝ in die (tingere). 1913 G. H. McKnight Middle Eng. Humorous Tales Introd. p. lxi A Southeastern pronunciation seems to be indicated by such rimes as; aquenche, drunche. 1984 M. F. Wakelin in P. Trudgill Lang. in Brit. Isles v. 79 Old East Anglian and south-eastern dialect is noted for its pronunciation of initial /v/ as /w/ in, e.g., vinegar, viper. 2006 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 30 Jan. [The BBC] has to be more relevant to more of the population, reaching into pockets it previously ignored, and casting off the vestiges of its old image as mouthpiece of the south-eastern middle-class. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OE
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