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#1164. as far as in me lies [idiom][preposition][chaucer][impersonal_verb]

Chaucer The Canterbury TalesThe Parson's Tale ɤǤơβսΩߤޤäRiversideǤˡǤ붵ǤʺפΰˤĤ⤤ƤսǤ롥

And over alle thyng men oghten eschewe to cursen hire children, and yeven to the devel hire engendrure, as ferforth as in hem is. Certes, it is greet peril and greet synne. (l. 621)


Ѥ֤ǶĴ as ferforth as in hem is Ȥΰ̣狼ʤȤϤ֤Ǥ¤פФƤ뤬ʤΤ褦ʰ̣ФΤäǡɤǤ֤ȹͤĴ٤ꤷƤͤϸѸ as far as in me lies ʤ봷ɽ뤳Ȥͤߤ᤿ϡ"as far as lies in my power" Ȥ졤ĤޤȤ "as far as I can", "to the best of my ability" ۤɤΰ̣ǤȤȤ¼ŵˤϺܤäƤ뤷NEWƣ±缭ŵ٤ˤֵڤָ¤ϤԤפб I will do all that in me lies. Ȥ褦㤬Ĥ롥Chaucer ʸ˸褦Ѹιʸϡ;μ줬ΩäƤ餺;ιʸȤߤʤ٤
OED Ǥϡlie, v.1 Ǹ 12c. ΤȤ˼Τ褦ˤ롥c1350

to lie in (a person): to rest or centre in him; to depend upon him, be in his power (to do). Now chiefly in phr. as far as in (me, etc.) lies. Also, to lie in one's power, to lie in (or on) one's hands.


MED Ǥϡlien (v. (1)) θ 11(c) ΤȤˡ"~ in, to be within the bounds of possibility for (sb., his power, his knowledge, etc.);" Ȥ롥MED 齸᤿Ϣʸ󤲤褦lie be ȤƤΤ⾯ʤʤ

(1433) RParl. 4.423a: My Lorde of Bedford..be his grete wisdome and manhede..hath nobly doon his devoir to ye kepyng yerof..as ferforth as in hym hath bee.
(1447) Reg.Spofford in Cant.Yk.S.23 290: Ye shall..trewlie serve all the kynges writtes als ferforth as hit shall be in your konnyng.
(?a1450) Proc.Privy C. 6.319: Ye shall swere þat, as ferforth as in you shall be, ye aswell in visityng and overseeing as in writing and subscribing of billes, the articles abovesaide and eueriche of þeim that touche ye shall trewely justely and faithfully observe.
a1450(?c1421) Lydg. ST (Arun 119) 2366: As ferforth as it lith in me, Trusteth right wel 3e shul no faute fynde.
a1500(a1450) Gener.(2) (Trin-C O.5.2) 3109: It lithe in me The Sowdon to distroye.


ֻ in ˡߡʡǼʤȤǤƤ֤٤ˡǡѸǤϼΤ褦ʸdzǧ롥

in the capacity of interpreter = in my capacity as interpreterλʤǡ
He had something of the hero in his nature.ˤ¿ȩΤȤä
He doesn't have it in him to cheat.򤹤褦ʿͤǤϤʤ
I didn't think he had it in him (to succeed).ˤʻǤȤϻפʤä
He has no malice in him. = It is not in him to be malicious.ˤϰϰʤȤʤ
I have found a friend in him.ʻȤͧ򸫽Ф
Our country has lost a great scholar in Dr. Fletcher.ʲ椬ϥեå㡼ΤȤؼԤ򼺤ä
I have tried every means in my power.Ϥ˵ڤָ¤μʤԤ

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