A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ 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 þeod, the angelic host, S.—AS. engel: OS. engil: Goth. aggilus: Gr. ἄγγελος. 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; Ænglisc, S; Englisse, dat., S; pl., S2.—AS. englisc.

[ Engreynen], v. to dye in grain, PP.