attested
Collocations
3ADJ.
early, sleep-weary
ATTESTED + NOUN
exeter, inscriptions
PREP.
in
Definitions
adj
Proven; shown to be true with evidence.
Supported with testimony.
Certified as good, correct, or pure.
A Contract of eternall bond of loue, Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands, Atteſted by the holy cloſe of lippes,
Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
The word "slæpwerig" (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form "slæpwerigne".
A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run across it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested and idiomatic.
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Synonyms
adjective — established as genuine
- authenticated
- documented
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5A Contract of eternall bond of loue, Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands, Atteſted by the holy cloſe of lippes,
WiktionaryThe word "slæpwerig" (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form "slæpwerigne".
WiktionaryA term should be included if it's likely that someone would run across it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested
WiktionaryThe ancient kingdom of Israel was located in present-day Samaria, and is attested early in inscriptions from the region.
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