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THE OBJECTIVE INFINITIVE. 
forlcetenne = Quoniam Moyses ad duritiam cordis vestri permisit vobis dimittere 
uxores vestras. 
Wulf. 174.7: is maest bearf, baet man fram unrihte gebuge to rihte, . . . baet 
he aefre life aenigan men bis faesten to abrecenne. 
lofian in the sense of allow (?): 
Chron. 185 b , 1054 D: he lofode Leofwine biscope to halgianne baet mynster 
set Eofeshamme. 
3. Verbs of Mental Perception: — 
aeteowan, show: 
Bl. Horn. 169.9: hwylc ceteowde eow tofleonne fram bon toweardan Godes erre? 
anbidian, expect: 
Laws 438, Excom. VII, c. 2, § 3: genibrode ba men, ... be baer aenig dsel 
habbab obbe . . . get anbidiaS to habbanne. 
abencan, intend: 
Beow. 2644: beah be hlaford us bis ellenweorc ana adohte to gefremmanne. 
behatan, promise: 
Chron. 226*, 1091 E: Se cyng him ongean ba manige behet . . . gebygle to 
donne. — lb. 236*, 1100 E b> c : he . . . eallan folce behet ealle ba unriht to 
aleggenne . . . y ba betstan lage to healdene. 
&lf. Hept.: Deut. 10.11: lande, be ic behet hira faederum to syllanne = quam 
juravi patribus eorum ut traderem eis. 
Gosp.: Mat. 14.7: Da behet he mid abe hyre to syllenne swa hwaet swa heo 
hyne baede = Unde cum juramento pollicitus est ei dare quodcumque postu- 
lasset ab eo. — Mk. 14.11: beheton him feoh to syllanne = promiserunt ei pecu- 
niam se daturos. 
Wulf. 172.14: is maest bearf, baet man . . . gelaeste eall, baet man behate 
on godes est to donne. 
bodian, preach: 
Mlf. Horn. II. 344 b : Boda nu eallum mannum daedbote to donne, and andet- 
nysse to sacerdum (or the infinitive may modify the noun, dcedbote ?). 
cyban, make known: 
Laws 483, Wilhelm I, Prol.: Wilhelm cyng gret ealle ba be bys gewrit to 
cymb . . . freondlice y beot y eac cy& ... to healdenne (or final?), 
geceosan, choose: 
Mlf. L. S. 200.73: bu cwyst baet bu gecure ba tingregu to Zirowigenne. 
gehyhtan, hope: 
Bede 164.21: baet he aet him geleornade, baet he ba uplican ricu gehyhte 
heofona to onfonne = 138.1: regna caelorum sperare didicit. 
geliefan [-S-, -y-], believe: 
Bede 330.25 ab : ic hit . . . gelyfde bam . . . staere to gedeodenne y in to 
gesettenne = 252.13: earn . . . inserendam credidi. 
geswutelian [-sweot-], show, explain: 
Mat. 3.7: hwa geswutelode eow to fleonne fram bam toweardan yrre? = quis 
demonstravit vobis fugere a ventura ira? 
geteohhian [-tioh-], think, determine: 
Boeth. 117.21 God hcefS getiohhod to sellanne witu y ermba bam yflum mon- 
num =0. — lb. 139.29 a : of bam wege be wit getiohhod habbaS on to farenne 
= 121.10: a propositi nostri tramite . . . auersa sunt. 
