Fester, 1) to rankle, to grow virulent: “this --ed joint,” R2 V, 3, 85. “--ed members rot but by degree,” H6A III, 1, 192. well might they (the wounds) “f. 'gainst ingratitude,” Cor. I, 9, 30.
2) to rot: “lilies that f.” Sonn. 94, 14. “their poor bodies must lie and f.” H5 IV, 3, 88. “--ing in his shroud,” Rom. IV, 3, 43.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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