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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of
name
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Examples
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Said Sigurd, “How namest thou the holm whereon Surt 37 and the Aesir mix and mingle the water of the sword?”
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The coolest, Man-without-a-namest guy in the room will probably have a startle reflex off the charts; he perceives threats easily, but can still respond coolly.
Scientists can tell who's conservative: They're the ones who blink and sweat a lot when startled. Ann Althouse 2008
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And he repeated his directions a second and a third and a fourth time, till Judar said, “I have them by heart: but who may face all these enchantments that thou namest and endure against these mighty terrors?”
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“Peace, Varney,” said Leicester; “by Heaven I will strike my dagger into thee if again thou namest Tressilian as a partner of my counsels!”
Kenilworth 2004
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I pray thee, over-name them; and as thou namest them, I will describe them; and, according to my description, level at my affection.
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If thou namest me, Rama will do everything for thee, for Rama, the heroic son of Jamadagni, that foremost of all bearers of arms, is a friend of mine highly pleased with me, and always wisheth me well! '
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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"Mighty indeed are the champions thou namest," replied Telemachus,
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Thou spittest forth much, and namest nothing; thou libellest, and provest nothing. '
Life of Luther Julius Koestlin
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I, it is true, am the horrible thing thou namest me.
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I pray thee, over-name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them; and, according to my description, level at my affection.
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