attested en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈtɛstɪd/
Meanings
- Proven; shown to be true with evidence.
- Supported with testimony.
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Certified as good, correct, or pure.
A Contract of eternall bond of loue, Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands, Atteſted by the holy cloſe of lippes,
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
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Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run across it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested and idiomatic.
2010, Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez, Rob Flynn, Short Cuts: A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, Famous Last Words, and Other Forms of Minimalist Communication, Oxford University Press US, →ISBN, page 33:The word "slæpwerig" (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form "slæpwerigne".
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most attested | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more attested | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
well-attested · unattested · nonattested · attestedly
Relateds
attestable · proven · documented · approved · attestive · supported · cited · attestment · attest · attestation · attestative
Translations (37)
eo atestata (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · bg засвиде́телстван (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · bg атестиран (certified as good, correct, or pure) · fi todistettu (proven; shown to be true with evidence) · eo atestata (certified as good, correct, or pure) · bg засвиде́телстван (supported with testimony) · ga dearfa (proven; shown to be true with evidence) · bg дока́зан (proven; shown to be true with evidence) · fi kirjallisesti tallennettu (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · hu dokumentált (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · sv belagd (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · de belegt (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · hu ellenőrzött (certified as good, correct, or pure) · hu hitelesített (certified as good, correct, or pure) · tr belgelenmiş (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · ar مُوَثَّق (proven; shown to be true with evidence) · hu bizonyított (proven; shown to be true with evidence) · hy վկայված (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · fr attesté (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · fi tarkastettu (certified as good, correct, or pure) · es atestiguado (proven; shown to be true with evidence) · hu hiteles (certified as good, correct, or pure) · nl getuigd (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · pl poświadczony (proven; shown to be true with evidence) · eo atesta (proven; shown to be true with evidence) · it documentato (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · eo atesta (certified as good, correct, or pure) · eo atestata (proven; shown to be true with evidence) · hu igazolt (proven; shown to be true with evidence) · fi lausuntojen tukema (supported with testimony) · tr muharrer (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · hu adatolt (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · eo atestata (supported with testimony) · de bezeugt (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · eo atesta (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) · eo atesta (supported with testimony) · pl zaświadczony (proven; shown to be true with evidence)