sun gleamn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌnɡliːm/, U.S.

/ˈsənˌɡlim/

Forms: see sun n.¹ and gleam n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, gleam n.

Etymology: < sun n.¹ + gleam n.Compare Old English sunnanlēoma sunlight, sunbeam (Middle English sonneleme ; < the genitive of sun n.¹ + leam n.¹).

†1. Sunlight; a sunbeam. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine

sunOE

sun gleamc1225

sunlightc1275

sunshinea1325

sun-shiningc1400

sunningc1595

shine1622

sun gold1868

ray1957

c1225 (?c1200) Sawles Warde (Bodl.) (1938) 26 Aȝein þe brihtnesse & te liht of his leor, þe sunne gleam is dosc.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 75 Ase swifte..as is þe sunne gleam þe smit from east into west.

2. A period of bright, warm sunshine. Also: the glint, gleam, or glare of the sun.

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the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > gleam or glint of

sun gleam1627

sun blink1635

gleen1656

sunblush1832

sunglow1841

1627 H. Burton Baiting Popes Bull 62 Doth not this extraordinary sun-gleame foretoken some such hideous storme.

1685 Compl. Planter & Cyderist xxx. 249 If immediately after sowing a shower of Rain and hot Sun-gleams happen, it's spoil'd.

1798 M. Holford Calaf II. vi. 138 Do ye flourish beneath the sun-gleam!

1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab iii. 42 One faint April sun-gleam.

1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 298 The bright sun-gleams and lengthening shadows of a most brilliant autumn.

1885 Athenæum 23 May 669/1 A foreground of whitish..clay reflects a strong sungleam falling there.

1905 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Sept. 282/3 He prefers the Faroe scenery as more romantically accentuated, with a changing play of lights and shadows in the swift alternations of mist and sun gleam.

1996 J. Peck Coll. Shorter Poems (1999) 370 Like a file [of soldiers] catching sun gleam.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sun gleam
释义	sun gleamn. Brit. /ˈsʌnɡliːm/, U.S. /ˈsənˌɡlim/ Forms: see sun n.¹ and gleam n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, gleam n. Etymology: < sun n.¹ + gleam n.Compare Old English sunnanlēoma sunlight, sunbeam (Middle English sonneleme ; < the genitive of sun n.¹ + leam n.¹). †1. Sunlight; a sunbeam. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine sunOE sun gleamc1225 sunlightc1275 sunshinea1325 sun-shiningc1400 sunningc1595 shine1622 sun gold1868 ray1957 c1225 (?c1200) Sawles Warde (Bodl.) (1938) 26 Aȝein þe brihtnesse & te liht of his leor, þe sunne gleam is dosc. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 75 Ase swifte..as is þe sunne gleam þe smit from east into west. 2. A period of bright, warm sunshine. Also: the glint, gleam, or glare of the sun. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > gleam or glint of sun gleam1627 sun blink1635 gleen1656 sunblush1832 sunglow1841 1627 H. Burton Baiting Popes Bull 62 Doth not this extraordinary sun-gleame foretoken some such hideous storme. 1685 Compl. Planter & Cyderist xxx. 249 If immediately after sowing a shower of Rain and hot Sun-gleams happen, it's spoil'd. 1798 M. Holford Calaf II. vi. 138 Do ye flourish beneath the sun-gleam! 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab iii. 42 One faint April sun-gleam. 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 298 The bright sun-gleams and lengthening shadows of a most brilliant autumn. 1885 Athenæum 23 May 669/1 A foreground of whitish..clay reflects a strong sungleam falling there. 1905 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Sept. 282/3 He prefers the Faroe scenery as more romantically accentuated, with a changing play of lights and shadows in the swift alternations of mist and sun gleam. 1996 J. Peck Coll. Shorter Poems (1999) 370 Like a file [of soldiers] catching sun gleam. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1225
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