THE ACTIVE INFINITIVE. 
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II. The inflected infinitive only is found as the object with the following 
groups of verbs: — 
1. Very rarely with this Verb of Commanding: 
gedihtan, direct, order. 
2 . Occasionally with the following Verbs of Permitting: — 
liefan, allow. lofian, praise, but here = allow (?). 
3. With the following Verbs of Mental Perception: — 
seteowan, show. 
anbidian, expect. 
atSencan, intend. 
behatan, promise. 
bodian, preach. 
cyftan [and beodan], make known. 
geceosan, choose. 
gehyhtan, hope. 
geliefan [-e-, -y-], believe. 
geswutelian [-eot-], show, explain. 
geteohhlan, think, determine. 
gebencan, think, strive for (?). 
Iseran, teach. 
4. 
anforlastan, abandon. 
elcian, delay. 
forwiernan, prevent from, prohibit. 
gselan, hinder from. 
gefon, attempt, undertake. 
5 . 
adrsedan, fear. 
anSracian, fear. 
beoti(g)an, threaten. 
fieon, shun. 
forgieman, neglect. 
forgiemeleasian, neglect. 
forsacan, refuse. 
forseon, despise. 
gedyrstlaecan, presume, dare. 
getilian, strive for, attempt. 
gieman, desire, yearn for. 
mynnan, direct one's course to, intend. 
ongietan, understand. 
sirwan, plot. 
smeagan [smean], think upon, meditate. 
tacan, take (to). 
tsecan, teach. 
tellan, account, consider.. 
teohhian [till-, tioh-], think, determine. 
5eabti(g)an, think upon, meditate. 
understandan, understand. 
weddian, contract, agree. 
witan [nytan], know [know not]. 
higian, strive for, be intent on. 
murnan, care for, lament. 
oferfaogian [and forgieman], despise. 
onscunian, shun, fear. 
reccan, care for. 
swerian, swear. 
teon, accuse. 
wandian, hesitate, be neglectful of. 
warenian, shun. 
wiScwetSan, refuse. 
wit5sacan, refuse. 
With the following Verbs of Beginning, Delaying, and Ceasing: — 
ieldan, delay. 
onfon, undertake, begin. 
underfon, undertake. 
wieman, desist from. 
With the following Verbs of Inclination and of Will: — 
6. With habban, have. 
The following are typical examples: — 
1. Verbs of Commanding: — 
gedihtan, direct , order: 
Wulf. 10.10: bset wses bact an scyp, tie godd sylf gedihte Noe to wyrcanne 
(or final?). 
2. Verbs of Permitting: — 
liefan [-e-, -y-], allow: 
Greg. 451.29: Be Ssem cwajb . . . Paulus . . ., ba (5a he sumum liefde to 
c 'Sicgganne tisette he nolde tiset hi ealle bigden = 382.10: 0. 
Mat. 19.8: Moyses for eower heortan heardnesse lyfde eow eower wif to 
