town endn.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊn ˌɛnd/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊn ˌɛnd/

Forms:

α. early Middle English tounes ende, early Middle English tounsende, early Middle English tunesende, Middle English tounnys ende, Middle English townesende, Middle English–1500s townesend, late Middle English–1600s townes ende, 1500s–1600s townes end, 1500s–1600s townsend, 1500s–1800s towns end, 1600s towne's end, 1600s–1700s towns-end, 1700s– town's end.

β. See town n. and end n.; also 1700s town-en’ (Scottish), 1800s– toon-en’ (Scottish and English regional (Northumberland)), 1900s– toonen (Irish English (northern)).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., end n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of town n. + end n. In β. forms < town n. + end n.In early surnames the α. forms are apparently more frequent. In such name the first element probably refers to a village (compare town n. 3a); compare discussion in P. H. Reaney & R. M. Wilson Dict. Eng. Surnames (1991) 452.

The end of the main street of a town or village; one of the extremities of a town.Attested earliest in surnames.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town, village, or collection of dwellings > [noun] > parts of town or village

town end1192

west end1428

head1458

townhead1536

frontier1894

α.

1192 in P. H. Reaney & R. M. Wilson Dict. Eng. Surnames (1991) 452/1 Wulfric at te tunesende.

a1325 (?a1300) in G. H. McKnight Middle Eng. Humorous Tales (1913) 22 Yo wonys at the tounes ende, Yat suyt lif so fayr and hende.

c1390 Charter Abbey Holy Ghost (Laud) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 352 Þanne was he born of his moder in an olde broken hous at Beedlem tounnys ende.

?1474 R. Calle in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 356 I haue be-gonne to felle asshe at the townesende.

a1525 (?1421) Coventry Leet Bk. (1907) I. 30 Ne þat no man..lay no dong at the townsend in no placys, but without the stakes..beyond the Frer gate.

1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 425 Our idle sturdy Roagues, & vagrant townes-end Beggars.

1738 S.-Carolina Gaz. 16 Mar. 2/2 They were met, at the Quarter-house, by the Troop of Horse-Guards and conducted to the Towns-end.

1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 16 Yonder church-yard below the town's end.

1828 Friend 7 May 240/2 They..desperately beat and kicked them, driving them along the street with hallooing and shouting, and stoned them beyond the town's end.

a1944 A. T. Quiller-Couch Memories & Opinions (1945) i. 16 There would be waxworks and marionettes by the Town Wall, a circus and maybe a menagerie at the town's end.

2004 C. Schutt Florida 33 We drove through small-town darkness; and we were safe until we stopped at the town's end.

β. 1269 Close Rolls Henry III (1938) XIV. 69 Ricardi de la Tunhende.1346 in H. C. Maxwell-Lyte Inquisitions & Assessm. Feudal Aids (1920) VI. 229 (MED) Johannes atte Tounend.1429 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1836) I. 417 To Pycard a house with a land at the toune end of Tykhill.c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1905) II. 330 Þe fflawme at had burnyd all þe town-end..sesid.1591 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1881) 1st Ser. IV. 625 Quha..raid away with him oute at the toun end of Sanctandrois.1648 Trans. Matters Cromwel & Scots 19 Two from us were sent..to receive your Answer, which was delivered by the Earl of Crawford and Glencarn, at the Town end of Lithgow.1721 R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. I. ii. xiii. 526 John Haldane Weaver at the Town-end of Dumfries.1751 Impartial Relation Late Parish Trans. at N—k v. 52 If the Estate had lain at the Town End of N——, we should have thought the Valuation very just.1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 168 She's fast in the stocks at Barkston town-end.1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. (at cited word) There's a pinfold at the town-end.1905 H. A. Evans Highways & Byways Oxf. & Cotswolds ix. 237 He will cross the Isbourne by the bridge at the town-end, and pass up the quaint old-fashioned street to his inn.1974 ‘J. Herriot’ Vet in Harness v. 40 You could try Jack Almond at t'town end. I think he keeps birds.2002 W. Wall Staging Domesticity v. 186 The Bell Inn, geographically fixed in Waltham's town end, mutates into an ancient castle filled with squires, damsels, and errant knights.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	town end
释义	town endn. Brit. /ˈtaʊn ˌɛnd/, U.S. /ˈtaʊn ˌɛnd/ Forms: α. early Middle English tounes ende, early Middle English tounsende, early Middle English tunesende, Middle English tounnys ende, Middle English townesende, Middle English–1500s townesend, late Middle English–1600s townes ende, 1500s–1600s townes end, 1500s–1600s townsend, 1500s–1800s towns end, 1600s towne's end, 1600s–1700s towns-end, 1700s– town's end. β. See town n. and end n.; also 1700s town-en’ (Scottish), 1800s– toon-en’ (Scottish and English regional (Northumberland)), 1900s– toonen (Irish English (northern)). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., end n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of town n. + end n. In β. forms < town n. + end n.In early surnames the α. forms are apparently more frequent. In such name the first element probably refers to a village (compare town n. 3a); compare discussion in P. H. Reaney & R. M. Wilson Dict. Eng. Surnames (1991) 452. The end of the main street of a town or village; one of the extremities of a town.Attested earliest in surnames. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town, village, or collection of dwellings > [noun] > parts of town or village town end1192 west end1428 head1458 townhead1536 frontier1894 α. 1192 in P. H. Reaney & R. M. Wilson Dict. Eng. Surnames (1991) 452/1 Wulfric at te tunesende. a1325 (?a1300) in G. H. McKnight Middle Eng. Humorous Tales (1913) 22 Yo wonys at the tounes ende, Yat suyt lif so fayr and hende. c1390 Charter Abbey Holy Ghost (Laud) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 352 Þanne was he born of his moder in an olde broken hous at Beedlem tounnys ende. ?1474 R. Calle in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 356 I haue be-gonne to felle asshe at the townesende. a1525 (?1421) Coventry Leet Bk. (1907) I. 30 Ne þat no man..lay no dong at the townsend in no placys, but without the stakes..beyond the Frer gate. 1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 425 Our idle sturdy Roagues, & vagrant townes-end Beggars. 1738 S.-Carolina Gaz. 16 Mar. 2/2 They were met, at the Quarter-house, by the Troop of Horse-Guards and conducted to the Towns-end. 1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 16 Yonder church-yard below the town's end. 1828 Friend 7 May 240/2 They..desperately beat and kicked them, driving them along the street with hallooing and shouting, and stoned them beyond the town's end. a1944 A. T. Quiller-Couch Memories & Opinions (1945) i. 16 There would be waxworks and marionettes by the Town Wall, a circus and maybe a menagerie at the town's end. 2004 C. Schutt Florida 33 We drove through small-town darkness; and we were safe until we stopped at the town's end. β. 1269 Close Rolls Henry III (1938) XIV. 69 Ricardi de la Tunhende.1346 in H. C. Maxwell-Lyte Inquisitions & Assessm. Feudal Aids (1920) VI. 229 (MED) Johannes atte Tounend.1429 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1836) I. 417 To Pycard a house with a land at the toune end of Tykhill.c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1905) II. 330 Þe fflawme at had burnyd all þe town-end..sesid.1591 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1881) 1st Ser. IV. 625 Quha..raid away with him oute at the toun end of Sanctandrois.1648 Trans. Matters Cromwel & Scots 19 Two from us were sent..to receive your Answer, which was delivered by the Earl of Crawford and Glencarn, at the Town end of Lithgow.1721 R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. I. ii. xiii. 526 John Haldane Weaver at the Town-end of Dumfries.1751 Impartial Relation Late Parish Trans. at N—k v. 52 If the Estate had lain at the Town End of N——, we should have thought the Valuation very just.1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 168 She's fast in the stocks at Barkston town-end.1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. (at cited word) There's a pinfold at the town-end.1905 H. A. Evans Highways & Byways Oxf. & Cotswolds ix. 237 He will cross the Isbourne by the bridge at the town-end, and pass up the quaint old-fashioned street to his inn.1974 ‘J. Herriot’ Vet in Harness v. 40 You could try Jack Almond at t'town end. I think he keeps birds.2002 W. Wall Staging Domesticity v. 186 The Bell Inn, geographically fixed in Waltham's town end, mutates into an ancient castle filled with squires, damsels, and errant knights. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1192
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