[LUTE] Re: OT: Italian grammar question

Thank you to all who responded to my question. It has been answered (it was for a friend, and she got more than she bargained for). The lute lists is a fountain of wisdom, on any subject. David *** David van Ooijen [1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com

[LUTE] Re: OT: Italian grammar question

I am not a native Italian speaker but according to my "Complete Italian verb book" - a very handy reference book - incantarsi is the infinitive of a different verb from incantare and it means among other things "to stand spellbound" - to be enchanted rather than to enchant. It's a reflexive

[LUTE] Re: OT: Italian grammar question

Very interesting and helpful Monica - Original Message - From: To: "Monica Hall" ; "David van Ooijen" Cc: "Lutelist" Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 11:55 AM Subject: [LUTE] OT: Italian

[LUTE] Re: OT: Italian grammar question

incantare vt (meccanismo)enrayer , (ammaliare)enchanter, charmer incantarsi vip (meccanismo)s'enrayer, se coincer, (essere ammaliato) s'extasier, A-atre en extase, (restare intontito)rester hA(c)bA(c)tA(c), (ad esame)

[LUTE] Re: OT: Italian grammar question

Treccani lists three meanings for "incantarsi": Come intr. pron., incantarsi, interrompere a un tratto ciò che si sta facendo perché attratti dalla vista di qualcosa o perché sorpresi da qualche pensiero, fantasticheria, e sim.: "tornando in nave ... si incantò davanti alle isole abbandonate,