Middle English Dictionary Entry
hē̆sten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | hē̆sten v. Also hest. |
| Etymology | From hē̆st(e n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To promise (to do sth.); ~ heste, make a vow; give one's word; (b) to wager (sth.), set as a stake.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450 Castle Love(1) (BodAdd B.107:Horst.)411 : To him thy hest hestyst [Vrn: þow..hiȝtest].
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)85/68 : Ther hestyd I, as myn hert thought, to serve my god.
b
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)40/165 : Þe marke xal I hitt, my lyf do I hest.