v. Obs. Forms: 3 chastien, chasti, 5 chastie, Sc. chaistee, 6 Sc. chestee, 3–6 chasty. [a. OF. chastie-r (mod.F. châtier):—L. castīgā-re: see the doublet CHASTE v.]
(The earlier (southern) examples of chasti, chasty, in which the -i, -y is not treated as radical, are given under CHASTE.)
1. trans. To correct, chasten; to amend.
a. 1240. Sawles Warde, in Cott. Hom., 245. Bute wit ase lauerd chasti hire þe betere.
1303. R. Brunne, Handl. Synne, 957. Þat he and we Shul euer more chastyede be.
a. 1340. Hampole, Pr. Consc., 5869. Fadirs and modirs … Sal yhelde acount … Of sons and doghtirs … Þe whilk þai here chastied noght.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, I. 122. He is happy, That be othir will him chasty.
1393. Gower, Conf., I. 160.
a. 1500. Ratis Raving, III. 417. Chaistee thi childyr quhil þow may.
2. To reprove, rebuke.
a. 1300. Cursor M., 28097. Qua chastid me, me thoght hethyng, and snybbyd þam þair chastyyng.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, IX. 742. Ȝe chasty me, bot ȝhe Aw bettir chastyit for till be.
c. 1400. Rom. Rose, 6995. I, that other folk chastie, Wole not be taught fro my folie.
3. To inflict disciplinary punishment on.
a. 1300. Cursor M., 16229. I rede men chasti him forþi And bete him to þe blod.
c. 1320. Seuyn Sag. (W.), 1877. He moste chasti hire ginne, For iuel blod was hire withinne.
c. 1340. Cursor M., 2612. Chasty hir, þou has þe wande.
c. 1374. Chaucer, Boeth., IV. iv. 125. Yif no peyne of Iustice ne chastied[e] hem.
c. 1425. Seven Sag. (P.), 1665. I ne herde … Old man chasty ȝong wyfe.
1549. Compl. Scot., 19. He dois chestee them be the abstractione of that superfluite.
