outtaken

English

Verb

outtaken

1. past participle of outtake

Middle English

Preposition

outtaken

1. except; save
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 276-280:

     [...] ‘And ye, my moder, my soverayn plesance
     Over alle thing, out-taken Crist on-lofte,
     Custance, your child, hir recomandeth ofte
     Un-to your grace, for I shal to Surryë,
     Ne shal I never seen yow more with yë.’

     [...] ‘And you, my mother, my greatest joy
     Over all things, except Christ above,
     Custance your child commends herself often
     Unto your grace, for I must go to Syria,
     Nor shall I never see you again with my eyes.’

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)

References

• “outtaken”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.