A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 72

_hemispherium_; Gr. ??sfa?????.

+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, enc.u.mber, 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 (G.o.defroy).

+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; +aende+, 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; +endedei+, S.--AS. _ende-daeg_.

+Endeles+, _adj._ endless, C3; +endelese+, S.--AS. _endeleas_.

+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_.

+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 +E?e+.

+Ene+, _adv._ once, S2.--AS. _?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+. [[headword spelled +Oones+]]

+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 eod+, the angelic host, S.--AS. _engel_: OS. _engil_: Goth. _aggilus_: Gr.

???e???. 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; +yngleymyn+, Prompt.; +engleymed+, _pp._, MD; +engleymede+, H; +englymede+, H.

+Englisch+, _adj._ English, S2, PP; +Engliss+, S2; +aenglisc+, 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.