单词 | to give the mantie |
释义 | > as lemmasto give the mantie (to) A lie, falsehood. Only in to give the mantie (to): to make a direct accusation of lying (against a person). ΚΠ a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) II. 48 The cardinall ansuerit furieouslie againe and gif the lie and mante [MS mantie]. 1579–80 in W. Mackay & H. C. Boyd Rec. Inverness (1911) I. 274 The said Johnne Reid opprobriouslie..gaif to John Gollan the mantie and lye. < as lemmas |
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