† enbanedadj.
Obsolete.
? Fortified.
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stithc1000
strongOE
fastenedOE
warneda1300
strengtheda1382
unpregnable1387
embattledc1400
enbanedc1400
warrayable14..
impregnable1430
inexpugnable1490
strengthy1513
bulwarkeda1533
unexpugnable1533
fortified1538
well-fortified1538
unwinnablec1540
forced1548
forted1566
unbatterable1576
fencible?1579
unforcible1611
impregnate1632
untakable1652
of (good) force1697
casemated1740
well-girt1756
embattled1765
strongish1821
unbreachable1866
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 790 Enbaned vnder þe abataylment.
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1458 Couered cowpes..as casteles arayed, Enbaned vnder batelment.
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