(a) To make an utterance, cry out, shout, etc.; (b) to speak, talk; speak in a whisper; talk together, converse; also, of a minstrel: ?recite verses or tales; ~ togeder; ppl. taling as adj.: talkative; (c) to speak in debate, dispute, argue, contend; ppl. taling, ?contending; ?complaining; (d) ~ of, to talk about (sb. or sth.), speak of, discuss; also, tell about (sb.); tell (sb.) about (sth.); (e) to utter (sth.), say; voice (a sob); talk about (sth.), discuss; also, tell (sth.), relate.

To value (sth.), regard; account (oneself good); deem (sb.) to be (sth.); reckon (that sth. is so), suppose; ~ to, regard (sth.) as (sth. else).