▪ I. † aˈsteynte, v. (only in pa. tense) Obs.
[f. OF. esteindre (mod. éteindre), pa. pple. esteint:—L. extinguĕre, extinct-um, to extinguish.]
To put out, extinguish.
| c 1450 Lonelich Grail l. 442 A gret rein..halfendel the flawme fully asteynte. |
▪ II. † aˈsteynte, ppl. a. Obs.
[Perhaps for atteynte: see attaint a.; or ? pa. pple. of astench, = ‘caused to stink, stinking’; cf. aseint, asench, adreint, adrench.]
| c 1300 K. Alis. 880 He! fyle asteynte horesone! To misdo was ay thy wone. |