单词 | enclin |
释义 | † enclinadj. Obsolete. 1. Having a tendency to behave, think, etc., in a particular way; inclined. ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 3177 (MED) That it mai no malice engendre In him that is enclin therto. a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) l. 119 (MED) In þat elde..is mon moost in his iolite And to lighschip enclyne & kene. 2. Bowed down, prostrate; figurative submissive, obedient. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > self-abasement > [adjective] > self-abased prostratec1390 enclinc1400 prostitute1621 self-abased1668 self-abandoned1688 c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 1206 (MED) Ouer þis hyul þis lote I laȝte For pyty of my perle enclyin. c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 85 If it ne were alle rude wittes wolden ben enclyn and humble hem. a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) l. 8003 (MED) To king of blisse [sc. Christ] ȝe be encline. c1600 (c1350) Alisaunder (Greaves) (1929) l. 316 (MED) Þei nere encline to no king hur kiþ for too gye. They wrought by þeir owne will and wolde nought eles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1393 |
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