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▪ I. † kete, a. and adv. Obs.
[Early ME. kete (kę̄te), not known in OE.: etymology uncertain.
Perh. related to ON. kæti n., cheer, gladness, f. kátr cheerful, merry. Kluge (Paul's Grundr. (ed. 2) I. 939) suggests an unrecorded ON. kætr, beside kátr, but of this there is no evidence. Cf. also Björkeman Scandinavian Loanwds. in ME. (1900) 174.]
A. adj.
1. Of persons (or animals): Bold, forward; brave; distinguished.
c1275Sayings of Bede 47 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 506 Pikede beþ þe shete, And wormes þer beþ kete [rimes hete, ounimete] To don þe soule tene. Ibid. 131 Satanas þe kete [rimes strete, ounimete, biȝete] Here soule wille derien. [Cf. other versions in Sinners Beware 53, 143 in O.E. Misc. 73, 76.] c1350Will. Palerne 330 Whanne þou komest to kourt among þe kete lordes. c1400St. Alexius 201 (Laud MS.) He to a borugh com Þat mychel was & kete [rime grete inf.]. c1449Pecock Repr. i. i. 5 In this..holding thei ben so kete and so smert and so wantoun.
2. Of things: Great, strong, powerful, violent.
a1290Magdalena 369 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 472 Þe stormes beoth so kete [rime lete inf.] To quellen us huy þenchez. a1300Fragm. Pop. Sc. (Wright) 262 For the grete hete Of the sonne that is above, the leomes beoth so kete. a1330Syr Degarre 337 Thanne he herde a noise kete In o valai, an dintes grete.
B. adv. Boldly, bravely; quickly.
c1380Sir Ferumb. 3667 Þe Sarasyn þat opon him set After Richard prikede ket. Ibid. 4596 A litel by-fore þe ȝeate... Charlys gan fiȝte..And sloȝe þe Sarsyns kete.
Hence † ketly adv., quickly, hastily. Obs.
c1350Will. Palerne 1986 Ȝhe..kom ketly to þemperour & kurteisly him gret. Ibid. 3023 Þan þat comli quen ketli vp rises.
▪ II. † kete v.
obs. var. get v. (pa. tense kat, pa. pple. (y)kete).
c1420Chron. Vilod. 673 For he shuld knowell þt he had kete of God mercy and grace, And kete wt hurr' repentaunce hevene blys. Ibid. 840 Kyng Edgarus douȝter yche wene he was, Y-kete bot upon a wenche. Ibid. 1094 And w⊇ his travell his lyf lode kat.
▪ III. kete
obs. f. kite.
▪ IV. kete, kête
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