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THE OBJECTIVE INFINITIVE. 
bodian, preach. 
cySan (and beodan), make known. 
elcian, delay. 
fleon, shun. 
forgieman, neglect. 
forgiemeleasian, neglect. 
forsacan, refuse. 
forseon, despise. 
forwieman, prevent from, prohibit. 
gaelan, hinder from. 
geceosan, choose. 
gedihtan, direct, order. 
gedyrstlaecan, presume, dare. 
gefon, attempt, undertake. 
gehyhtan, hope. 
geliefan, believe, hope. 
geswutelian [-eot-], show, explain. 
geteohhian, think, determine. 
getilian, strive for, attempt. 
ge<5encan, think, strive for (?). 
gieman, desire, yearn for. 
habban, have. 
higian, strive for, be intent on. 
ieldan, delay. 
laeran, teach. 
liefan, allow. 
lofian, praise, allow (?). 
muman, care for, lament. 
mynnan, direct one’s course to, intend. 
oferhogian [and forgieman], despise. 
onfon, undertake, begin. 
ongietan, understand. 
onscunian, shun, fear. 
reccan, care for. 
sirwan, plot. 
smeagan [smean], think upon, meditate. 
swerian, swear. 
tacan, take (to). 
taecan, teach. 
tellan, account, consider. 
teon, accuse. 
tih(h)ian, think, determine. 
8eahti(g)an, think upon, meditate. 
underfon, undertake. 
understandan, understand. 
wandian, hesitate, be neglectful of. 
warenian, shun. 
weddian, contract, agree. 
wieman, desist from. 
witan [nytan], know (know not). 
witScweSan, refuse. 
wiSsacan, refuse. 
III. The uninflected infinitive and the inflected infinitive are each found as 
the object with the following groups of verbs: — 
1. With the following Verbs of Commanding and the like: — 
bebeodan, command. biddan, request. 
beodan, command. forbeodan, forbid. 
bewerian, prohibit, forbid. gehatan, order. 
2. With the following Verbs of Permitting: — 
aliefan, allow. sellan, grant, allow. 
geSafian, allow. 
3. With the following Verbs of Mental Perception: — 
findan, find. leornian, learn. 
geleornian, learn. myntan, think, intend. 
gemyntan, intend, determine. <5encan, think, attempt. 
gestihhian, determine, decide. wenan, hope , expect. 
4. With the following Verbs of Beginning, Delaying, and Ceasing: — 
ablinnan, cease, desist from. forlastan, abandon, omit. 
aginnan, begin. geswican, stop, desist from. 
beginnan, begin. onginnan, begin. 
fon, undertake, begin. 
5. With the following Verbs of Inclination and of Will: — 
forhogian, despise, neglect. 
forhycgan, despise, neglect. 
ge-eamian, deserve, earn. 
gemed(e)mian, deign, vouchsafe. 
geftristlaecan [-y-], presume. 
gewil(l)nian, desire. 
gewunian, use, be wont. 
gieman, care. 
ondrsedan, fear. 
secan, seek. 
tilian [teolian], attempt, strive for . 
\vil(l)nian, desire. 
