(a) To fail to find (sb. or sth.), notice to be absent or missing; become separated from (one's company, one's comrade); ~ path, lose (one's) way; ben missed, be absent; be noticed to be absent; ben missed awei, have disappeared; ben missende, be absent or gone; (b) to regret the loss or absence of (sb. or sth.); ben missed of, be mourned by (sb.); (c) to lose the company of (sb.); do without.

(a) To lack (sth.); ben missed, be lacking; ~ eien, lack sight, be blind; ~ lore, lack understanding; (b) to fail to obtain (sb. or sth.); fail to attain to (happiness, truth, freedom); also, fail to reach (a place); ~ markes, fail to accomplish (one's) objectives; (c) to lose (sth.), do without; (d) to lose interest in (food, enjoyment); (e) to omit (sth.), fail to mention; (f) to fail (sb.), leave, desert.

(a) To fail to succeed or prevail; fail; fail (to reach a place, be holy); of eyes: fail to function; ben missing, fail to act; (b) to lack, do without; also, impers. that him missed, what he lacked; (c) to end, come to an end; of day: draw to a close; of a candlewick: become too short to burn; ben to ~, come to an end; (d) to be absent or lacking; (e) to fail to observe; make a mistake.

With of phrase [replacing the gen. obj. of OE]: (a) to fail to obtain (sth.); lack (sth.), be without; fail to attain to (sth.); ~ of blisse (merci); (b) to lose (happiness, bliss of of heaven, one's life); ~ of blisse; (c) to fail to accomplish (one's objectives); fail to fulfil (a desire, one's desire); ~ of dwale, fail to succeed in deception; ~ of markes [see marke (2) 8. (d)]; also, fail to offer (a prayer); (d) to make a mistake about (sth.); fail to identify (sb.); fail to find (a place); ~ of wei; (e) to fail to execute (a stroke); fail to hit (sb.); (f) to fail to rescue (sb.); fail to capture (one's prey); (g) to be short of (a specified age).