ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Contynue

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Contynue is a verb meaning Obsolete spelling of continue.

Meaning

Obsolete spelling of continue.

Example Sentences

[…] shewing that all the lordes had bene with her grace in counsaill, and that she perceiued thay were well content with our commyng, but that we shulde not contynue.
Schole in Ledbury aforeseid shall contynue, and that Richard Wheler, Scholemaster ther, shall haue and enjoye the rowme of Scholemaster there, and shall haue for his wages, yerely, 71s. 3d.,
And for that he singeth the psalmes in the church with such a jesticulus tone and altitonant voyce, viz.: squeaking like a gelded pigg — which doth not onlie interrupt the other voyces, but is altogether dissonant and disagreeing unto any musicall harmonie, and he hath bene requested by the minister to leave it, but he doth obstinatlie persist and contynue therein.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include keepe, beginne, conteyne, conjoyn, begynne, helpe.

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