| 释义 |
eem dial.
[repr. OE. efnan, ON. efna to perform (Da. evne to have ability, Sw. ämna to form, shape. Cf. ME. em-cristen for even-.]
To spare time; to find an opportunity; to ‘afford’; to succeed (in doing a thing), ‘get’ (to do).
1674Ray N. Country Wds. Coll. 16 Chesh...I cannot Eem, I have no leisure, I cannot spare time. 1745Byrom Misc. Poems (1773) I. 157 in Lanc. Gloss. (E.D.S.) We worken hard..An cannot eem to be so feert. 1750J. Collier Wks. (1819) 71 in Lanc. Gloss. (E.D.S.) Aw've tried mony a time but aw could never eem to do it. |