west-byadv.

Brit.

/ˈwɛs(t)bʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈwɛs(t)ˌbaɪ/, Scottish English

/ˈwɛs(t)baɪ/

Forms: see west adv., adj., n.¹, and prep. and by prep. and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: west adv., by prep.

Etymology: < west adv. + by prep. Compare south-by adv. Sc. National Dict. (at Wast) records the word as still in use in Angus and Perthshire in 1973.

Scottish. Now rare.

In a westerly direction, westwards.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adverb]

westeOE

west-abouteOE

westeneOE

westwardeOE

bewest1016

westwardsOE

westly1440

westerlya1470

westwardly?1520

westernly1590

west-away1599

westlins1718

west-by1790

a-west1807

wessel1815

westlandways1820

nightwards1855

westbound1888

1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 72 We met wi' Bessy..Wha taul's ye gaed west-by a wee before.

1845 G. Webster Disputed Inheritance I. iii. 75 I widna just advise ye to ride on by your lane afore the gentlemen, for wha kens but he micht be lurkin' about the dykes wast bye.

1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin xxvii. 283 Tibbie's letters bein' aye left wastbye at Janet Wabster's to be forwarded.

1893 F. Mackenzie Cruisie Sketches ix We'll get her ta'en Wast bye to Noran Kirkyard?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	west-by
释义	west-byadv. Brit. /ˈwɛs(t)bʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈwɛs(t)ˌbaɪ/, Scottish English /ˈwɛs(t)baɪ/ Forms: see west adv., adj., n.¹, and prep. and by prep. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: west adv., by prep. Etymology: < west adv. + by prep. Compare south-by adv. Sc. National Dict. (at Wast) records the word as still in use in Angus and Perthshire in 1973. Scottish. Now rare. In a westerly direction, westwards. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adverb] westeOE west-abouteOE westeneOE westwardeOE bewest1016 westwardsOE westly1440 westerlya1470 westwardly?1520 westernly1590 west-away1599 westlins1718 west-by1790 a-west1807 wessel1815 westlandways1820 nightwards1855 westbound1888 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 72 We met wi' Bessy..Wha taul's ye gaed west-by a wee before. 1845 G. Webster Disputed Inheritance I. iii. 75 I widna just advise ye to ride on by your lane afore the gentlemen, for wha kens but he micht be lurkin' about the dykes wast bye. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin xxvii. 283 Tibbie's letters bein' aye left wastbye at Janet Wabster's to be forwarded. 1893 F. Mackenzie Cruisie Sketches ix We'll get her ta'en Wast bye to Noran Kirkyard? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1790
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