† i-kepev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To keep, receive, observe. (In quots. the sense is that of keep v. 5, 6c, to watch for, wait for, intercept, ward off.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait for, await [verb (transitive)]
bidec950
keepc1000
abideOE
i-kepe?c1225
lookc1225
bidea1300
sustainc1350
await1393
remainc1455
tarry?a1475
attenda1513
expect1536
to stay on1540
watch1578
remain1585
staya1586
to stay for ——1602
tend1604
to bide upona1616
behold1642
prestolate1653
expecta1664
wait1746
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 123 God hit is insilence ikepen godes grace.
a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1225 And grete duntes beoþ þe lasse Ȝef me ikepth mid iwarnesse.
Derivatives
i-kepynge n. (also i-kepunge) taking ‘keep’, heeding, regarding.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > [noun]
i-kepyngec1230
heed1357
keepingc1380
observancea1393
observation?a1425
contemplation1440
observing1458
conscience1483
conservation1544
heedfulness1561
heediness1596
religion1597
observancy1609
punctualness1620
punctuality1622
heeding1678
adherence1715
c1230 Hali Meid. 23 Driue adun swireforð wiðuten ikepunge.
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