Middle English Dictionary Entry
acten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | acten v. |
| Etymology | From L ppl. act-um. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To act upon or adjudicate (a case at law).
Associated quotations
- c1460 Oseney Reg.88/23 : These thynges were i-actid or doo In þe conuentuall church of Seynte ffrideswith at oxonforde, In þe vigile of Seynte marye Mawdelen.
- c1460 Oseney Reg.92/18 : Date and actid þe day and þe ȝere abovesaide.
- a1475 Godstow Reg.(Rwl B.408)70/32 : These þinges were I-gife & actid in þe parisshe of Carthrop of lincolne diocese, þe yere..Millesimo CCCo lvj.