craze
verb (used with object)
to derange or impair the mind of; make insane.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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Sure, I thought he never woulde get to the End, and really feared at firste he was crazing a little, but indeede all Poets doe when the Vein is on 'em.
From Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary by Anne Manning