dón

\dón¹ irreg v/t 1. absolute, to do, make, act, perform; cause (often + infinitive with passive sense, híe dydon rícu settan they caused kingdoms to be founded, i.e. they founded kingdoms, or by þæt); 2. to do, perform an action, make war; 2a. to do, practice, exercise, pass time, lead a life; hé ancorlíf dyde; to observe, keep; 2b. w.preps. to do about, with; 3. to make; (1) w.a.; (2) cause, (a) w.a. and infin (α) where noun is subject of infin; (β) where noun is object of infin; (b) with clause; (c) to do harm; (3) with complementary adjective; (4) w.a. and tó, to make an object (into) something, make something of an object; 4. to put, bring, take; (1) literal; (2) fig., to put to use, shame, death, etc., to bring into a state; þá twegen dǽlas dyde hé tó þæs mynstres néode the two parts he applied to the needs of the monastery; (2a) where there is combination or separation add (to), put, place, take (from, to, or away); dó tó endleofan add eleven; 5. to give, supply, furnish, bestow, confer; 6. to make (much, nothing) of, to make out to be so and so, consider, esteem; 7. almost with the force of the later auxiliary, (1) with a verb in apposition; (2) with a clause; 8. representing a preceding verb; 9. ge\dón arrive at; ge\dón halt, encamp, cast anchor; ge\dón reduce; \dón tó híerran háde to promote, advance to a higher position; \dón tó náhte to annul, make of none effect; \dón dǽdbóte to do penance, repent; \dón edléan to give a reward; \dón fram to depart; furðor \dón to promote; furðor \dón to prefer, esteem; \dón in to put in or into; \dón néode to supply want; \dón préoste to give to a priest; \dón of to take off, doff; \dón on to put on, in, or into, don; \dón tó to put to; \dón tó witanne to cause to know, do to wit, to make to know or understand; betre \dón to prefer; for náht \dón to consider as naught; gifta \dón to keep nuptials; huntaþ \dón to be hunting; Gode \dón to render to God; gíemen \dón to take care, regard; munuclíf \dón to lead a monastic life; on wóh \dón to pervert; tó cyninge \dón to make a king; wrace \dón to take revenge; scamu \dón to inflict injury