单词 | to flee, go, take to the bent |
释义 | > as lemmasto flee, go, take to the bent b. to flee, go, take to the bent: to escape to the moors or the open country, e.g. to avoid danger, creditors, etc. ΘΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > run away or flee > to the moors to flee, go, take to the bent1724 1724 A. Ramsay Henryson's Lyon & Mous in Ever Green I. 196 And he start up annone, And thankit them; syn to the Bent is gane [?a1500 on his way is gone]. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd i. ii Wi' gloomin' brow, the laird seeks in his rent; It's no to gie; your merchant's to the bent. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. xii. 259 Take the bent, Mr. Rashleigh. Make ae pair o' legs worth twa pair o' hands. < as lemmas |
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