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† chasty, v. Obs. Forms: 3 chastien, chasti, 5 chastie, Sc. chaistee, 6 Sc. chestee, 3–6 chasty. [a. OF. chastie-r (mod.F. châtier):—L. castīgā-re: see the doublet chaste v. (The earlier (southern) examples of chasti, chasty, in which the -i, -y is not treated as radical, are given under chaste.)] 1. trans. To correct, chasten; to amend.
a1240Sawles Warde in Cott. Hom. 245 Bute wit ase lauerd chasti hire þe betere. 1303R. Brunne Handl. Synne 957 Þat he and we Shul euer more chastyede be. 1340Hampole Pr. Consc. 5869 Fadirs and modirs..Sal yhelde acount..Of sons and doghtirs..Þe whilk þai here chastied noght. 1375Barbour Bruce i. 122 He is happy, That be othir will him chasty. 1393Gower Conf. I. 160. a 1500 Ratis Raving iii. 417 Chaistee thi childyr quhil þow may. 2. To reprove, rebuke.
a1300Cursor M. 28097 Qua chastid me, me thoght hethyng, and snybbyd þam þair chastyyng. 1375Barbour Bruce ix. 742 Ȝe chasty me, bot ȝhe Aw bettir chastyit for till be. c1400Rom. Rose 6995, I, that other folk chastie, Wole not be taught fro my folie. 3. To inflict disciplinary punishment on.
a1300Cursor M. 16229, I rede men chasti him forþi And bete him to þe blod. c1320Seuyn Sag. (W.) 1877 He moste chasti hire ginne, For iuel blod was hire withinne. c1340Cursor M. 2612 Chasty hir, þou has þe wande. c1374Chaucer Boeth. iv. iv. 125 Yif no peyne of Iustice ne chastied[e] hem. c1425Seven Sag. (P.) 1665, I ne herde..Old man chasty ȝong wyfe. 1549Compl. Scot. 19 He dois chestee them be the abstractione of that superfluite. |