enfaminer (1280-1307)

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enfaminer (1280-1307)

[ 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.xivm )  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.xiv1/4 )  La dame ad defaute de bayver et de manger, Se doute ke le rays le (=her) fra enfamyner  i 488
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