certeyn

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === certain, certein, certayn, sertene === Etymology === From Old French certain, from Latin *certānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛrˈtæi̯n/, /ˈsɛrtɛn/, /ˈsɛrtin/ === Adjective === certeyn Specified, prescribed, fixed. Certain, particular (of a quantity or amount). Real, true, verified, credulous, reliable. c. 1368, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 131r: Definite, probable (of an event or action). Sure, certain. ==== Derived terms ==== certeynly ==== Descendants ==== English: certain Scots: certain ==== References ==== “certain, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 March 2018. === Noun === certeyn A specified or particular amount or object. Reality, nature; that which is certain. Certainty, surety, trust. ==== References ==== “certain, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 March 2018. === Adverb === certeyn certainly, surely