Middle English Dictionary Entry
aǧitāt ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | aǧitāt ppl. |
| Etymology | L |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Set in motion.
Associated quotations
- (1449) Metham AC (Gar 141)1025 : O blynd sky off oncunnyng, onys withdrawe, Agytat off the, precyus modyr, synderesys.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.65rb (2.8) : When..þe humores ar harde agitate, i. sterede & rollyede & trauailede and renne & hurle, in here vesseiles, i. in þe veyns of þe body, þai tak & bere wiþ hem þo poudres, þo askes, þat cleue o þe vesseilles.
Note: ?New sense. Editor's gloss: 'moved around violently'.