The "light of his fire" suggests a double-entendre some powerful Chief like masterful King Kulayb.
Beau enfaunt pur apprendre c d En franceis devez bien entendre Ffayre chyld for to lerne In french ye schal wel understande e Coment vous parlerez bealment, Et devaunt les sagez naturalment.
Coveitise ne set entendre A riens qu'a l'autrui acrochier; Coveitise a l'autrui trop chier.
On peut même faireentendre a L'Angleterre que Le Roy donnera Ce payis a la Compagnie des Indes qui scaura bien le deffendre et le faire valoir.
Entendre le ---- had formerly the signification of to be cunning.
Entendre raillerie = Not to be offended at a joke; To stand chaff well.
Voler (to fly) On pouvait entendre voler une mouche = One could hear a pin drop.
Entendre Il entend à demi mot = He can take a hint.
Entendre la raillerie = To know how to be witty; To be a good hand at chaff.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "entendre" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
