"scarcen" meaning in All languages combined

See scarcen on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈskɛːsən/ [UK], /ˈskɛɚsən/ [US] Forms: scarcens [present, singular, third-person], scarcening [participle, present], scarcened [participle, past], scarcened [past]
Etymology: From scarce + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scarce|en|id2=inchoative}} scarce + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} scarcen (third-person singular simple present scarcens, present participle scarcening, simple past and past participle scarcened)
  1. (intransitive, dialectal) to become scarce Tags: dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-scarcen-en-verb-De6cBHnv
  2. (transitive, dialectal) to make scarce, meager, or lean Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-scarcen-en-verb-mirNFpt6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} scarcen
  1. Alternative form of sarsen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sarsen
    Sense id: en-scarcen-enm-verb-4xMbLlub Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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