For I can nought my Crede, I care wel harde; For I can fynden no man That fulli byleveth, To techen me the heyghe weie, And therfore I wepe.
A Prechoure y-professed Hath plight me his trewthe To techen me trewely; But wouldest thou me tellen, For they ben certeyne men, And syker on to trosten, I would quiten the thy mede As my myght were.
But whan his shame gan somwhat to passe, His resons, as I may my rymes holde, 90 I yow wole telle, as techen bokes olde.
Mi fader, as ye techen me, I thenke don in this matiere.
My fader, if thei mihte spede Mi love, I wolde his bokes rede; And if thei techen to restreigne Mi love, it were an ydel peine To lerne a thing which mai noght be.
Phisique is after the secounde, Thurgh which the Philosophre hath founde To techen sondri knowlechinges Upon the bodiliche thinges.
But zit thei cone not speken perfytly; (for there is no man to techen hem) but only that thei cone devyse be hire naturelle wytt.
He coude spare of lechours oon or two, 1325 To techen him to foure and twenty mo.
But whan his shame gan somwhat to passe, His resons, as I may my rymes holde, 90 I yow wol telle, as techen bokes olde.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "techen" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
