norischen

Middle English

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Etymology

From Old French nouriss-, stem of norrir, from Latin nūtriō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnuriʃən/, /ˈnurisən/, /ˈnur(ə)ʃən/

Verb

norischen

  1. To nourish; to provide with food or nourishment.
    1. To breastfeed; to provide with breastmilk.
    2. To provide with healthy and fulfilling food.
    3. To consume food or nourishment.
  2. To provide sustenance and necessities for something; to support:
    1. To religiously nourish; to provide with religious sustenance.
    2. To foster; to assist something's growth or development:
      1. To bring up a child; to rear offspring.
      2. To bring up or rear animals; to help raise.
      3. To tend to crops; to perform agricultural labour.
      4. To spread or encourage an idea or belief.
  3. To care about; to like or be affected by.
  4. To give birth; to reproduce or create offspring.
  5. (physiology) To supply bodily organs with vital substances.
  6. To heat; to keep at an active temperature.
  7. (rare) To motivate; to embolden.

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