aˈteynt, a. Obs.
[See attaint. Perhaps in this sense to be referred to OF. éteint, earlier esteint ‘stifled’ (by heat, etc.):—L. extinctus: see extinct.]
Exhausted, overpowered.
| c 1325 Cœur de L. 6131 In the hete they wer almost ateynt. c 1380 Sir Ferumb. 3612 Ys sted wax al ateynte. |