Accinge
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ækˈsɪnd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Accinge is a verb meaning (reflexive, archaic) To prepare oneself for action.
Meaning
(reflexive, archaic) To prepare oneself for action.
Example Sentences
…but we must now accinge ourselves to other less agreeable considerations.
Æſchylus alſo never accinged himſelf to write Tragedies, unleſs he had firſt imbibed himſelf with Wine.
1831, Thomas Love Peacock, Crotchet Castle, He accinged himself to the task with his usual heroism, and having finished it to his entire satisfaction, reminded his host to order in the devil.
1898, Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, The Astonishing History of Troy Town, Peter, instead of adjuring Miss Limpenny to fear no more the heat o' the sun, accinged himself to the practical difficulty.
Word Forms
- accinges
- accinging
- accinged
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gird, dite, get ready, ready, dress, accite.
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