What does obtein mean?
Obtein means Obsolete form of obtain..
Obtein
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
Obsolete form of obtain..
Example Sentences
[…] the Welſhemen gat firſte the Weſt hill, hopyng to haue recouered the Eaſt hyl: whiche if thei had obteined, the victory had been theirs, as their vnwyſe Propheſiers promiſed thẽ before.
The ſtate of Peters firſt Sermon which he made vpon Whitſon Sunday, is a doctrine concerning the holy ghoſt, ⁊ of the maner how to obtein euerlaſting ſaluation.
[…]With a great ſumme obteined I this freedome.
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Word Forms
- obteins
- obteining
- obteined
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[…] the Welſhemen gat firſte the Weſt hill, hopyng to haue recouered the Eaſt hyl: whiche if thei had obteined, the victory had been theirs, as their vnwyſe Propheſiers promiſed thẽ before.
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