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tomornadv.n.Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: to prep., morn n. Etymology: < to prep. + morn n. (compare discussion at that entry). Compare tomorrow adv., and also today adv., tonight adv. Compare also the morn (see morn n. 3d).In Old English originally a prepositional phrase with regular inflection of the second element (dative singular morgenne ); compare on morn at morn n. 3a. The type tō morgen apparently reflects an unmarked dative (compare today adv.). With the β. forms compare discussion at morn n. In earlier use often written as two words or with hyphen. (Word division in Old English and Middle English examples frequently reflects editorial choices of modern editors of texts, rather than the practice of the manuscripts.) Now rare (chiefly English regional ( northern) or archaic in later use). A. adv.the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > tomorrow > [adverb] α. eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory (Hatton) (1871) xliv. 325 Ga, & cum to morgenne, ðonne selle ic ðe hwæthwugu. eOE (Kentish) Glosses to Proverbs of Solomon (Vesp. D.vi) in U. Kalbhen (2003) 118 Cras [dabo tibi] : to morgen. OE (Corpus Cambr.) xiii. 32 Deofolseocnessa ic ut adrife, & ic hæla gefremme todæg & tomorhgen [c1200 Hatton tomorgen] & þriddan dæge ic beo fornumen. OE Byrhtferð (Ashm.) (1995) iii. i. 126 We witon þæt we..moton todæg wel don, ac we nyton hwæðer we moton tomorgen. ?c1225 (?a1200) (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 204 He to dei. ich to Mareȝen. c1300 (Laud) (1868) l. 810 Shal ich neuere lengere dwelle, To morwen shal ich forth pelle. a1400 in F. J. Furnivall (1903) 251 To morwen y mai beon wiþoute. a1450 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Lamb.) (1887) i. l. 9081 To morewen schul þey boþe be schent. 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville (Caxton) iv. xxxviii. f. lxxxvv Abydeth for to morowen. a1500 (a1400) (Adv.) (1930) l. 232 (MED) To-morovn, whan þe day doþe spryng, Ye schill to Cardyffe to þe kynge And yeve hym to present. β. OE (Northumbrian) xiii. 32 Sanitates perficio hodie et cras et tertio consummor : hælo ic ðerhdoe uel endigo todæg & tomerne & ðæm ðirde dæge ic beom geendad.OE Ælfric (St. John's Oxf.) 224 Hodie todæg, nunc nu, cras to mergen.a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris (1868) 1st Ser. 21 To dei he mei, tomarȝan hit him is awane.c1225 (?c1200) (Royal) (1981) l. 298 Sete iesu swucche sahen imi muð to marhen.c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1978) l. 11808 Þat scal beon tomarȝen [c1300 Otho to-morwe].c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1963) l. 8018 Heo cumeð to-mærȝen [c1300 Otho to-morwe].γ. c1390 in C. Brown (1924) 195 Here to-day, a-wey to-morn!a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 11248 Yee ga to morn wen it es dai To bethleem.c1440 (a1400) (Thornton) l. 437 Ȝitt þou salle be machede by middaye to morne.1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine f. lviiiv/1 To morn ye shal see þe glorye of our lord.1489 (a1380) J. Barbour (Adv.) i. 124 Als weill to-morn as ȝhisterday.a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil (1554) iv. sig. Bii To morne as soone as Tytan shall ascend.1572 (a1500) (1882) 85 To-morne, on the morning, quhen thow sall on leip.1624 J. Sempill tr. sig. B3 Bee here to morne, just betweene sixe and seaven.1662 F. Kirkman xiii. 82 Therefore prepare, provide to morne to meet me as a Bride.?c1730 Poem Descriptive of Manners of Clothiers in (1950) 41 276 Tom mun go to-morn to t'spinners.1843 T. Wilson 119 Te-day he's as brisk as an eel—Te-morn he's a' doon i' the jaw.1856 S. T. Dobell 193 Stop the mill to-morn, boys.1870 W. Morris 125 Bide thou with us to-morn.1895 J. T. Clegg 16 We'll see abeaut it to-morn.1937 D. M. Jones vi. 138 It was a cert they were for it to do battle with him to-morn in the plain field.1941 H. Richardson Diary 3 Dec. in (Nexis) (2016) 4 Dec. 2 Mrs Mac has brought in another cup of cocoa and to say: ‘Yea'll nae be up t'morn.’1978 Mar. 69/2 Oo says oo's gettin' up tomorn.OE Ælfric (Royal) (1997) xxviii. 417 Lætað me fyrst oðð tomerien huruþinga fyrst oð tomerien. a1400 (a1325) (Fairf. 14) l. 3758 In þe deu and gresse of thorne. sal be þi blessinge fra to-morne. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour (Adv.) i. 621 Tharwith awysit be, Till to-morn, that ȝe be set. 1546 J. Heywood ix. sig. Liii Snatchyng wynth it not. if ye snatche tyll to morne. 1594 sig. E4v But perin lets to Court vntill to morne, And then weele take horse and away. 1614 J. Sylvester tr. J. Bertaut Panaretus 128 in Th' affaires of Parting poast not to to-Morn. 1889 J. Nicholson 94 Think on an tell blacksmith ti get mah cowlrake deean bi ti-mooan. 1903 I. Wilkinson in IV. 656/2 [N. Yorks.] This breead will put you on till ti mooan. 1955 Second Shepherds' Play i, in (Indiana Univ.) Summer 42 If I were three times as rich as I am, and gave her every mite of it, she'd be down to the last mass-penny by tomorn. †B. n.the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > tomorrow > [noun] OE Ælfric (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xxii. 207 Nu todæg is se uigilia þære mæran freolstide, ðe tomerigen bið. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1978) l. 13173 Nu to-morȝen [c1300 Otho to-morwe] is þe dæi. a1450 (1885) 367 To-morne is our dere sabott daye. ?c1450 (1891) l. 2873 To morne haly sonday is. 1839 20 Noo, Bob, my lad, to-moorn's the day, All t' spoort at t' race we'll see. 1861 June 136/2 That burdens to day wi the cares o to morn. 1870 W. Morris 161 Eager, bright-eyed, and careless of tomorn. 1920 A. S. Way tr. Sappho 28 Tomorn will be the day of primal Aether's earliest spousal-sleep. PhrasesOE Ælfric (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xxxiii. 281 Beo ðe stille dæglanges.., and tomerigen ymbe undern cumað þine ærendracan. a1425 (?c1350) (1964) l. 1069 (MED) Bot I have a wele rinand page, Wil stirt þider right in a stage And bring him by to-morn at nyght. c1475 (?c1425) (1984) l. 124 I may haue my leuynge, Hen till tomorne atte day. a1500 (a1460) (1994) I. 82 Perchauns we sall thaym fang And mar them or to-morn at none. 1528 Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes XXXVIII. f. 185 in at To-morn(e Betuix vi or vii houris to morne in the mornyng. 1805 R. Anderson 3 To mworn-o'-mworn, i' this seame pleace, We'll hae the stwory out. 1855 F. K. Robinson 112 To Moorn't moorn, or To Moorn't moorning, to-morrow morning. 1855 F. K. Robinson 112 To Moorn't neight, to-morrow night. 1862 C. C. Robinson 436 Al fotch it to morn at neet. 1868 J. C. Atkinson 161 To moorn at een, to morrow at evening. 1895 M. Mather 303 Haa long does He keep 'em in, till to-morn t'neet? 1957 G. MacGregor xiv. 201 If tha tells ony moor foul and blaggardly lyes..there'll be them in that hall to-morn't neet as will mak thee sen back at Wagga Wagga. Compoundsc1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon (Calig.) (1978) l. 8849 Ær to-marwen eue [c1300 Otho to morewe]. a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 15343 To-morn dai sal i be dempt On rode tre to hang. c1450 (Harl. 6580) (1933) 208 (MED) God that by-heghte forȝeuenes to men repentaunte truly promyttez not to-morne day. 1526 in (2007) 1526/11/10 The lordis assignis to morne eftire nune..anent the matere. 1883 T. Hampson x. 69 Before to 'morn neet Pa'son you'll ha laid id gradely. 1912 J. Malham-Dembleby 68 If ye will nobbud go dahn to t' fairy ring bi t' owd sycamore i t' lang pasture to-morn neet ye sal lois t' weal thro yer face. 1947 B. Naughton viii. 84 You'll see I'll have a nice piece of heather for you tomorn' evening. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.n.eOE |