(a) The action or process of teaching, instruction, education; preaching; to (for) ~, for (someone's) instruction, as a lesson to (sb.); by way of instruction; haven to ~, to have (sb.) under one's tutelage; yeven to ~, send (sb.) to school; bitaken to ~ of, put (sb.) to school with (sb.); also in sayings; (b) the action or process of learning, studying; the condition of being taught; bringen to ~, to induce or inspire (sb.) to study; setten to ~, have (sb.) educated; (c) ~ child, a pupil; ~ maister, a teacher.

(a) That which is taught by a person or the personification of Reason, Prudence, Love, etc.; (b) the spiritual or religious teachings of God, the prophets, etc.; also, heretical teachings; also, a piece of spiritual teaching; (c) cristes (godes, holi) ~.

(a) That which is learned; erudition; knowledge, information; spiritual wisdom; also, an item of learning; wis of ~, learned, erudite; bok (bokes, manes, worldes) ~, secular knowledge; man of ~, a scholar, a cleric; (b) ?one of the two appendages, probably stones, on the ephod of the Jewish high priest as the symbol of his knowledge of divine will; (c) ?skill; facility.

(a) A command, bidding; decree; coll. commandments; (b) direction, guidance; leven at (on) ~, to follow or obey (someone's) directions; (c) the body of rules of conduct for a given person, act, or circumstance; also, a rule of living, precept; a lesson in conduct or behavior; a model; (d) the set of instructions for any surgical treatment; a prescribed regimen.

(a) Advice, counsel; also, a suggestion, piece of advice; (b) persuasion, urging; plea; develes ~, the devil's instigation or persuasion [see also devel 1b. (c)].

(a) A field of learning; a science, a craft; ?also, a subject of discussion or teaching; (b) a religious faith, religion; (c) the body of followers of a scholar or master; also fig.; (d) the system of tenets, principles, and precepts of a field of knowledge, or of a religion; fisikes ~; (e) a scientific principle or precept; a theological or religious doctrine; a belief; (f) the body of writings on a subject; litel childes ~, a child's primer; (g) a section of a book or treatise.

(a) A narrative, story; (b) a pronouncement or statement; (c) information; (d) the meaning of an incident, event, etc.; signification; also in proverbial expressions.

The language of a people or land; writing.

Conduct, behavior; also, a habit, practice, custom.