† unstrengev.
Obsolete. rare.
1. transitive. To unstrengthen.
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the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily weakness > weakening > weaken [verb (transitive)]
unstrengea1225
unstrength?c1225
feeblea1340
affeeblea1400
weakc1400
affeeblishc1450
enfeeblisha1492
pallc1500
weaken1569
effeeblish?1572
unstrengthen1598
labefy1620
unnerve1621
unmasculate1639
unbrace1711
sinka1715
infirmize1751
slacken1778
exhaust1860
a1225 Leg. Kath. 1269 Is nu se storliche unstrenget ower strengðe..swa þet [etc.]?
2. intransitive. To lose strength.
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the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily weakness > become weak [verb (intransitive)]
woke993
unstrengea1225
feeble?c1225
windlec1325
enfeeblish1382
weaken?1541
spindle1863
a1225 Juliana 44 Heo unstrengeð þerwið ant we strengeð on ham.
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