dignosce

English

Etymology

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Verb

dignosce (third-person singular simple present dignosces, present participle dignoscing, simple past and past participle dignosced)

1. (obsolete, Scotland) to discern
   • 1638, Henry Adamson, The Muses' Threnodie‎^[1]:

     […]
     And make Christ's people by peculiar choice
     Dignosce the shepherds from the hyrelings voice.

   • 1652, Sir Thomas Urquart, The Epistle Liminary‎^[2]:

     For truth being in indivisibili, as is the essence of what ever is, who is most versed in the nature and properties of a thing is alwayes best able to dignosce of its value.

   • 1676, William Row, Supplement to the History of Mr Blair's Life‎^[3]:

     Meanwhile there is a committeee appointed to dignosce upon the supplication and how field conventicles shall be suppressed

Anagrams

• co-signed, codesign, cognised, cosigned

Latin

Verb

dīgnōsce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dīgnōscō