Nursle

//ˈnəːs(ə)l// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To nurture, train, raise (a person). archaic

    "the late borne childe […] till to ryper yeares he gan aspire, / He noursled vp in life and manners wilde […]"

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"the late borne childe […] till to ryper yeares he gan aspire, / He noursled vp in life and manners wilde […]"

Etymology

Alteration of nuzzle, after nurse.

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