† fervefyv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To make boiling hot.
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1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 65/2 Take a Horseshoe, and fervefye the same.
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. v, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Y4 To fervefy, or decoct.
Derivatives
ˈfervefied adj.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [adjective] > heated or warmed > made boiling hot
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1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 27/2 Cause then your Armes..with a fervefyede clothe to be..rubbed.
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