† chasty, v. Obs.
Forms: 3 chastien, chasti, 5 chastie, Sc. chaistee, 6 Sc. chestee, 3–6 chasty.
[a. OF. chastie-r (mod.F. châtier):—L. castīgā-re: see the doublet chaste v.
(The earlier (southern) examples of chasti, chasty, in which the -i, -y is not treated as radical, are given under chaste.)]
1. trans. To correct, chasten; to amend.
| a 1240 Sawles Warde in Cott. Hom. 245 Bute wit ase lauerd chasti hire þe betere. 1303 R. Brunne Handl. Synne 957 Þat he and we Shul euer more chastyede be. 1340 Hampole Pr. Consc. 5869 Fadirs and modirs..Sal yhelde acount..Of sons and doghtirs..Þe whilk þai here chastied noght. 1375 Barbour Bruce i. 122 He is happy, That be othir will him chasty. 1393 Gower Conf. I. 160. a 1500 Ratis Raving iii. 417 Chaistee thi childyr quhil þow may. |
2. To reprove, rebuke.
| a 1300 Cursor M. 28097 Qua chastid me, me thoght hethyng, and snybbyd þam þair chastyyng. 1375 Barbour Bruce ix. 742 Ȝe chasty me, bot ȝhe Aw bettir chastyit for till be. c 1400 Rom. Rose 6995, I, that other folk chastie, Wole not be taught fro my folie. |
3. To inflict disciplinary punishment on.
| a 1300 Cursor M. 16229, I rede men chasti him forþi And bete him to þe blod. c 1320 Seuyn Sag. (W.) 1877 He moste chasti hire ginne, For iuel blod was hire withinne. c 1340 Cursor M. 2612 Chasty hir, þou has þe wande. c 1374 Chaucer Boeth. iv. iv. 125 Yif no peyne of Iustice ne chastied[e] hem. c 1425 Seven Sag. (P.) 1665, I ne herde..Old man chasty ȝong wyfe. 1549 Compl. Scot. 19 He dois chestee them be the abstractione of that superfluite. |