| 单词 | by this light |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby this (good) light P3. by this (good) light: in oaths and asseverations. Obsolete (archaic in later use).See also (by) God's light int. at god n. and int. Phrases 3b(a). Cf. 'Slight int. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > other religious oaths Petera1375 by this (good) lightc1380 passionc1390 by (all) the powers!c1425 hattersa1500 (by) Gog's arms, blood, body?1520 by my halidom1533 by (the) salmon?1536 as I am a sinner1682 by the holy poker1770 by the piper!1790 so help me salmon1834 Jehoshaphat1857 c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 521 (MED) Y wil noȝt, by þis liȝte. a1425 Shrewsbury Fragm. in N. Davis Non-Cycle Plays & Fragm. (1970) 1 (MED) Ȝe lye bothe, by þis liȝt, And raues as recheles royes! ?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Bvj Thou art a mad gest be this lyght. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. iv. 92 Come, I will haue thee, but by this light I take thee for pittie. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. ii. 143 By this good light . View more context for this quotation a1625 J. Fletcher Noble Gentleman v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ff3/2 Catcht by this light. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. iv. 77 By this light, Anthony, thou art mad. < as lemmas |
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