† isseint.
Obsolete.
An ejaculation enjoining silence.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [interjection]
silence?c1225
peacec1390
whista1425
softlya1500
softc1500
husht1532
ist1540
st1552
soft and peace1576
pocas palabras1592
isse1598
hist1599
whish1635
whisht1684
quiet1814
fusht1816
pax1843
sh1847
pst1863
ciunas1987
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Zita, an aduerbe to commaund or perswade silence, as we say isse, whisht or st.
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