Middle English Dictionary Entry
dēstināt(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | dēstināt(e adj. |
| Etymology | L dēstinātus, ppl. of dēstināre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Destined (to rule, die); me was ~, I was destined; (b) provided for a certain purpose; (c) inclined by nature.
Associated quotations
a
- a1500(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Dub 213)27/763* : Ony berne..þat myght þis wilde best worth for to ryde Was..destinate to regne.
- a1500(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Dub 213)692 : Of myne awen son slayn mon I worth; So was [me] destinate to dy.
- a1500(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Dub 213)836 : Cleopatras a knaffe child consaue sall & bere, That destinate is..dewly to regne.
b
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)22a/a : Noȝt naturalez [humours]..bene noȝt apte..for to noresh, bot þay ar sent to destinate or ordeyned placez..or putted out wtout þe body.
c
- ?a1425(a1400) Brut-1377 (Corp-C 174)319/31 : Thilk Northren wynd, that is euere redy & destinat to all evell.