释义 |
† i-kepe, v. Obs. [f. ME. kepe, keep.] trans. To keep, receive, observe. (In quots. the sense is that of keep v. 5, 6 c, to watch for, wait for, intercept, ward off.) Hence i-kepynge, -unge vbl. n., taking ‘keep’, heeding, regarding.
a1225Ancr. R. 156 God hit is ine silence ikepen Godes grace. c1230Hali Meid. 23 Driue adun swireforð wiðuten ikepunge. a1250Owl & Night. 1225 And grete duntes beoþ þe lasse Ȝef me ikepth mid iwarnesse. |