The verb "obtest" means to invoke as a witness, to implore, to protest, or to plead. The word has Latin roots and relates to bearing witness.
Das Verb "obtest" bedeutet, jemanden als Zeugen anzurufen, zu flehen, zu protestieren oder zu bitten. Das Wort hat lateinische Wurzeln und bezieht sich auf das Bezeugen.
| Front | obtest \ob-TEST\ |
|---|---|
| Back | verb tr. 1. To invoke as a witness. 2. To implore or beseech. verb intr. 3. To protest. 4. To plead. [From Latin obtestari (to implore, affirm, protest), from ob- (on, over), from testari (to bear witness or to make a will), from testis (witness). Ultimately from the Indo-European root trei- (three), which is also the source of three, sitar, trivia (from trivium, place where three roads meet), trivial, troika, trivet, testimony, testament, attest, testify (to be the third person: to bear witness), triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13), tercel (the male of a hawk), and trammel (restraint, shackle, net). Earliest documented use: 1548.] "But I obtest, dear readers, I know nothing of any previous correspondence." - Peter Hawes; Turakina Beach, Village of Thieves?; Manawatu Standard (New Zealand); Jul 8, 2008. |
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