Translation of "edebant" into English

third-person plural imperfect active indicative of ēdō "they were bringing forth; they were ejecting, they were discharging" "they were producing, they were yielding; they were begetting" "they were publishing, they were spreading abroad" "they were relating, they were telling; they were disclosing, they were announcing" "they were performing, they were bringing about" "they were lifting, they were elevating"