† cestredsestredadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Obscured, made dark.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > [adjective] > obscure
cestreda1300
dimc1350
obfuscatec1487
dark1532
veiled1586
offuscate1603
shadowed1630
uncheckable1742
Nacht und Nebel1947
the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure > darkened or obscured
cestreda1300
withschadowid1398
yshadewedc1400
obscuredc1485
obfuscatec1487
obscuratea1550
obnubilate1575
shadowed1600
overclouded1603
obfuscated1789
obnubilated1939
a1300 E.E. Psalter lxxiii[iv]. 20 Ful-filled er þai þa Þat sestrede er [L. obscurati sunt] in mirkenes Of erthe.
a1300 E.E. Psalter cxxxviii[ix]. 12 For mirkenesses, alle þat be, Noght cestred sal be [L. non obscurabuntur] fra þe.
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