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adoecer.

to sicken

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb[aðoeˈθeɾ][aðoeˈseɾ]Western
  1. to sicken

    archaic
  2. to ache, suffer pain

    intransitive
  3. to suffer rabies

    intransitive
    Nunca can me roeu qu'él non adoecese.
  4. to anger

    figuratively · intransitive
  5. to despair

    figuratively · intransitive
  6. to covet

    figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese adoecer (“to sicken”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin *addolēscō, from dolēscō. Compare Portuguese adoecer and Spanish adolecer.

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