单词 | by jesus |
释义 | > as lemmasby Jesus P2. by Jesus: used as an oath expressing assertion; also as an exclamation expressing surprise, disbelief, etc. Cf. bejesus int.In quot. a1375 in by Jesus of heaven. ΚΠ a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1724 (MED) No man..miȝt oþer perceyue but sche a bere were..bi ihesu of heuen. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. iii. 154 (MED) Bi ihesus, with here ieweles, ȝowre iustices she shendeth. 1533 T. Elyot Pasquil the Playne sig. B4 Pas. What is his name? Gn. Harpocrates. Pas. That is a hard name by Iesus. 1775 D. Garrick Let. 20 Apr. (1963) III. 1003 If I see you here before then, I will by Jasus fell you all myself. 1813 J. K. Paulding Lay of Sc. Fiddle v. xx. 124 Valiant O'Neale amid the crowd, Cry'd out ‘by Jasus’, oft and loud. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 127 By Jesus, she had the foot and mouth disease and no mistake! 1994 D. Healy Goat's Song (1995) 339 ‘I've got some fucking crew,’ said Daley, the skipper. ‘By Jesus, have I got a crew.’ < as lemmas |
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