† taiten.
Obsolete.
Gladness, alacrity.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > cheerful liveliness
taitea1400
lightsomeness?a1425
alacritya1460
life1583
sprightfulness1602
airiness1628
alacriousness1657
animal spirits1701
spirits1716
chirpiness1867
form1877
chipperness1887
a1400–50 Alexander 1208 Þus ȝede þai furthe..And trottes on toward Tyre with taite [v.r. ioy] at þaire hertis.
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 889 Þenne vch tolke tyȝt hem þat hade of tayt fayled, & vchon roþeled to þe rest þat he reche moȝt.
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n.a1400- quickbeam-rind
- quickbeamrind
- quickbeams
- quickborn
- quickbreak
- quickbuild
- quickburning
- quickchange
- quickchapped
- quickcoming
- quickcompounded
- quickconceiving
- quickdecaying
- quickdesigning
- quickdevouring
- quickdisconnect
- quickdrawn
- quickdrying
- quickeared
- quicken
- quicken berry
- quicken bough
- quicken grass
- quicken tree
- quicken-producer