An archaic or dialect past tense of 'ene,' an old word meaning to give birth or bring forth (used of animals).
From Old English and Middle English 'enen' or 'ene,' a rare verb related to 'to give birth.' The '-ed' suffix is the standard past tense marker in English.
This word is so obscure that it rarely appears except in historical texts about animal husbandry, showing how completely English has replaced rare or specialized vocabulary.
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