In imperative = ‘be assured’, ‘you may be certain’, and later in monitory formulæ and polite phrases (e.g. ye shall wit, please it you to wit) = ‘you…
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释义 | the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > [phrase] (6) witc900 In imperative = ‘be assured’, ‘you may be certain’, and later in monitory formulæ and polite phrases (e.g. ye shall wit, please it you to wit) = ‘you… hightOE transitive. To promise, vow; to pledge. Later also: to give promise of; to prophesy, portend. Frequently with double object. Also intransitive: to… to stand for it?a1500 intransitive. Scottish. to stand for it: to warrant or vouch for something. Also with that-clause as complement. Chiefly in I stand for it (and… take my word for it1576 to take a person's word: (a) to trust a person's promise, esp. a promise to repay a debt for which credit has been given (obsolete); (b) to accept… I protest1587 intransitive. I protest: used as an asseveration. Cf. declare, v. 6b. Now rare. I warrant me1825 I warrant me (originally quasi-archaic) = ‘I warrant’, ‘I'll be bound’. |
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