sunwiseadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌnwʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈsənˌwaɪz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, -wise comb. form.

Etymology: < sun n.¹ + -wise comb. form. Compare sunway adv. and earlier sunways adv., sungates adv.

A. adv.

1. In the direction of the apparent daily movement of the sun (often considered as lucky or auspicious); from east to west. Cf. sunways adv.In the northern hemisphere, the sun appears to move in an arc from left to right across the sky (and hence sunwise is often synonymous with clockwise), and in the southern hemisphere, in an arc from right to left.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [adverb]

with the sun1584

sungates1596

sunways1662

sunway1775

sunwise1775

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adverb] > clockwise

with the sun1584

sungates1596

sunways1662

deasil1771

sunway1775

sunwise1775

clockwise1874

posigrade1975

1775 W. Hutchinson Spirit of Masonry v. 120 (note) They [sc. the Jews] are said to have made mystical processions round their consecrated fires sunwise.

1865 T. McLauchlan Early Sc. Church iv. 33 Everything that is to move prosperously among many of the Celts, must move sunwise.

1885 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 271 The brethren made a processional turn round the temple, sunwise.

1937 N. M. Gunn Highland River viii. 140 Joe reads the second verse; and is followed, sunwise, by his father, his mother, and Angus.

2015 New Scientist 15 Aug. 12/4 In many societies going sunwise is standard protocol in rituals.

†2. In the manner of the sun; brightly. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > [adverb]

sun-likea1586

sunwise1877

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adverb] > in a sunny manner

sunnily1817

sunwise1877

1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xix. 289 God, sought By act divinely voluntary illumes Sunwise, the world of soul.

1894 F. Thompson in Merry Eng. Jan. 179 He bends down, sun-wise Intemperable eyes.

1928 Contemp. Verse Oct. 22 Your face shines sunwise through the deepening gloom.

B. adj.

Moving or turning in the direction of the apparent daily movement of the sun (see sense A. 1); designating such a movement or direction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > [adjective] > direction

sunward1743

sunwise1881

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adjective] > clockwise

clockwise1879

sunwise1881

1881 C. F. Gordon-Cumming in Scribner's Monthly Sept. 738 The old custom of carrying fire in sunwise procession around any given object.

1921 A. Lowell in Poetry (1922) Mar. 331 A stream flowed in a sunwise turn across the prairie.

1986 O. Rackham Hist. Countryside ii. 9 It [sc. a perambulation] proceeds from point to point in a sunwise direction.

2015 Jrnl. Mod. Lit. 38 iv. 15 The book's narrative is conceived as a clockwise or sunwise circuit of Árainn's coast, following in the footsteps of Aran pilgrims and saints.

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

单词	sunwise
释义	sunwiseadv.adj. Brit. /ˈsʌnwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈsənˌwaɪz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, -wise comb. form. Etymology: < sun n.¹ + -wise comb. form. Compare sunway adv. and earlier sunways adv., sungates adv. A. adv. 1. In the direction of the apparent daily movement of the sun (often considered as lucky or auspicious); from east to west. Cf. sunways adv.In the northern hemisphere, the sun appears to move in an arc from left to right across the sky (and hence sunwise is often synonymous with clockwise), and in the southern hemisphere, in an arc from right to left. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [adverb] with the sun1584 sungates1596 sunways1662 sunway1775 sunwise1775 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adverb] > clockwise with the sun1584 sungates1596 sunways1662 deasil1771 sunway1775 sunwise1775 clockwise1874 posigrade1975 1775 W. Hutchinson Spirit of Masonry v. 120 (note) They [sc. the Jews] are said to have made mystical processions round their consecrated fires sunwise. 1865 T. McLauchlan Early Sc. Church iv. 33 Everything that is to move prosperously among many of the Celts, must move sunwise. 1885 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 271 The brethren made a processional turn round the temple, sunwise. 1937 N. M. Gunn Highland River viii. 140 Joe reads the second verse; and is followed, sunwise, by his father, his mother, and Angus. 2015 New Scientist 15 Aug. 12/4 In many societies going sunwise is standard protocol in rituals. †2. In the manner of the sun; brightly. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > [adverb] sun-likea1586 sunwise1877 the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adverb] > in a sunny manner sunnily1817 sunwise1877 1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xix. 289 God, sought By act divinely voluntary illumes Sunwise, the world of soul. 1894 F. Thompson in Merry Eng. Jan. 179 He bends down, sun-wise Intemperable eyes. 1928 Contemp. Verse Oct. 22 Your face shines sunwise through the deepening gloom. B. adj. Moving or turning in the direction of the apparent daily movement of the sun (see sense A. 1); designating such a movement or direction. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > [adjective] > direction sunward1743 sunwise1881 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adjective] > clockwise clockwise1879 sunwise1881 1881 C. F. Gordon-Cumming in Scribner's Monthly Sept. 738 The old custom of carrying fire in sunwise procession around any given object. 1921 A. Lowell in Poetry (1922) Mar. 331 A stream flowed in a sunwise turn across the prairie. 1986 O. Rackham Hist. Countryside ii. 9 It [sc. a perambulation] proceeds from point to point in a sunwise direction. 2015 Jrnl. Mod. Lit. 38 iv. 15 The book's narrative is conceived as a clockwise or sunwise circuit of Árainn's coast, following in the footsteps of Aran pilgrims and saints. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1775
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