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Ascend, v. Also: assend, aschend. Also pres. p.: ascendant. [ME. ascende, assende (late 14th c.), L. ascendere.]

1. intr. To rise or mount upwards; to climb.c1400 Troy-bk. i. 336 (ascendande wp the greces). 1456 Hay I. 6/21 (ascend in the hyest stage of hevin); II. 121/4 (vapouris that ar ascendit to thy hede). c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace iii. 7 (ascendand to the hycht). 1513 Doug. ii. vi. 9 (to the hows hed ascendis). 1534 Bamff Chart. 65 (the poynt assendand up). 15.. Clariodus i. 1104 (did on his horse assend); iii. 2394 (to the hall ascendit). 1562-3 Winȝet I. 85/27 (ascendis from the erd). a1605 Montg. Misc. P. li. 40 (in his sphere ascending vp). 1622-6 Bisset II. 280/32 (assended in heavin). 1665 Lauder Journal 9 (aschend).fig. a1500 Bernardus 52.
Tyl honowris throw festyn few ascendis 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 20/8.
Childir … incressis quhil thai be ascendit to the perfyit stryntht of men 15.. Clariodus ii. 1937.
In historie as my awthor dois assend c1552 Lynd. Mon. 381.
Begyn at pure lawe creaturis, Ascending syne to synaturis

b. To go up to higher ground. 1458 Liber Aberbr. 103.
Fra thyne ascendand to the north … tyll ane strype 1504 Reg. Great S. 239/2.
Ascendand upwith the said swaill 1558 Protocol Book of Gilbert Grote 28.
Ascendand vp sowthwartlie quhill it cum to the rod 1595 Bamff Chart. 141.
Fra the said burne ascendand north as ane auld dyk lyis 1602 Reg. Great S. 473/1.
Fra that south and ascendant … to the Coilpot-burne

c. To rise in a scale (of prices). 14.. Acts I. 312/2.
Qwhen the chalder is sauld for xl s., the galloun salbe at ij penijs. And sua ay up ascendand

2. tr. To go up into.c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 715 (ascendande thar shippes). 1513 Doug. i. vii. 2 (thai hastit quhill ascend ar thai the hill).