whosoeverpron.

Brit.

/ˌhuːsəʊˈɛvə/,

/ˈhuːsəʊɛvə/, U.S.

/ˌhusoʊˈɛvər/

Forms: see preceding; also poetic whosoe'er /-ˈɛə(r)/ (Middle English hosere, who-sere, 1600s whosoere). In early use often as three words, occasionally as two.

Etymology: < whoso pron. + ever adv. 6: compare soever adv.

Formerly occasionally with gen. whosoever's = whosesoever pron.

1. = whoever pron. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > state of being non-specific > unspecified thing(s) > anyone > whosoever

whoeverc1175

whosoever?c1225

whatsoc1230

whatsoeverc1430

whatsomeverc1450

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 210 Hwase eauer onhim seolf takeð ouðer of þeos twa he robbeð god.

a1240 Ureisun in Old Eng. Hom. I. 187 Hwa se euer wule habbe lot wiþ þe of þi blisse, he mot deale wiþ þe of þine pine on eorþe.

c1400 Mandeville xix. [xv.] (1919) 113 Hem semeth þat whosoeuere be meke & pacyent he is holy & profitable.

c1420 Chron. Vilod. 4685 For pore and ryche & also for hosere wolde come þedur.

c1450 Mirk's Festial 111 Whosoeuer ys of God, heryth Godys worde.

c1480 (a1400) St. John Evangelist 593 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 126 Þat quha-se-euire vald almus crafe for luf of sancte Iohne suld hafe.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) John xx. f. clj^v Whosoevers synnes ye remyt, they are remitted vnto them.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rev. xxii. 17 Let whosoever wyll, take of the water of lyfe fre.

1611 Bible (King James) Rev. xxii. 17 Whosoeuer will, let him take the water of life freely.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iv. viii. 73 And whosoe're gainsayes King Edwards right, By this I challenge him to single fight.

1681 C. Cotton Wonders of Peake 72 Whosoere shall happen to come there, Will not reprove what I've deliver'd here.

1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate iii Christie regarded me as..a..predestinated child of perdition, who was sure to..drag downwards whosoever might attempt to afford me support.

1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men I. ii. 68 We shall present our Case to Parliament, or the Queen, or the House of Lords, or the Court of Chancery, or whosoever is the right person.

2. = whoever pron. 2; also formerly = ‘if any one’ (cf. whoso pron. 2).

ΚΠ

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 4275 For qua-sua euer es glad or blith, Priue loue at end wil kith.

?a1500 Chester Pl. xiv. 71 This ilke Boyst might haue bene sould For three hundreth penyes tould, And dealt to poor men, who-sere would, And wo-sere had bene wyse.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxiii. f. xxxij^v Ye saye; whosoever sweare by the temple, yt ys nothinge: but whosoever sweare by the golde of the temple, he is detter.

c1535 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1901) I. Prol. 5 Quha saeuir thow be,..[gi]f thow be diligent in the estait that God has callid the vnto,..than art thow surelie blist.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) v. v. 8 Margaret my name, and daughter to a King,..who so ere thou art.

1640 Bp. H. King Serm. 31 Whosoevers Midnight is interrupted by the newes, Ours can complaine of no disturbance.

1751 F. Coventry Hist. Pompey the Little i. v. 39 Let me admonish thee, my gentle Friend, whosoever thou art,..not to be too forward in making Applications.

3. Used for the objective whomsoever pron.Also qualifying the preceding word, in which case the construction may be regarded as elliptical = ‘whosoever he (they, etc.) be’: see 1621 at sense 4b.

ΚΠ

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cccliii. 230/2 Whosoeuer they hyt he dyed of the stroke.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark xiv. f. lxvij^v Whosoever I do kisse, he it is.

a. With loss of relative force by ellipsis: Any one at all. Cf. whatever pron. 4a. Now rare or Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. viii. 378 Lyueries of Prince or subiectes, noble men, gentlemen, or whosoeuer.

a1648 Ld. Herbert Life (1976) 44 Having as cleare a Reputation for my Courage as whosoeuer of my Time.

b. qualifying a preceding noun or any: now usually replaced by whatever adj. 3 (b).

ΚΠ

1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 1st Pt. To Rdr. sig. A2 Gentlemen, and curteous Readers whosoeuer.

1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 203 By the vniuersall consent of all Writers whosoever, except..perchance two.

1697 J. Dryden Ded. Georgics in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. ¶2^v Being capable, as much as any whosoever, of defending your Country.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whosoever
释义	whosoeverpron. Brit. /ˌhuːsəʊˈɛvə/, /ˈhuːsəʊɛvə/, U.S. /ˌhusoʊˈɛvər/ Forms: see preceding; also poetic whosoe'er /-ˈɛə(r)/ (Middle English hosere, who-sere, 1600s whosoere). In early use often as three words, occasionally as two. Etymology: < whoso pron. + ever adv. 6: compare soever adv. Formerly occasionally with gen. whosoever's = whosesoever pron. 1. = whoever pron. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > state of being non-specific > unspecified thing(s) > anyone > whosoever whoeverc1175 whosoever?c1225 whatsoc1230 whatsoeverc1430 whatsomeverc1450 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 210 Hwase eauer onhim seolf takeð ouðer of þeos twa he robbeð god. a1240 Ureisun in Old Eng. Hom. I. 187 Hwa se euer wule habbe lot wiþ þe of þi blisse, he mot deale wiþ þe of þine pine on eorþe. c1400 Mandeville xix. [xv.] (1919) 113 Hem semeth þat whosoeuere be meke & pacyent he is holy & profitable. c1420 Chron. Vilod. 4685 For pore and ryche & also for hosere wolde come þedur. c1450 Mirk's Festial 111 Whosoeuer ys of God, heryth Godys worde. c1480 (a1400) St. John Evangelist 593 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 126 Þat quha-se-euire vald almus crafe for luf of sancte Iohne suld hafe. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) John xx. f. clj^v Whosoevers synnes ye remyt, they are remitted vnto them. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rev. xxii. 17 Let whosoever wyll, take of the water of lyfe fre. 1611 Bible (King James) Rev. xxii. 17 Whosoeuer will, let him take the water of life freely. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iv. viii. 73 And whosoe're gainsayes King Edwards right, By this I challenge him to single fight. View more context for this quotation 1681 C. Cotton Wonders of Peake 72 Whosoere shall happen to come there, Will not reprove what I've deliver'd here. 1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate iii Christie regarded me as..a..predestinated child of perdition, who was sure to..drag downwards whosoever might attempt to afford me support. 1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men I. ii. 68 We shall present our Case to Parliament, or the Queen, or the House of Lords, or the Court of Chancery, or whosoever is the right person. 2. = whoever pron. 2; also formerly = ‘if any one’ (cf. whoso pron. 2). ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 4275 For qua-sua euer es glad or blith, Priue loue at end wil kith. ?a1500 Chester Pl. xiv. 71 This ilke Boyst might haue bene sould For three hundreth penyes tould, And dealt to poor men, who-sere would, And wo-sere had bene wyse. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxiii. f. xxxij^v Ye saye; whosoever sweare by the temple, yt ys nothinge: but whosoever sweare by the golde of the temple, he is detter. c1535 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1901) I. Prol. 5 Quha saeuir thow be,..[gi]f thow be diligent in the estait that God has callid the vnto,..than art thow surelie blist. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) v. v. 8 Margaret my name, and daughter to a King,..who so ere thou art. View more context for this quotation 1640 Bp. H. King Serm. 31 Whosoevers Midnight is interrupted by the newes, Ours can complaine of no disturbance. 1751 F. Coventry Hist. Pompey the Little i. v. 39 Let me admonish thee, my gentle Friend, whosoever thou art,..not to be too forward in making Applications. 3. Used for the objective whomsoever pron.Also qualifying the preceding word, in which case the construction may be regarded as elliptical = ‘whosoever he (they, etc.) be’: see 1621 at sense 4b. ΚΠ 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cccliii. 230/2 Whosoeuer they hyt he dyed of the stroke. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark xiv. f. lxvij^v Whosoever I do kisse, he it is. 4. a. With loss of relative force by ellipsis: Any one at all. Cf. whatever pron. 4a. Now rare or Obsolete. ΚΠ 1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. viii. 378 Lyueries of Prince or subiectes, noble men, gentlemen, or whosoeuer. a1648 Ld. Herbert Life (1976) 44 Having as cleare a Reputation for my Courage as whosoeuer of my Time. b. qualifying a preceding noun or any: now usually replaced by whatever adj. 3 (b). ΚΠ 1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 1st Pt. To Rdr. sig. A2 Gentlemen, and curteous Readers whosoeuer. 1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 203 By the vniuersall consent of all Writers whosoever, except..perchance two. 1697 J. Dryden Ded. Georgics in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. ¶2^v Being capable, as much as any whosoever, of defending your Country. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < pron.?c1225
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