outtaken

English

Verb

outtaken

  1. past participle of outtake

Middle English

Preposition

outtaken

  1. except; save
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 276-280:
      [...] ‘And ye, my moder, my soverayn plesance
      Over alle thing, out-taken Crist on-lofte,
      Custance, your child, hir recomandeth ofte
      Un-to your grace, for I shal to Surryë,
      Ne shal I never seen yow more with yë.’
      [...] ‘And you, my mother, my greatest joy
      Over all things, except Christ above,
      Custance your child commends herself often
      Unto your grace, for I must go to Syria,
      Nor shall I never see you again with my eyes.’
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)

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