Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Prestá-re, v. a.
1. to lend; 2. to grant, bestow.— fede, to give credit, believe. — opra, to give assistance, to help. — orecchie, to hearken, give ear to, listen. — obbedienza, to obey, pay obedience, submission, homage. — la mano a che che si sia, to help, give a helping hand to, to assist. Non presterei alla penna la mano per notar ciò che vidi, I would not give myself the trouble to write down what I saw; 3. to yield; s. m. Prestá-tóre, f. Prestá-tríce; adj. Prestá-nte.
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prestare: lone or lending of any thing, an imprest.