"fostre" meaning in Middle English

See fostre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} fostre
  1. alternative form of foster Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: foster
    Sense id: en-fostre-enm-noun-IAd6AdMr Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} fostre
  1. alternative form of fostren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fostren
    Sense id: en-fostre-enm-verb-UtKlf1pQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (d1270d2 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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