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enfaminer (1280-1307)
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enfaminer (1280-1307)

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

v.trans.

to starve: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  les Judeus qi furent enfaminés en Bethsuram  TREVET Cron1 96.9
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  et giserount illeoqes par longe temps, tanqe ils furount a poye enfaminés  Anon Chr1 135.1
♦starve out: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  La dame ad defaute de bayver et de manger, Se doute ke le rays le (=her) fra enfamyner  LANGTOFT wright i 488
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