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The Subjunctive in the Chanson de Roland by Frank Emil Lodeman, 1892

The Subjunctive in the Chanson de Roland by Frank Emil Lodeman, 1892, Page 18

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C. Approval, Permission, Concession. These verbs present no peculiarities, being all followed by the subjunctive with que. Cunsentir, 3108. Duner, in the sense of "to permit", 310. Otrier, 3962. Examples. 310. Se Deus co dunet que jo de la repaire. 3962. Sur tuz les altres l'unt otriet li Franc 3963. Que Guenes moerget par merveillus ahan. d. Disapproval, Prohibition, Opposition, Hindrance. Verbs of this class take the subjunctive with que. Nearly all the examples found in the text are expressions that are now lost to the French language. However all verbs and expressions of similar meaning require in modern French the subjunctive. [Defendre?], 2438. Ne laisser que, in the sense of "mangner a" and "s'eu [empicher?]". 457, 859, 893, 1206, 1252, 1659, 1931, 2354, 2666. Ne poet [muer?] que, in the sense of "ne pent faire autrement que de", 773, 825, 841, 1599, 1710, 2026, 2193, 2517, 2873.
 
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