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.

Enhorten, v. to encourage, MD, C.—­OF. enhorter; Lat. inhortari.

Enke, sb. ink, MD, W; ynke, Voc.; *~inke~, Cath.—­OF. enque (Bartsch); Lat. encaustum; Gr. [Greek:  egkauston].

Enker, adj. special, particular. Phr.:  enker grene, wholly green, MD, HD.

Enkerly, adv. particularly, entirely, B, MD, JD; enkrely, B; ynkirly, B ~; ynkurly~, S2, B.—­Icel. einkarliga, variant of einkanliga, especially, particularly; see einka- in CV.

Enleuene, num. eleven, PP, W; enleven, W; enleue, PP; elleuene, PP; elleue, PP; eleuene, PP; aleuin, JD; alewin, S3; allevin, S3, NED.—­AS. endleofan, endlufan (ellefan); Goth, ain-lif; see Douse, p. 80.

Enluminen, v. to illumine, MD, C2; enlumynyng, pr. p., S3.—­AF. enluminer.

Enluting,, sb. daubing with clay, C3.—­Cp.  Late Lat. lutare, from Lat. lutum, clay.

Ennewen, v. to renew, MD; ennewed, pp., S3.

Enoumbre; see Enumbren.

Ennuyed, pp. annoyed, P; see Anoyen.

Enoynt, pp. anointed, NED, C, H; anoynt, C.—­AF. enoint; Lat. inunctum, pp. of inungere.

Enpoisone, sb. poison; enpoysone, HD.

Enpoisonen, v. to poison, MD, C2; enpoysened, pp., S2.—­OF. enpoisoner.

Enquere, v. to inquire, C2, C3, G, W2; enqueri, S2.—­OF. enquerir, enquerre; Lat. inquirere.

Enqueringe, sb. enquiry, C3.

Ensamplarie, sb. pattern, PP.

Ensample, sb. example, S, S2, PP,C2, C3; ensaumple, S3, P.—­AF. ensample, essample, OF. example; Lat. exemplum.

Ensaumplid, pp. exemplified, S3.

Ensele, v. to seal, PP.  Cf. Aselen.

Enserchen, v. to search into, W, W2.

Enstore, v. to restore, W; instorid, pp., W.—­Lat. instaurare.  Cf. Astore.

Entailen, v. to cut, carve, MD; entayled, pp.  S3.—­OF. entaillier, entallier.

Entencion, sb. intention, C2; entencioun, C3.—­AF. entenciun.

Entendement, sb. understanding, intelligence, S3.—­OF. entendement.

Entenden, v. to give attention to, MD, C2.—­OF. entendre; Lat. intendere.

Entente, sb. heed, attention, purpose, intention, S2, PP, C2, C3; entent, S2, S3, PP.—­OF. entente.

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