- sendan
- wv/t1b to send, cause to go; 1. 1 where the object is a living thing, (1) to send after (æfter), on an errand, for a purpose, send forth, dispatch; þá twegen leorningcnihtas þe Crist sende æfter þǽm assan; (2) with a sense of compulsion or violence, to send to prison, into exile, etc.; se þec on wræc sendeþ he sends thee in exile; 2. where the object is not a living creature, to send a message, present, help, etc.; þu sendest úrne hláf dæghwamlíce; 3. to send, move to a place of rest, put, place, lay; ic sende míne hand on þás fǽmnan I will lay my hand on this woman; 4. with a stronger sense of motion, to send a missile, cast lots, throw, hurl; hlot \sendan to cast lots; (a); (b) of the operations of Nature, to send rain, fire, etc.; (c) to send punishment, pestilence, etc.; Dryhten sende on híe wræce; 5. to send forth, emit a sound; 6. where the object is not expressed, to send a message or a messenger; (1) to or after (tó, æfter) a person or a thing, to send for (æfter); hér sende se cyning tó þǽm here here the king sent to the army; (2) where the person or thing sent to or for is not stated; 7. to impel, drive; 8. to utter; 9. to put to death; [sand]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.