Middle English Dictionary Entry

abēchen v.
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Entry Info

Forms abēchen v.
Etymology OF abechier; cp. OF bec bill of a bird.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
To feed, as the mother bird feeds a nestling.
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