Middle English Dictionary Entry
cǒndūen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | cǒndūen v. Also conduien, condewen, condīen, condeien. |
| Etymology | OF condui-re |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To guide (sb.); lead (the way); ~ wei; (b) to guide (sb.) in spiritual matters; be (someone's) guide or protector; (c) to convoy (sth.); escort (sb.), accompany; (d) to command or lead (an army).
Associated quotations
a
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)5376 : Alle þay gunne þan god to praye, þat scholde hym coundye on ys waye, & saflyche aȝen hym sende.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1972 : Þer asyngnes he a seruaunt to sett hym in þe waye And coundue hym by þe downez.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)37.745 : I ȝow Sekerlye schal Cowndeye, Tyl that ȝe to hem comen.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)10027 : Merlyne condeyede hem the weye From alle enemyes.
- c1450(c1400) Vices & V.(2) (Hnt HM 147)281/31 : Þe goode companie þat ledeþ þe riȝt weie and condueþ sikerliche is þe fey and þe loue.
b
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)122/16 : Þri states of godes zone ine erþe, Huiche þe holy gost let and condueþ.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.182 : For his awen defaut with vs he has envie; Go we to þe assaut, þat God vs alle condie.
- (?a1430) Hoccl.Mir.Virg.(Hnt HM 744)3 : Who so desirith to gete..The blisse of heuene, needful is a guyde Him to condue.
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)188 : J cryede to god mercy, she wolde leede me and conduye me to grace dieu.
c
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)5608 : Ten hundred cartes..Charged wiþ mete..vc kniȝtes þe pray toke For to condue hem & loke.
- (1437) Proc.Privy C.5.68 : Men of armes..þt shold..condue þe Duc over.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)17.440 : The kyng, the qwene & sire Nascien Cowndied Ioseph A gret weye.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)16148 : The ost..that this Tresor cowndyed there.
d
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)14114 : viij thousend..that kyng sonigrenx & Sorohanx cowndiet there, of whiche weren manye defoulyd & slayn.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)18761 : The lord of palerne, that þe streites knoweþ wel, Schal condewe oure meyne.