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:  faim (enfaminer)  DMF:  enfaminer  TLF: ∅ OED:  enfamine v.  MED:  enfaminen v.  DMLBS: ∅
enfamyner  

v.a.

1to starve out, bring in danger of dying with hunger: 
( 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

p.p._as_a.

1 starved out, famished, in danger of dying with hunge: 
( 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
enfamer#1  famine  feim#1 
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