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enfaminer (1280-1307)

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[ FEW: *3,406a fames; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,315 enfaminer; DEAF: ∅; DMF: enfaminer; TLF: ∅; OED: enfamine v.; MED: enfaminen v.; DMLBS: ∅ ]

v.a.

1to starve:

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) les Judeus qi furent enfaminés en Bethsuram 96.9

( a.1399; MS: a.1399 ) et giserount illeoqes par longe temps, tanqe ils furount a poye enfaminés 135.1

♦starve out:

( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) La dame ad defaute de bayver et de manger, Se doute ke le rays le (=her) fra enfamyner i 488

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