Whan thei had etyn he had mych hast to a be thens, so my mastres desyryd and prayd hym that he wold come a geyn or aght long; and so with mych praying he be hest her if he mythe.
Than I told Gonnor that I shuld certifie a rescuse, and prayd the baly of the hundred that he wold record the same.
And than I prayd her that sche wuld vwche save nowth to labowr azens zw in this mater tyl ze kom hom; and sche seyd nay, be her feyth, sche wuld no more days zeve [give] zw therin.
Before the judge I kneled anon, And prayd hym for Gods sake to take heede; But for lack of money I myght not spede.
Then hyed I me to Belyngsgate; And one cryed hoo, go we hence; I prayd a barge man for Gods sake, That he wold spare me my expence.
Of the yong man that prayd his felow to teche hym hys paternoster.
Of the olde woman that prayd for the welfare of the tyran Denyse.
Of the yongman that prayd his felow to teche hym hys paternoster.
Mary, quod the prest, for the gentylman told me ye were dysseasyd with the chyncough, and prayd me therfor that for a medecyne ye might drynk of the chales.
And the seid John Russe prayd me to remembir that I had grauntyd hym the maner of Akthorp in Leystoft, at a certeyn prise, as it apperyd by writyng undir my seall, and desired me that I wold take the seid somme in party of payment.
And thus he and I agreed, and departed, and thanne he prayd me to take more chafar of hym, whech I denyed.
Supper was dight; Then they Malbecco praydof curtesy, 8 That of his Lady they might haue the sight, And company at meat, to do them more delight.
For thes thre of this garde strayght apon that wykyd acte, wente starke madde, nor thay had neuer had thayr mynde ayen, but that thay prayd to blessyd saynt Thomas.
And she rose everye night thre tymes, and kneled downe to the ground by her bedde, and redryd thankynges to God, and prayd for al Crysten soules, and dyd grete almes to the poure.
I prayd a barge man, for God's sake, That he wold spare me my expence.
Before the judge I kneled anone, And prayd hym for Gods sake to take heede; But for lack of mony I myght not speede.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prayd" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
