Meaning of “She bade me know”
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I'm studying a text for translation and I'm unsure about my reading of the following paragraph.
I asked Nuit to write the rituals, the ordeals, and the law.
She bade me know that the ordeals may not be written, since each man
must go through a furnace of his own kindling. The Rituals: some were
fitted for all men: some are fitted to one person, each making his
own; and also there are those whose virtue lies in the silence
wherewith they are begirt.
I understand "bid" here is not "offer" but "ask", in general. But I can't go any more specific than that. What does "she bade me know" means?
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Pedro Lamarão
1746
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I'm studying a text for translation and I'm unsure about my reading of the following paragraph.
I asked Nuit to write the rituals, the ordeals, and the law.
She bade me know that the ordeals may not be written, since each man
must go through a furnace of his own kindling. The Rituals: some were
fitted for all men: some are fitted to one person, each making his
own; and also there are those whose virtue lies in the silence
wherewith they are begirt.
I understand "bid" here is not "offer" but "ask", in general. But I can't go any more specific than that. What does "she bade me know" means?
meaning
asked Nov 28 at 23:24
Pedro Lamarão
1746
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It's ask, but more in the sense of entreat, yet not to the point of pleading.
– Robusto
Nov 28 at 23:32
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I'm studying a text for translation and I'm unsure about my reading of the following paragraph.
I asked Nuit to write the rituals, the ordeals, and the law.
She bade me know that the ordeals may not be written, since each man
must go through a furnace of his own kindling. The Rituals: some were
fitted for all men: some are fitted to one person, each making his
own; and also there are those whose virtue lies in the silence
wherewith they are begirt.
I understand "bid" here is not "offer" but "ask", in general. But I can't go any more specific than that. What does "she bade me know" means?
meaning
asked Nov 28 at 23:24
Pedro Lamarão
1746
I'm studying a text for translation and I'm unsure about my reading of the following paragraph.
I asked Nuit to write the rituals, the ordeals, and the law.
She bade me know that the ordeals may not be written, since each man
must go through a furnace of his own kindling. The Rituals: some were
fitted for all men: some are fitted to one person, each making his
own; and also there are those whose virtue lies in the silence
wherewith they are begirt.
I understand "bid" here is not "offer" but "ask", in general. But I can't go any more specific than that. What does "she bade me know" means?
meaning
meaning
asked Nov 28 at 23:24
Pedro Lamarão
1746
asked Nov 28 at 23:24
Pedro Lamarão
1746
asked Nov 28 at 23:24
Pedro Lamarão
1746
asked Nov 28 at 23:24
Pedro Lamarão
1746
asked Nov 28 at 23:24
Pedro Lamarão
1746
1746
3
It's ask, but more in the sense of entreat, yet not to the point of pleading.
– Robusto
Nov 28 at 23:32
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It's ask, but more in the sense of entreat, yet not to the point of pleading.
– Robusto
Nov 28 at 23:32
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It's ask, but more in the sense of entreat, yet not to the point of pleading.
– Robusto
Nov 28 at 23:32
It's ask, but more in the sense of entreat, yet not to the point of pleading.
– Robusto
Nov 28 at 23:32
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bade MacMillan Dictionary
past tense bid or bade past participle bidden [transitive]
literary: to order someone to do something
and Dictionary.com:
to command; order; direct:
As in:
"She bade me know ..." or "She ordered/commanded/directed me to know that the ordeals may not be written."
answered Nov 28 at 23:37
lbf
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I think some more is needed here. "Bade' COULD mean "ordered" if the bidder were a superior fully authorized to give orders. Generally the word follows the older definitions of "pray" or "ask" (Anglo-Saxon "bidden")
– J. Taylor
Nov 28 at 23:52
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bade MacMillan Dictionary
past tense bid or bade past participle bidden [transitive]
literary: to order someone to do something
and Dictionary.com:
to command; order; direct:
As in:
"She bade me know ..." or "She ordered/commanded/directed me to know that the ordeals may not be written."
answered Nov 28 at 23:37
lbf
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I think some more is needed here. "Bade' COULD mean "ordered" if the bidder were a superior fully authorized to give orders. Generally the word follows the older definitions of "pray" or "ask" (Anglo-Saxon "bidden")
– J. Taylor
Nov 28 at 23:52
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bade MacMillan Dictionary
past tense bid or bade past participle bidden [transitive]
literary: to order someone to do something
and Dictionary.com:
to command; order; direct:
As in:
"She bade me know ..." or "She ordered/commanded/directed me to know that the ordeals may not be written."
answered Nov 28 at 23:37
lbf
16.5k21561
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I think some more is needed here. "Bade' COULD mean "ordered" if the bidder were a superior fully authorized to give orders. Generally the word follows the older definitions of "pray" or "ask" (Anglo-Saxon "bidden")
– J. Taylor
Nov 28 at 23:52
add a comment |
up vote
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up vote
0
down vote
bade MacMillan Dictionary
past tense bid or bade past participle bidden [transitive]
literary: to order someone to do something
and Dictionary.com:
to command; order; direct:
As in:
"She bade me know ..." or "She ordered/commanded/directed me to know that the ordeals may not be written."
answered Nov 28 at 23:37
lbf
16.5k21561
bade MacMillan Dictionary
past tense bid or bade past participle bidden [transitive]
literary: to order someone to do something
and Dictionary.com:
to command; order; direct:
As in:
"She bade me know ..." or "She ordered/commanded/directed me to know that the ordeals may not be written."
answered Nov 28 at 23:37
lbf
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edited Nov 29 at 0:13
answered Nov 28 at 23:37
lbf
16.5k21561
answered Nov 28 at 23:37
lbf
16.5k21561
answered Nov 28 at 23:37
lbf
16.5k21561
16.5k21561
2
I think some more is needed here. "Bade' COULD mean "ordered" if the bidder were a superior fully authorized to give orders. Generally the word follows the older definitions of "pray" or "ask" (Anglo-Saxon "bidden")
– J. Taylor
Nov 28 at 23:52
add a comment |
2
I think some more is needed here. "Bade' COULD mean "ordered" if the bidder were a superior fully authorized to give orders. Generally the word follows the older definitions of "pray" or "ask" (Anglo-Saxon "bidden")
– J. Taylor
Nov 28 at 23:52
2
2
I think some more is needed here. "Bade' COULD mean "ordered" if the bidder were a superior fully authorized to give orders. Generally the word follows the older definitions of "pray" or "ask" (Anglo-Saxon "bidden")
– J. Taylor
Nov 28 at 23:52
I think some more is needed here. "Bade' COULD mean "ordered" if the bidder were a superior fully authorized to give orders. Generally the word follows the older definitions of "pray" or "ask" (Anglo-Saxon "bidden")
– J. Taylor
Nov 28 at 23:52
add a comment |
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It's ask, but more in the sense of entreat, yet not to the point of pleading.
– Robusto
Nov 28 at 23:32