"fostren" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔstrən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English fōstran, fōstrian, alteration of fēstran (after fōster), from Proto-West Germanic *fōstrijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrijaną; equivalent to foster + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|fōstran|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English fōstran, {{inh+|enm|ang|fōstran}} Inherited from Old English fōstran, {{m|ang|fōstrian}} fōstrian, {{m|ang|fēstran}} fēstran, {{m|ang|fōster}} fōster, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fōstrijan}} Proto-West Germanic *fōstrijan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fōstrijaną}} Proto-Germanic *fōstrijaną, {{af|enm|foster|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} foster + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} fostren, {{enm-verb|stem=fostr}} fostren (third-person singular simple present fostreth, present participle fostrende, fostrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fostred) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|fostr}} Forms: fostreth [present, singular, third-person], fostrende [participle, present], fostrynge [participle, present], fostred [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], fostren [infinitive], to fostren [infinitive], fostre [infinitive], fostre [first-person, present, singular], fostred [first-person, past, singular], fostrest [present, second-person, singular], fostredest [past, second-person, singular], fostreth [present, singular, third-person], fostred [past, singular, third-person], fostre [present, singular, subjunctive], fostred [past, singular, subjunctive], fostre [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], fostren [plural, present], fostre [plural, present], fostreden [past, plural], fostrede [past, plural], fostreth [imperative, plural, present], fostre [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], fostrynge [participle, present], fostrende [participle, present], fostred [participle, past], yfostred [participle, past]
  1. To supply with food or nourishment; to feed. Categories (topical): Food and drink Synonyms: feden
    Sense id: en-fostren-enm-verb-XkhM9den Disambiguation of Food and drink: 100 0 0 0
  2. To nurture or educate; to bring up. Synonyms: feden
    Sense id: en-fostren-enm-verb-1asxMWyJ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 82 6 6 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 79 6 6 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 8 78 7 7
  3. To guard or cherish; to provide with protection or support.
    Sense id: en-fostren-enm-verb-GqW4bVU-
  4. To cultivate, encourage, or grow. Categories (topical): Size
    Sense id: en-fostren-enm-verb-3ys54FFp Disambiguation of Size: 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ffostren, forstre, foster, fostre, fostrien, fostrin Synonyms (early): fosstrenn
Disambiguation of 'early': 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fostrynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fostrende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fostred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yfostred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fostren",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "fostr"
      },
      "expansion": "fostren (third-person singular simple present fostreth, present participle fostrende, fostrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fostred)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fostr"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To supply with food or nourishment; to feed."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "supply",
          "supply"
        ],
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ],
        [
          "nourishment",
          "nourishment"
        ],
        [
          "feed",
          "feed"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "feden"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To nurture or educate; to bring up."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nurture",
          "nurture"
        ],
        [
          "educate",
          "educate"
        ],
        [
          "bring up",
          "bring up"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "feden"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To guard or cherish; to provide with protection or support."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "cherish",
          "cherish"
        ],
        [
          "provide",
          "provide"
        ],
        [
          "protection",
          "protection"
        ],
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To cultivate, encourage, or grow."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cultivate",
          "cultivate"
        ],
        [
          "encourage",
          "encourage"
        ],
        [
          "grow",
          "grow"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔstrən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ffostren"
    },
    {
      "word": "forstre"
    },
    {
      "word": "foster"
    },
    {
      "word": "fostre"
    },
    {
      "sense": "early",
      "word": "fosstrenn"
    },
    {
      "word": "fostrien"
    },
    {
      "word": "fostrin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fostren"
}

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