单词 | asterve |
释义 | † astervev.1 Obsolete. intransitive. To die, esp. of hunger; to starve. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > manner of death > die in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > die of hunger astervec1000 enfamine138. bursta1440 famish1530 famine1553 starve1578 affamish1622 c1000 Ælfric in Wright Voc. 61/1 Sideratus vel ictuatus, færunge astorfen. c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 166 He nat hweðer he schule þet ilke dei ferliche asteoruen [?c1225 Cleo. steoruen]. a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1200 Ȝif deor schule ligge astorve. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3058 Schamly for to asterue þer for hungre. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † astervev.2 weak. Obsolete. transitive. To kill, destroy; to starve out. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > kill [verb (transitive)] > by starving asterveOE famine1520 starve1570 to famish to deatha1649 OE Crist I 192 Gif ic soð sprece, þonne sceal Dauides dohtor sweltan, stanum astyrfed. c975 Rushw. Gosp. Matt. xv. 13 Wæstmaseten þa þe ne sette fæder min..astærfed bið. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 240 He ssel..wyþdraȝe þe metes and þet weter uor to asterue..þe castel. Þe castel of þe wombe..is asterued be uestinges. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1c1000v.2OE |
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