accinge
/ækˈsɪnd͡ʒ/
accinge verb: to prepare oneself for action.
Verb
accinge (third-person singular simple present accinges, present participle accinging, simple past and past participle accinged)
- To prepare oneself for action.
- Æſchylus alſo never accinged himſelf to write Tragedies, unleſs he had firſt imbibed himſelf with Wine.1657, Joannes Renodæus [i.e., Jean de Renou], translated by Richard Tomlinson, “Of Wine”, in A Medicinal Dispensatory, Containing the Whole Body of Physick: […], London: […] Jo[hn] Streater and...
- "Friend Seithenyn," said the abbot, when, having passed the castle gates, and solicited an audience, he was proceeding to the presence of Melvas, "this task, to which I have accinged myself is arduous, and in some degree awful;1829, Thomas Love Peacock, The Misfortunes of Elphin
Forms of accinge
| third-person singular present | accinges |
|---|---|
| present participle | accinging |
| past participle | accinged |
| past | accinged |
Origin of accinge
From Latin accingō (“to gird”).
Words that rhyme with accinge
Questions about accinge
- What does accinge mean?
- Accinge means to prepare oneself for action.
- What part of speech is accinge?
- Accinge is a verb.
- How do you pronounce accinge?
- Accinge is pronounced /ækˈsɪnd͡ʒ/.
- What is the past tense of accinge?
- The past tense of accinge is accinged.
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