A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Emprise,, sb. undertaking, S2, C2, C3; enprise, MD.—­AF. emprise, enprise; Late Lat. in-prensam, pp. of in-prendere.

Emtien, v. to empty, MD; empte, C3—­AS. A|metgian, to be at leisure, Ps. 45. 11 (VP).

Emty, adj. empty, MD, Prompt.; empti, MD.—­AS. emtig (A|mtig) empty, idle.

Emyspery, sb. hemisphere, S3.—­Late Lat. emisperia (Voc.); Lat. hemispherium; Gr. [Greek:  haemisphairion].

Enamelen, v. to enamel, MD; enamelled. pp.  Sh.; annamyllit, S3.  See Amellen.

Enbibing, sb. absorption, C3.

Enbrouden, v. to embroider, MD; enbroud, pp.  S3; enbroudin, S3; enbrouded, CM; embrowded, C.—­AF. enbroyder.  See Brayden.

Encens, sb. incense, MD, Voc., C.—­AF. encens; Lat. incensum.

Encense, v. to offer incense, C3; to perfume with incense, MD.—­OF. encenser (Cotg.).

Enchauntement, sb. enchantment, CM; enchaunmens, pl., S2.—­AF. enchantement.

Enchesoun, sb. occasion, H, CM, JD; encheison, PP; encheson, C2, H.—­AF. enchesoun.  See Achesoun.

Encombren, v. to hinder, encumber, MD, S3 (3 b. 1098); encombred, pp. tired, troubled, C, CM.—­AF. encombrer.

Encorporing, sb. incorporation, C3.

Encorsife, adj. fattened, H.—­From OF. encorser, to get fat, to make flesh (Godefroy).

Encrees, sb. increase, S2, C, C3, PP; encres, Prompt.

Encressen, v. to increase, C2, C3; encresen, C2.—­AF. encresc-, stem of encrescerai, fut. of encrestre; Lat. increscere.

Ende, sb. end, district, territory, end of life, S, C3, PP; ende, PP; A|nde, S; hende, S. Comb.:  on ende, lastly, S.—­AS. ende for endi=*andio (Sievers, 130); cp.  OHG. enti (Tatian):  Goth, andeis, connected with and, prep, towards, through, see SkD.

Ende-dai, sb. day of death, MD; ende-dei, S.—­AS. ende-dA|g.

Endeles, adj. endless, C3; endelese, S.—­AS. endelA(C)as.

Enden, v. to end, S.—­AS. endian.

Endenten, v. to write an indenture, PP.—­AF. endenter, to indent, notch; Late Lat. indentare.

Endentur, sb. notch, S2.—­AF. endenture.

Ender, adj. comp. latter, last past, S3; see Hindir.

Enditen, v. to compose, write, indict, accuse, G, PP; endyte, C2, C3,—­AF. enditer; Late Lat. indictare.

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