The firste is right y-nough to me; This latter assoiling quyte I thee.
Thou woldist have doon greet bountee, And he with shame wolde quyte thee.
Ladyes shuln ever so curteis be, That they shal quyte your oth al free.
With penytence tys confest, consyderinge Preventyon hathe quyte fledd us, & no way's Lefte eyther for revendge or remedye.
Then bespake gode Litulle Johne, To Robyn Hode can he say, "I haue done the a gode turne for an euylle, Quyte me whan thou may.
Now is Lytel Johan the sheryffes man, God gyve us well to spede, But alway thought Lytell Johan To quyte hym well his mede.
Ye goon to Caunterbury; God yow spede, The blisful martir quyte yow your mede.
And, by your leve, I shal him quyte anoon; Right in his cherles termes wol I speke.
Thus quyte I folk that doon us displesances; 420 Thus spitte I out my venim under hewe Of holynesse, to seme holy and trewe.
Thay say your fayth it is sa stark, Your cord and lowsie coit and sark, Ye lippin, may bring yow to salvatioun, And quyte excludes Christ his passioun.
And also he tolde us, and as ferr as we can conceyve and feel, the Shereff wille panell gentylmen to aquyte the Lorde, and jowroures to a quyte his men; and we suppose that it is be the mocion and meanes of the othir party.
And also, Sir, as we conceyve, the Lord Moleynes shall not be quyte before Thurseday; in as muche as he was indyted before the Justice, we undirstand he shall not be quyte but before the Justice.
And som-tyme your-selven sayd, rightwisnesse evenliche rewardeth, to quyte oon benefit for another.
For where that oon hath set his herte on fire, And findeth nether refut ne plesaunce, Ne word of comfort, deth will quyte his hire.
I offered unto you presence and audience whensoever it pleassed you to admonishe me; and yitt I can nott be quyte of you.
Thir sammyn wapynnys Erix, thi broder germane, Was wont to bair: behald thame smottyt quyte Of his red blude, and harnys tharon owtsmyte.
The fame was than, of Crete the cost stude quyte 20 Dissolate, but prince; for Idomeneus the kyng Was by the pepil expellit from his ryng, The lugyngis voyd and reddy to thar fays, The sete left waist til ony it vptais.
Quhyrrand smertly furth flaw the takill tyte, Quyte throw the hed the Remulus dyd smyte; The grundyn steill outthrowch hys tympillys glaid.
The fyfte buke of the festis funerall, The lusty gammys, and plays palustrall, That is ourhippit quyte and left behynd, Na thing tharof ȝhe sall in Caxtoun fynd.
With sik wordis he schowtand dyd persew, And ay the glymmyrand brand baith schuke and schew, Na thyng persavand quhou this myrth and blys Away quyte with the wynd bewavit is.
For youre frendes wol feden yow, And fonde yow to quyte Youre festynge and youre faire gifte; Ech frend quyteth so oother.
Ac for the povere I shal paie, And pure wel quyte hir travaille, That gyveth hem mete or moneie, Or loveth hem for my sake.
Almyghty god shalle quytethy mede, Elles come we nevere he«n»nys oute.
Thou hast stole on me that dynte, I shall quytethe thyn̄ hire.
Lordys of this lond, oure kyng gan there sell, For a milion of gold as y herd say, Therfore there truayle was quyte them full well, For they wolde a mad a queynte aray.
B) O, quyteto be lewyde, ouer pety and mercy to prevayll!
M) O quyteto be leyde ouer, perty & mercy to prevayll!
The original is, "She helde me with a tale of tytemary tally Tyll my thryfte was gone as quyte as a dally.
B) O, quyte to be leyde, ouer party and mercy to prevayll!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "quyte" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
