| 释义 |
† underˈyete, v. Obs.
Forms: 1 -ᵹytan, 3 -ȝiten; 2 -ȝeite, 3–4 -ȝete; 3rd sing. 2–3 -ȝit. pa. tense 1 -ᵹeat, -ᵹet, 3 -ȝeat, -ȝæt, 3–4 -ȝat, -ȝet, 5 -yate, -gat; pl. 1 -ᵹeaton, -ᵹeton, 3–4 -ȝete(n. pa. pple. 1 -ᵹiten, 3–4 -ȝite, -ȝete.
[OE. underᵹietan: see under-1 8 a and get v.]
1. trans. To get to know, to become aware of, to ascertain, to observe (a fact).
c893K. ælfred Oros. iii. vii. 112 Þa Crece þæt þa under⁓ᵹeaton,..hie þa ealle wið hiene ᵹewin up ahofan. c1066O.E. Chron. (MS. C) an. 1066, Þa Eadwine eorl and Morkere eorl þæt underᵹeaton, þa coman hi þyder. a1250Owl & Night. 1055 Þe louerd þat sone vnderȝat. c1290Beket 1194 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 140 Seint thomas it vnder-ȝat and þare-with ne paid him nouȝt. a1300Floriz & Bl. (Camb. MS.) 556 Ac longe ne miȝte hi hem wite Þat hi neren vnderȝete. a1330Otuel 1351 Þo garsie it vnder-ȝat, He was swiþe sori for þat.
b. With clause as object.
c1000ælfric Saints' Lives xxxi. 762 Þa underᵹet se halᵹa wer þurh haliᵹne gast þæt hit se sylfa deofol wæs. a1175Cott. Hom. 231 Him a þance befell to underȝeite wa..him were frend oðer fend. c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 197 Wanne þe neddre hit underȝit þat hie sechen after hire, hie warneð hire wið hem. c1205Lay. 15028 Nu vnder-ȝat Uortimer his sune, Þet he hefde atter inomen. 1297R. Glouc. (Rolls) 2227 Þe londes abouten vs abbeþ wel under ȝite Þat þer nis no volc bileued þat lond vor to wite. 13..Sir Beues (A.) 1514 Þat hors wel sone vnder-ȝit, Þat Beues has nouȝt vpon is rigge.
2. To perceive, observe (a person or thing); to catch sight of.
c1000ælfric Judges xvi. 3 Hwæt, þa Samson heora syrwunga underᵹeat. c1205Lay. 1811 Brutus & his gode folc under-ȝeten þeos feondes. a1225Ancr. R. 150 Helle muchares, þat robbeð al þe gold-hordes þet heo muwen underȝiten. c1305Pilate 200 in E.E.P. (1862) 116 Whan þu vnderȝete..þe gywene falshede, Whi naddestou ispeke þer aȝe? 13..Sir Beues (A.) 4354 Beues at þe mete sat. He be-held and vnder-ȝat Al is fon, þat were þer oute.
3. To learn or know the character of; to understand the meaning of.
c1000Ags. Gosp. Matt. vii. 16 Fram hyra wæstmun ᵹe hi underᵹytað. a1240Lofsong in O.E. Hom. I. 215 Me ne hit underȝit nout er þen me hit leose. 13..Seven Sag. (P.) 3151 The child was wys,..And hadde wyt of the Holy Gost, And wat they sayden he undirgat. |
