ppl. a. Obs. or arch. Also -diht. [ad. L. benedictus: see prec. Cf. MHG. gebenediget, mod.G. benedeiet.] Blessed.
a. 1300. Cursor M., 18705. Bot þa men sal be benedight Sal trou in me wit-vten sight.
c. 1460. Towneley Myst., 91. For ferde we be fryght a crosse let us kest, Cryst crosse, benedyght.
1881. Longfellow, Sonn. Mrs. Longf. Nor can in books be read the legend of a life more benedight.
