† aˈkimed, ppl. a. Obs. rare.
[Der. uncert. Cf. kime, a simpleton, silly fellow. Stratmann compares MHG. erkümen to become sick and wretched.]
Confounded, struck speechless or silly.
| 1205 Layamon 26354 Aset þe kaisere{revsc} swulc he akimet [1250 dombe] weore, And ansdware nauer nan{revsc} no aȝæf þissen eorle. c 1220 Leg. Kath. 1297 Al ȝe beon blodles, ikimet, of ow seluen, Hwider is ower wit & ower wisdom iwent? |