| 释义 |
† enˈfrain, v. Obs. rare.
pa. pple. enfraint.
[ad. OF. enfraindre (F. enfreindre):—L. īnfringĕre, f. in (see in-) + frangĕre to break.]
trans. To violate (a promise, an obligation).
1475Caxton Jason 63 b, Ofte times they [promises] ben enfrainte and broken. 1483― G. de la Tour xcviii. 129 She hadde..enfraynt her mariage, for the whiche she shulde be bete with stones. Ibid. cxliii. 203 This commaundement I have enfrayned and broken. |