Attest, vb. 1) to certify, testify: “a contract of eternal love, --ed by the holy close of lips,” Tw. V, 161. “a crooked figure may a. in little place a million,” Tw. V, 161 (i. e. may serve as a certificate for a million). “now a. that those whom you called fathers did beget you,” H5 III, 1, 22 (i. e. certify it by your deeds).
2) to call to witness: “I a. the Gods,” Troil. II, 2, 132.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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