(a) An ancient unit of weight of varying value, ranging from about 55 pounds to over 130 pounds; a talent weight of gold, silver, or brass; ~ of led, a talent weight of lead used as a lid; as a ~, of the size or weight of a talent; (b) an ancient monetary unit of varying value; a coin representing the value of a talent, sometimes equated with the Byzantine bezant; the gospel talent [see Mat.25.14-30 and Luke 19.12-27]; also, her. a coin-shaped heraldic charge [quot. 1486]; (c) coll. & pl. treasure, riches; (d) fig. that which God has granted to one; accounten for ~, bringen answere of ~, to render an account at the Last Judgment of what one has been given; quiten ~, give (sb. his) reward, pay (sb. his) due.

(a) Desire, will; inclination, habit, bent; ~ of (to), desire for (sth.); ~ of a mannes thought, the tenor of a man's thought; leien ~, to set (one's) heart (on sth.); (b) that which is desired, (one's) wish or wishes; the ~ of here hertes, their hearts' desire; ful-fillen ~, to fulfill (someone's) desire; graunten ~, grant (someone's) wish; heren min ~, hear my wish, hear what I want; seien ~, argue for (one's own) wishes; (c) in phrases with inf.: cacchen a ~, to take an inclination (to do sth.); haven (setten) ~, have an inclination (to do sth.), desire (to do sth.); losen ~, lose (one's) desire (to do sth.); (d) at ~, at (someone's) pleasure, at (someone's) service; with (god, gret) ~, willingly, with good will.

(a) An inherent physical urge or drive; ~ of being, the drive for existence, survival instinct; (b) a desire for food or drink, an appetite; ~ in tonge to, a craving of the tongue for (certain foods), a taste for; ~ o (of, to), appetite for (food, drink); ben served to here ~ of, to be served their fill of (meat, fish); drinken at here ~, drink their fill of (sth.); (c) sexual desire, sexual appetite, lust.

(a) Feeling, emotion, passion; also, a feeling, an emotion; also, power, force; grevous ~, sorrow; irous ~, wrath; with ~ fin, with gret ~, with passion, forcefully; (b) affection, love; (c) pleasure, liking, delight.

(a) Courage, heart; also, resolve; haven ~, to have resolve, be resolute; yeven ~, hearten (sb.), encourage; (b) an intention, a purpose, plan; also, an impulse, a notion; prechen ~, to preach (God's) word; taken ~, take a notion, form an intent; also, with inf.: take a notion (to do sth.); (c) disposition, nature, character; (d) physical ability or capacity; haven ~, to have physical ability; also, with inf.: have the capacity (to do sth.).