| 单词 | by, upon my fay |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby, upon my (etc.) fay b. In quasi-oaths. by, upon my (etc.) fay: = faith n. and int. Phrases 1a(a)(ii). Also in French form, (par) (ma) fay. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance wordOE costOE earnest1221 fayc1300 certainty1303 wager1306 plighta1325 pledge1371 assurancec1386 undertaking?a1400 faithc1405 surementc1410 to make affiancec1425 earnest pennya1438 warrant1460 trow1515 fidelity1531 stipulation1552 warranty1555 pawn1573 arrha1574 avouchment1574 assumption1590 word of honour1598 avouch1603 assecurance1616 preassurance1635 tower-stamp1642 parole of honour1648 spondence1657 honour1659 the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > (originally) with reference to faith par ma fay?a1300 by, upon my (etc.) fayc1300 by one's faitha1375 mafeyc1400 ma foic1400 by the faith of one's body (also love)1421 by my law1477 by my vusse1608 i'fegs1612 i'vads1675 haith1725 my certie1814 c1300 Harrow. Hell 81 Par ma fey! ich holde myne Alle tho that bueth heryne. c1386 G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale 201 If I say fals, sey nay, upon thy fey. c1386 G. Chaucer Clerk's T. Prol. 9 Tel us som mery tale, by your fay. c1386 G. Chaucer Pars. T. ⁋793 Par fay the resoun of a man tellith him [etc.]. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 13593 ‘A prophete’, said he, ‘bi mi fay’. c1460 Play Sacram. 589 Betwyn Douyr & Calyce..dwellth non so cunnyng be my fey. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. iv. 49 Mafa! sone I hope he shall. 1547 Gardiner in J. Strype Cranmer (1694) ii. 76 To say [etc.]..by my faye is overfar out of the way. 1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 27 By my vaye, shee looketh lyke a foule Kite that haunteth our yarde at home. 1602 Contention Liberalitie & Prodigalitie iv. iii. sig. E2 Come on, surra, chill make you vast, bum vay. 1808 W. Scott Marmion i. xxiii. 45 ‘Nephew,’ quoth Heron, ‘by my fay, Well hast thou spoke.’ 1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. x. 203 By my fay, the place seems a fortress instead of an abbey. < as lemmas |
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