Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make tender.
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- verb transitive To make
tender orsoft ;mollify .
Etymologies
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From nesh (“soft, tender”) + -en.
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I am not confident that the meaning of the original, “ta-k neshen enti ster,” is correctly given in these words; perhaps “thou makest the adversary prostrate” may more truly convey the sense.
Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings Epiphanius Wilson 1880
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