encoffin en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English coffin English encoffin From en- + coffin.
Meanings
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(transitive) To place or enclose in a coffin.
The body having been encoffined, we two alone bore it to its rest.
1839, Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| encoffins | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| encoffined | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| encoffined | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| encoffining | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
fi laittaa arkkuun (place in a coffin) · fi sulkea arkkuun (place in a coffin) · cmn 裝殮 /装殓 (place in a coffin) · ja 納棺する (place in a coffin) · fi panna arkkuun (place in a coffin)