单词 | bongre |
释义 | † bongreprep.adv. Obsolete. A. prep. In a manner that suits or is agreeable to; in conformity or accordance with. rare. ΚΠ c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 56 Much ȝif he me ne made, maugref my chekes, And þenne þrat moste I þole and vnþonk to mede, Þe had bowed to his bode bongre my hyure. 1848 A. Trollope Kellys & O'Kellys II. ii. 31 ‘Why the deuce shouldn't she marry me, malgré Lord Cashel?’—‘It will be much more convenient for her to marry you bon gré Lord Cashel.’ B. adv. With good will, agreeably, willingly.bongre maugre: see maugre adv. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] to goodeOE thankc888 yernec888 lieflyc900 lovelyeOE lustly971 willinglyOE wilfullyc1000 with (also mid) heart and hand (also hands)OE fainc1175 lustilya1225 lief1297 yfaȝea1300 blethelyc1300 goodlya1375 blelyc1380 willingc1384 bainc1400 acceptably1479 bainlya1500 cheerfully1523 towardly1523 desirously1531 pronely?1532 fainly1535 wilningly1597 bongre1598 libentiously1606 volently1614 propensely1648 easily1649 with (a) good grace1650 unreluctantly1655 with the best will (in the world)1814 unhesitatingly1829 unqualifyingly1841 unloathly1844 happily1889 1598 R. Tofte Alba i. sig. B7v His seruice is not tooke boun gree. a1859 W. Watt Poems & Songs (1860) 158 Therefore, at decency's desire, Bon-gre, they all at once retire. 1864 A. J. Evans Macaria xxxi. ‘I see you are incorrigible; and I suppose I must let you go with me, bongré malgré.’ ‘Bongré let it be, by all means. I am inexpressibly impatient to get home.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < prep.adv.c1400 |
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