† lensev.
Obsolete.
a. transitive. To make lean; to macerate.
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the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > slim [verb (transitive)] > thin
leanc897
lensea1000
lank1519
extenuate1541
meagre1570
formeagre1571
extenue1574
scarcen1594
emacerate1610
wanze1647
emaciate1650
a1000 in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses 32/1156 Macero..ic hlænsige.
c1175 Lamb. Hom. 147 Mon lenseð his fleis hwenne he him ȝefeð lutel to etene and lesse to drinke.
b. intransitive. To become lean.
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c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 207 Mannes lichame ihalsneð [Lamb. MS. lenseð] iwis, þenne me hine pined mid hunger and mid þurste.
Derivatives
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the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > making
thinningc1000
lensingc1175
slenderizing1932
weight-reducing1958
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > fasting > [noun] > wearing away flesh by fasting
lensingc1175
macerationa1492
macerating1583
c1175 Lamb. Hom. 147 Ac he munegeð us an oðer rode to berene þet is inemned Carnis maceratio fleises lensing.
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 207 An oðer [rode]..þat is cleped Carnis maceracio þat is lichames hlensing.
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