nursle en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈnəːs(ə)l/ (UK)
Etymology
Alteration of nuzzle, after nurse.
Meanings
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(archaic) To nurture, train, raise (a person).
the late borne childe […] till to ryper yeares he gan aspire, / He noursled vp in life and manners wilde […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nursles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| nursling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| nursled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| nursled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |