encradle en · VERB
Etymology
From en- + cradle.
Meanings
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(transitive) To lay in a cradle, or as in a cradle.
Begin from first where He encradled was, / In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.
1596, Edmund Spenser, A Hymne of Heavenly Love:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| encradles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| encradling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| encradled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| encradled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |