Middle English Dictionary Entry

inimen v.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) To rob, seize; capture (sb. or sth.), seize; ~ of, take of (sth.); inume, ppl. as noun: prisoners; (b) to arrest (sb.); (c) to take away (sb. or sth.), remove; fig. of death: kill (sb.).
2.
(a) To captivate (sb.), stupefy, overcome; (b) to dominate (sb.); ben inome, be subject (to sb. or sth.); (c) to trap (sth.), snare; fig. catch (sb.) out, catch, surprise; refute (sb.) in argument.
3.
(a) To take (sth.) for use, receive, accept, adopt; fig. receive (sth.) in the mind, attend to; ~ counseil (red), adopt a plan; ~ yeme (hed), take notice; ~ wit, recover (one's) wits; (b) to derive (sth.); assemble (folk); (c) to select (sb. or sth.), choose.
4.
(a) To take (sth.) in one's hand, carry, hold; (b) to take (sb.) in company; marry (sb.); ~ to wif, marry (a woman); (c) to clasp (sb.), embrace; (d) to undertake (a battle, joust), take (a road, way); take up (lodgings, a station); take (revenge).
5.
(a) To draw (sth.), pull; ~ up, raise up (a sigh); ben inomen adoun, sag; (b) to proceed, make one's way.