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afamer1 (1121-25)
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The form enfaimer is a cross reference to the following entry:

afamer1 (1121-25)

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(enfaymer );
p.p. afamé,  afamet;  esfamé;  enfami  
  FEW:  fames 3,406b Gdf:  afamer 1 1,129a GdfC:  afamer 8,38b TL: afamer 1,174 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  affamer  TLF:  affamer  OED:  affamish v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to starve out: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Puis prenge un chen lied, [...] Ki ben seit afamee  Best ants 1587
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Si se rendet a lui -- u il ert afamet  Horn (O) 5096
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  E il le burc par force ne puisse prendre, De tutes parz tant les assegerat, Od sun grant ost, qu’il les afamerat  Anc Test (E) 16219
2fig.to hunger after: 
( s.xiv2; MS: c.1400 )  moun coer celle ayme; […] m’alme ce enfayme  Lichfield 68

v.intrans.

to starve: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  il les deust faire afamer e il les faiseit abevrer  Rom de Rou wace ii 9603
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  E les berbiz afamer leissent  Mirur3 7994

p.p. as a.

starved: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  dunc vist il ben ke mult fu afamé  Boeve (D) 1055
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Celui ert chaitif e mesaisé, Feble de cors, tut afamé  Gui War 10146
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  il tant afamez erent Ke li vivanz les morz mangerent  Mirur1 139rb9
♦starved (out): 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  S'il n'ad hastif sucurs, tut serrad afamez  FANT OUP 1589
♦hungry, voracious: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Serpenz e granz dragons hidus i troverez, Tigres e unicornes, [e] lions affamez  Rom Chev ANTS 4427
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Cum beste afamee Ki ne poet estre saulee  S Clem ANTS 5569

p.p. as s.pl.

the starving (men): 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  bien sevent li afamet Que la les ad Deus destinet  S Brend mup 795
( 1278 )  luy enfamis mandivent  (ed. mandment) luy pain de hous en hous  Rot Parl1 i 1

See also:

enfamer2 
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