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.

End-lang, adv. and prep, along, S2, S3; endelong, S, C2; alonge, NED; anlong, MD; andelong, MD.—­AS. and-lang; cp.  Icel. endlang.  See A-lang.

Enduren, v. to harden, endure, remain, survive, W, PP.—­OF. endurer; Lat. indurare, to harden.

Ene; see E3*e.

Ene, adv. once, S2.—­AS. A|*ne.

Enentysch, v. to bring to nought, H; enentist, pp., H; see Anientise.

Enerite, v. to inherit, W2; inherit, to take possession, Sh.—­AF. enheriter.

Enes, adv. once, S. See Ones.

Eneuch, enough, S3; see Ynow.

Enfecte, pp. tainted, infected, C, HD.—­OF. infect; Lat. infectum.

Enfermer, sb. superintendent of the infirmary in a monastery, S2.—­OF. enfermier; Church Lat. infirmarium (Ducange).

Enfermerere, sb. infirmary officer, Cath. (p. 127_n_).  Cf. Fermerer.

Enflaumen, v. to inflame, MD, W; enflawmed, pp., S2, W.—­OF. enflamer, enflammer; Lat. inflammare.

Enforce, v. to endeavour, strive, W; enforse, W2.

Enforme, v. to establish, teach, PP; enfourmeth, pr. s P.—­AF. enfourmer; Lat. informare.

Engel, sb. angel, MD, S; engeles, pl., S; enngless, S; englene, gen., S; englen, dat., S. Comb.:  enngle A3/4eod, the angelic host, S.—­AS. engel:  OS. engil:  Goth. aggilus:  Gr. [Greek:  aggelos].  Cf. Angel.

Engel, adj.  English, S. See Angles.

Engle-land, sb.  England, S ~; engelond~, S2.—­AS. Engla land.

Englene-lond, sb. the land of the English, England, S.—­AS. Englena land.

Engleymen, v. to bind together as with glue or viscous matter, MD, PP; yngley-*myn, Prompt.; engleymed, pp., MD; engleymede, H; englymede, H.

Englisch, adj.  English, S2, PP; Engliss, S2; Anglisc, S; Englisse, dat., S; pl., S2.—­AS. englisc.

Engreynen, v. to dye in grain, PP.

Engyn, sb. understanding, craft, device, engine, MD, C2, C3; engyne, S3; engine, Sh.—­AF. engin; Lat. ingenium.

Engyned, pp. tortured, C.

Enhached, pp. marked, S3, HD.

Enhastyng, pr. p. hasting, S3; enhasted, pp., HD.

Enhaunsen, v. to raise, C, W, W2; anhaunse, NED; enhansed, pp., PP.—­AF. enhauncer, enhancer.

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