单词 | by christ's, or his, wounds |
释义 | > as lemmasby Christ's, or His, wounds c. Used as an oath or strong exclamation, as by Christ's, or His, wounds, His arms and wounds, Wounds of God, etc. (Cf. wounds int.)See also blood n. 6, Gad n.2 and int. Compounds, god n. and int. Phrases 3b(a), Gog n.1 2, and oons int., swounds int., zounds int. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > referring to Jesus for Christ's sake (or sakes)eOE in (also a, o', on) Christ's nameeOE by Christ's, or His, woundsc1350 Christ's foot!c1450 by Gis1528 Jesus Christ1602 Christ1748 Christ almighty1810 jabbers1821 for Chrissakes1845 Jeez1896 jeepers1929 sweet Jesus1932 Jeezum1959 c1350 Athelston 144 Sodaynly þan schalt þou dy, Be Cristes woundys fyue. a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Lamb l. 2697 in Poems (1981) 100 Be Goddis woundis, fals tratour, thow sall de. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) clxxxix. 762 Than the maister ruffian began to swere bloode & woundes that thei shulde plei at the dyse. 1550 H. Latimer Serm. G ii b He cried oute, what, shall I dye (quod he) woundes, sydes, hart, shal I dye,..woundes and sydes shal I thus dye? 1560 Nice Wanton 215 It is lost, by His woundes! and ten to one! 1568 U. Fulwell Like wil to Like B 1 b Gogs hart.., Blood, wounds and nailes, it wil make a man mad. 1589 Rare Triumphes Loue & Fortune v. sig. G.ij By his wounds I would neuer lin Till I had made such a mingle mangle vpon their nose. a1607 H. Chettle Trag. Hoffman (1631) sig. H2v S'wounds ile confound her, and shee linger thus. 1728 C. Cibber Vanbrugh's Provok'd Husband i. i. 14 Ad's waunds, and heart!.. I'm glad I ha' fun ye. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. xi. 79 ‘Blood and wounds! (cried Weazel) d'ye question the honour of my wife, madam?’ 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. xxv. 288 Wounds of God! In what way thought you that a lawyer listened to your rigmarole?] < as lemmas |
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