madidare

madidare [LL] 1 (trans.) to make wet, soak: a (var.); b (w. tears or sim.); c (w. blood, bloodshed). a o electe imperator ‥, jam es aquila nova, sed antiquaberis; ‥ cum ‥ videberis pervolasse in altissima cedro, jamdudum nutrita in cacumine alti montis, ~ari propter tuos errores M. Scot Proph. pref. 156 text perh. corrupt; ros ille celitus qui ~avit vellus Gedeonis [cf. Jud. vi 38] Reg. Whet. I 357; CathA (v. madificare).  b obsecrat lacrimis madidatus amaris Mir. Nin. 394; viduam ‥ fletibus ‥ lamentacionibusque maternaliter ~atam E. Thrip. SS X 22.  c vigore / militis Eadwardi madidantur rura cruore Wykes Vers. p. 130; s1415 nisi [Galli] gladios suos in cordiali sanguine Anglorum ~arent Extr. Chr. Scot. 217. 2 (intr.) to be wet, sodden (in quot., w. drink). merum ‥ haurientes et in conviviis Britones ~antes [v. l. madientes] Eul. Hist. II 385.