fordrenchen

Middle English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to get someone drunk; to make inebriated
  • (ambitransitive) to drown

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fordrenċan (make drunk, intoxicate).

Origin

Old English

fordrenċan

Gloss

make drunk, intoxicate

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