| 单词 | to give the day |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give the day (to) 17. The elliptical use of the 3rd person subject in complimentary wishes, as in give you joy for God give you joy, seems to have been interpreted as an ellipsis of the pronoun of the first person, so that give has the sense of ‘to wish’. So in to give (a person) good morning, good day, good evening, a merry Christmas, etc. (now obsolete). to give the day (to): = to give (wish, etc.) the time of day (to) at time n., int., and conj. Phrases 1a(b)(i). [Compare French donner le bonjour.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use courteous actions or expressions to [verb (transitive)] > greet or salute greetOE i-gretec1000 hailc1175 anourec1300 saluec1300 hailse1377 salutec1380 salusc1440 halsec1480 begreet1513 enhalse1563 congratulate1589 halch?c1600 regreet1607 to give the day (to)1613 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 668 Gawan..gef hem alle goud day. 1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. ii. 33 Sweetly shee came and with a modest blush, Gaue him the day, and then accosted thus. 1640 J. Shirley Constant Maid v. iii Is there any more Worke for the Priest? Then give you joy before hand, And let us celebrate the day together. 1642 J. Shirley Sisters (1652) v. ii. 57 Give you joy, Sir, my most illustrious Nephew. a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) iv. ii. 195 Zabaim and the foure Princes thought they had time sufficient to give the Ladies the good night. 1669 S. Pepys Diary 28 Mar. (1976) IX. 500 Both of whom I did give joy. 1765 W. Hunter in J. Thomson Acct. Life W. Cullen (1832) I. 553 I thank the young advocate, and give him joy and all good wishes. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel III. x. 278 Bravely done—nobly imparted. Give ye god-den. 1843 C. Dickens Christmas Carol ii. 49 He heard them give each other Merry Christmas. 1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. ii. 15 The pokes in the waistcoat administered by the wags to Newcome, ‘Newcome, give you joy, my boy’; ‘Newcome, new partner in Hobson's’ [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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