"atenden" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

Forms: atendeth [present, singular, third-person], atendende [participle, present], atendynge [participle, present], atended [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Etymology: PIE word *úd From Old English ātendan (“to set on fire, kindle, inflame; to perplex; to trouble”), a variant of earlier ontendan (“to set on fire, set fire to, kindle, inflame; to perplex; to trouble”), from ā- (prefix meaning ‘away; from; off; out’), on- (prefix meaning ‘at; on’) + tendan (“to kindle”) (from Proto-Germanic *tandijaną (“to light on fire, kindle”), the causative form of *tinnaną (“to burn”); ultimate etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂w- (“to burn; to kindle”)). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|enm|úd}} PIE word *úd, {{root|enm|ine-pro|*h₂en-|*deh₂w-}}, {{inh|enm|ang|ātendan|t=to set on fire, kindle, inflame; to perplex; to trouble}} Old English ātendan (“to set on fire, kindle, inflame; to perplex; to trouble”), {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*tandijaną|t=to light on fire, kindle}} Proto-Germanic *tandijaną (“to light on fire, kindle”), {{glossary|causative}} causative, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*deh₂w-|t=to burn; to kindle}} Proto-Indo-European *deh₂w- (“to burn; to kindle”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} atenden, {{enm-verb|stem=atend}} atenden (third-person singular simple present atendeth, present participle atendende, atendynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle atended), {{term-label|enm|transitive}} (transitive)
  1. To set (something) on fire; to kindle. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-atenden-enm-verb-y0SpOFFB Disambiguation of Fire: 75 13 12
  2. To bring light to (something); to illuminate, to light up. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-atenden-enm-verb-9qy0Gxdz
  3. (figurative) To cause (someone) to feel ardour or passion. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-atenden-enm-verb-yWWKam8d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: atend, attend

Alternative forms

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