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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English strengthnen, from [[strength]] with the verb suffix [[-en]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) The earlier verb was simply strength (about 1200), and also strengen, from Old English gestrengan.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[inh|enm|strengthnen]], from [[strength]] with the verb suffix [[-en]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) The earlier verb was simply strength (about 1200), and also strengen, from [[ang|gestrengan]].^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==