(a) Of God, Christ: to create (the earth, man, etc.); also, of Nature or a pagan deity: create (sth.); (b) ~ of nought (erthe), to create (sth.) from nothing (the dust); as fer as god hath maked, bi god that me made, bi him that made adam and eve, for al the god that god made, etc.; (c) ppl. makinge, making, creating; makinge cause, efficient cause, that by which something is brought into existence; makinge light, ?creative light, ?the Creator's light; (d) to establish (the Sabbath, a sacrament, etc.), ordain (fasts, etc.); invent (a craft, game, science); create (shires, hundreds).

(a) To construct or produce (a thing); make (cloth, mortar, charcoal, a statue, garment, basket, etc.); coin (money); coin (gold or silver into money); of bees: make (honey, wax); ~ ayen, remake (sth.); ~ of; ppl. made, manufactured, artificially produced; (b) to cook (a dish), bake (bread, etc.), mix (a drink), dress and cook (a kid); ~ up; (c) to prepare (medicine, an ointment, a plaster, dressings or bandages, etc.); also, prepare (a poison); ~ up; (d) to draw (a circle or other figure); (e) to cut or bore (a hole), dig (a ditch, pit, grave); make (an incision, a wound); (f) to make (hay); (g) ~ path (sti); to clear or construct (a path or road); ~ wei, make (a path or road); cut one's way through a hostile army, make (one's) path (with a lance, etc.), cut a path (for oneself); move back, clear the way [quot.: a1382]; fig. lead (to evil).

(a) To found (a city, church, monastery, religious order, etc.); make (a park, forest); ~ ayen, found (sth.) anew; ~ chaiere, establish (a seat of authority); (b) to build (a building, wall, city, gate, bridge, ship, etc.); of birds: build (a nest); (c) ~ out, ~ up, to build (sth.); ~ ayen, rebuild (sth.); (d) to repair (a building); also, keep (a building) in repair, maintain; repair (broken things), piece together, make whole; ~ ayen, mend or repair (sth.); ~ up, repair (sth.), rebuild (sth.); also, keep (a building) in repair.

(a) To make (a bed), prepare (a bath), pitch (a tent); (b) to prepare (a meal, food); also, prepare (Communion bread); ~ bord, prepare (a meal); also, have (one's) meal, eat, dine; (c) to build (a fire).

(a) To write or compose (a book, poem, song, prayer, letter, etc.); compile (a concordance); (b) ~ bi lettre, to arrange (sth.) in alphabetic order; ~ rim, compose or write rimed verse; also, make (a poem); ~ raf, ?compose or write alliterative verse; (c) without obj.: to compose or write, make poems; ~ after, ?translate; ~ of, compose or write about (sb. or sth.); (d) ~ out, to fabricate (sth.); made tale, a false tale, a fabrication, fiction; (e) to draw up and/or write (a legal or commercial document); also, have (such a document) made; make (a will, charter, writ, bull, warrant, etc.); ~ up, ~ out; (f) to write (a letter of the alphabet), make (a cross as a signature); write (Latin).

(a) To choose (a king, emperor, pope, etc.), appoint (officers, an attorney, etc.); dub (a knight); ordain or appoint (monks); ~ ordres, ordain by the laying on of hands; fig. administer blows; ~ ordres of, thrash (sb.); (b) to cause (sb.) to be successful, rich, or noble; ~ up, make (sb.) rich; ben made, become a rich or great man; ~ or merren, make or unmake; (c) ~ frendes, to make friends (for oneself); ~ felaue, find comrades or companions; (d) to train (a dog, a hawk) completely; (e) in proverbs & proverbial expressions: ese maketh thef, ease causes one to be a thief, etc.

(a) To bear or bring forth (sth.), produce (crops, fruit, flowers); bear (a child); also fig.; (b) ~ urine (water), to urinate; (c) gram. of an adjective: form (its superlative); ben made, of a grammatical figure: be formed.

(a) To produce (sounds); ~ bere (cri, noise, soun, etc.); (b) ~ melodie (minstrelsie), to make music, either vocal or instrumental; (c) to utter (words, speech, praise, a song, prayer, greeting, etc.); ~ a but (an o), say 'but' ('o'); ~ lofsong, sing a hymn of praise; ~ tale, talk; ~ thankinge, say thanks; the word of the lord is made to (on, upon), the word of the Lord was spoken to (sb.); (d) ~ avaunt, to utter a boast; also, declare confidently; ~ avauntement (bost, yelp), boast; ~ beot, make a boast before a battle or war; ~ cursing, curse; ~ manace (thret, thretinges), threaten; (e) ~ calle, to utter a cry, call out; ~ cri, cry out (sth.); ~ cri on (upon), cry out upon (sb.), accuse, reproach; ~ mon, complain, grieve; ~ pleinte (compleinte), complain; (f) ~ fable, ~ lie, ~ lesinge(s, to lie; ~ liinge, lie to (sb.); ~ lesinge (lie, fals suggestioun) on, lie about (sb.).

To express (an emotion): (a) ~ blisse (joiinge, gle, plei), to rejoice; ~ gladnesse, be glad, rejoice; also, greet (sb.) joyfully; ~ joie, rejoice; also, act joyfully toward (sb.), rejoice in; ~ joie of, rejoice in; ~ mirthe, be joyful, make merry, amuse oneself; also, amuse (sb.), make merry with; ~ mirthe of, find (one's) entertainment in (sb.); ~ mirthe to, entertain (sb.) with mirth; ~ mirthes, make merry; also, entertain (sb.) with mirth; (b) ~ care (crie, dol, moninge, morninge, sorwe, wo), to utter lamentations, lament, grieve; ~ dol (reuthe, sorwe, wailinges, wo) for, lament for (sb. or sth.); ~ morninge for, lament for (sb.); also, be sorrowful because of (sth.).

(a) To make (a gesture); ~ cro(i)s (token, marke), make the sign of the cross; ~ cheres, make faces; ~ moue, make a grimace, make a face at (sb.); ~ a signe, ?indicate by a gesture; ~ signes, indicate by gestures; also, make any sort of movements [quot.: Parl.3 Ages]; ~ token to, signal (sb.); (b) ~ chere (contenaunce, face, semblaunt, visage), to have or assume a (certain) expression, manner, or demeanor; ~ chere blithe, ~ bel chere, ~ fair semblaunt, ~ glad chere, ~ god chere (contenaunce, visage), be, or appear to be, cheerful or pleased; ~ contenaunce of hevinesse, ~ dolful (hevi, il, ivel, morninge, sori, sorweful) chere, be, or appear to be, sad or displeased; ~ semblaunt of wepinge, pretend to weep; ~ chere, appear cheerful or friendly; ~ face and contenaunce, ?be amiable, be agreeable; [see also chere n. (1) 1. (b) & 5. (d); contenaunce 3. (b)]; (c) to exhibit (a certain expression or manner toward sb.); ~ bettre (frendli, glad, god, gret) chere, ~ god (louringe) semblaunt, ~ semblaunt god (milde), etc.; ~ chere, be cheerful or friendly toward (sb.); [see also chere n. (1) 7.; contenaunce 3. (c)]; (d) ~ chere (semblaunt), to make a sign by gesture or facial expression, give an outward indication; ~ chere as though, act as though (one wished to do sth.); ~ contenaunce, make a sign (to sb. that sth. should be done); ~ contenaunce (semblaunt) to, act as if about to (do sth.); [see also contenaunce 3. (c) & 4.].

(a) To arrange and hold (revels, festivities, etc.); give or have (a feast, banquet), celebrate (a festival, jubilee, wedding), hold (a tournament); ~ god fete, have a good feast, eat heartily; (b) to summon (a parliament, meeting, council); muster (a host, an army).