单词 | before-set |
释义 | † before-setadj. Obsolete. rare. (a) Set above (b) previously established, proposed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > front > [adjective] > that lies or is placed in front before-set1440 obvious1603 obversanta1754 forward1824 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 28 Beforesette, prefixus. c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 295 Ensaumple answering to þe first bifore sett case may be þis. c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 425 Þe firste now bifore sette poynt is trew. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online September 2021). † before-setv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To promote, set over. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [verb (transitive)] > raise in prosperity, power, or rank > advance or promote (a person) advancec1300 vaunce1303 before-seta1382 profera1400 promote1402 prefer1548 engrace1610 to kick (someone) upstairs1678 rocket1931 up1945 fast-track1977 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xvii. 14 In to eche folc of kinde he beforn sette [L. praeposuit] a gouernour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1440v.a1382 |
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