Middle English Dictionary Entry
til verbal particle
Entry Info
Forms | til verbal particle |
Etymology | From til prep. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. at adv. with inf., for-til verbal particle (entry currently under revision), forto adv. & particle, to verbal particle, & unto verbal particle.
1.
(a) With complementary inf. in a verb phrase: to (do sth.); (b) with inf. modifying a verb, an inf. phrase, or a sentence and expressing purpose: in order to (do sth.), for the purpose of (doing sth.); (c) with inf. modifying an adj.: to (do sth.); (d) with inf. used adjectivally: to (have), for (having); (e) with inf. used as postposed subj. of a verb, with anticipatory hit: to (do sth.); (f) with inf. used as direct obj. of a trans. verb: to (do sth.); also, with inf. preceded by noun as subj. of the inf., the entire construction functioning as the direct obj. of a verb: to (do sth.) [1st quot.].
Associated quotations
a
- a1425 Rolle FLiving (Arun 507)412 : Foure thinges nedes man til knowe if he sal he [read: be] right disposid in bodi & saule.
- c1440 PLAlex.(Thrn)10/4 : Take þe þare..þat þe semez till hafe.
- a1456 Marmaduke SSecr.(Ashm 59)211/22 : I shal seye þee..a philosophye ..þe whiche shale suffise þee to alle þy werkis þat þou shalt haue til do in þis worlde or in þat oþer.
b
- (?1397) In a sesone (Gldh 25125/32)6 : Man for to myrth hym in al maner wys, Bestys for to buske ham on bentys tyl abyde.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)5330 : He praid þe god men..To lith a quil his word til [Göt: to; Frf: at] her.
- a1400 Cursor (Frf 14)867 : I and my wife ȝode vs tille hide; vs þuȝt shame þe to byde.
c
- a1456(a1449) Lydg.Friend AN (Ashm 59)18 : Þe ryche man haþe freondes gret plentee, Every wight redy til do him plesaunce.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)340 : Quen he had gedird his grese & grune þaim esundire, For Iapis of his gemetry þe ious out he wrengis, Erne till exorȝise & ethis euer elike.
d
- ?a1425 Castle Love(4) (CotApp 7)41 : He betaught hym a gret land Tyll haue and holde in hys hand.
e
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)130 (2nd occurrence) : It es lefull till vs his likynge till wyrche.
f
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)65/298 : That pereles prince I praye Myn offerand here till haue it.
- c1450(c1400) Rev.Jul.Norwich (Add 37790)41/7 (1st occurrence) : I..wenyd nought tylle haue lyffede tylle daye.