单词 | obtemper |
释义 | obtemperv. Chiefly Scottish. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restrain [verb (transitive)] > hold in check bridleOE tempera1050 chastec1230 to hold inc1300 straina1340 stintc1366 attemperc1380 restraina1387 rulea1391 ward1390 coarctc1400 obtemper?a1425 to hold or keep (a person) shortc1425 compesce1430 stent1488 coactc1520 repressa1525 compress1526 control1548 snaffle1555 temperatea1568 brank1574 halter1577 curb1588 shortena1599 to bear (a rein) upon1603 check1629 coerceate1657 bit1825 throttle1862 hold1901 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Hunterian) f. 50 (MED) Þe þrid skille is þat, þoruȝ his coldenesse, he schulde optempter and refreine þe hete off þe humor cristalline, þe whiche is geten þoruȝ meuynge. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 94 Thir tuo kingis wald nocht heir thair desyre, Nor ȝit no way obtemper wald thair ire. 2. a. transitive. To obey, comply with, yield to, or submit to; spec. to obey (a judgment, court order, legal decree, etc.). Now Scots Law. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > obey or be obedient to [verb (transitive)] hearsumc900 hearc950 buxomc1305 obeya1325 servea1325 obeisha1382 obtempera1475 obtemperate?a1475 follow1523 mind1559 obseque1720 a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1905) i. 343 (MED) Rightfully hit is and that in all thyngis after right forme fro yow to haue assent; wherfor as to vs so deuoute a fadire with high reuerences obtempered, we..conferme..the yifte. 1585 Haddington Burgh Rec. 12 Oct. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) The said Johne Seytoun baillie [etc.]..in ane voce declarit thai wald obtemper and obey the said charge. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 12 The lordis..wald nocht obtemper his command. 1606 Inverurie Burgh Court 21 July Quhidder..the said Wm. Andersone was ready to obtemper and fulfill his pairt of the samyn. c1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 59 Being asked, if he would obtemper and obey the Act of the Assemblie. 1728 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 402 Refusing to obtemper the Acts of Assembly. a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1956) II. 126 Whether the provost and the baillies..Shou'd listen to our joint petitions, And see obtemper'd the conditions. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. Prorogation, in judicial proceedings,..a prolongation of the time appointed for reporting a diligence, lodging a paper, or obtempering any other judicial order. 1884 Edinb. Courant 12 Mar. 3/2 Lord Adam..granted decree of Absolvitor, pursuer having failed to obtemper Lord Fraser's order. 1949 Scotsman 19 Jan. 3/2 Without any certainty that the decisions of the Court will be obtempered. 1994 Sc. Law Times Rep. 8 July 745 The respondent felt that unless and until the petitioner transferred the property, she need not obtemper her own obligations in relation to the children. b. intransitive. To be obedient, submit, comply. With to, unto. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > control oneself or the emotions [verb (transitive)] govern1340 sober1390 obtempera1492 refrain?1521 control1568 obtemperate1575 command1586 smother1594 subject1620 controla1627 possess1643 reduce1643 devour1650 stiflea1683 to wrestle down1808 society > authority > subjection > obedience > obey or be obedient [verb (intransitive)] bow?c1225 obeyc1375 obeisha1382 clinea1400 obtempera1492 obtemperate?1533 say1588 tell1859 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > make moderate (behaviour) [verb (transitive)] tempera1050 methea1200 measure1340 refrainc1384 attemperc1386 obtempera1492 temperatea1568 obtemperate1575 soberize1707 a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. clxxxvv/1 To theyr wycked wylles..to obtempre or be agreable. 1525 in R. K. Hannay Acts Lords of Council Public Affairs (1932) 230 In cais the prince interpellit..for the said salf conductis refusis to obtempre and graunt to the samin. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. ix. xv. f. 120v/2 Kinnatyl deuotely obtemperand to Sanct Colme randerit his saule to god. 1608 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Ivdith Ded. 4 in J. Sylvester Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) The feruent desire which I had to obtemper vnto your Maiesties commandement. 1678 Cramond Kirk Session II. 22 Sept. I hope yow..will readilie obtemper to it. 1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 69 And I may leave thee to thy frugal feast, Obtempered having to thy silent suit, Regardless of the idle passers-by. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.?a1425 |
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