† engleimv.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To make slimy, clammy, or sticky; to fix firmly with a sticky substance. Also: to clog, choke, or surfeit (the stomach).
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > viscosity > make viscous or thicken [verb (transitive)]
engleima1387
inviscatec1400
treaclec1500
mud1593
incrassate1601
inspissate1626
glutinize1750
syrup1847
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 253 Are [i.e. air] infecte and engleymed [L. aere corrupto].
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. vii. xlix. 398 Ache and turnement þat comeþ of humours engleymed in guttis.
c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xv. l. 56 Þe man þat moche hony eteth, his mawe it engleymeth.
Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 198 (MED) Gleymyn, or yngleymyn: Visco, invisco.
c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 1131 Þe guttez and the gorre..Þat all englaymez þe gresse one grounde, þer he standez.
2. transitive. figurative. To set immovably, as a bird with birdlime; to entangle, entrap. With in, with.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > by entangling or binding
shrenchc897
beswapec980
taglea1340
tanglea1340
gyve1377
encumber138.
engleimc1400
wrapc1412
involvec1440
fetter1526
mesh1532
crawl1548
felter1567
to tie up1570
in trick1572
ensnarl1593
entrammel1598
engage1603
casta1605
imbrier1605
weave1620
immaze1631
trammel1727
enchain1751
entangle1790
enmesh1822
in mesh1875
c1400 J. Wyclif On the Seven Deadly Sins (Bodl. 647) in Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 150 (MED) Þese prestis and þese clerkes, þat schulden be ferrest fro covetise, ben most engleymed þerwiþ.
?c1400 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Sidney Sussex) (1884) xliii. 27 Englymede [a1500 Univ. Oxf. 64 Clemyd is in erthe oure wambe].
c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) l. 676 Englaymed was in glotenye and glad to be drounke.
1494 W. Hilton Scala Perfeccionis (de Worde) i. xliii. sig. dviiiv Yf thy herte be taken & engleymed with a veyne luste.
1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 93 The Barons were so with gold englaymed.
3. intransitive. To settle, stick.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > be or become attached or affixed [verb (intransitive)] > remain attached > adhere
cleavec897
to stick (cleave, cling, etc.) like a burc1330
sita1398
clinga1400
clengec1400
engleim?1440
adhere1557
clag1563
clasp1569
clencha1600
clung1601
clam1610
yclingec1620
affix1695
clinch1793
to stick (to one) like wax1809
cleam-
tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. l. 692 That non offis white Englame [c1450 Bodl. Englayme] vppon the rootes of theyr tonge.
Derivatives
engleimed adj.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of mouth > [adjective] > impure matter
engleimedc1450
furred1509
foul1632
foulish1753
loaded1860
c1450 Med. Recipes (BL Add. 33996) in F. Heinrich Mittelengl. Medizinbuch (1896) 184 Hyt purgeþ þe stomak & þe body from alle englaymed corrupcyons.
1493 Festivall (1515) 16 b His tongue engleymed and his nose blacke, etc.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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