| 释义 |
† biˈsaumple, v. Obs.
[f. bi-, be- 6 + saumple, ME. form of sample.]
To moralize (about); bring forward ‘instances’ in illustration, palliation, etc.
a1225Ancr. R. 88 Bisaumpleð longe abuten uor te beon þe betere ileued. Ibid. 316 Schrift ȝet schal beon naked ? þet is, nakedliche imaked, and nout bisaumpled feire. |