englut en · VERB
Etymology
Partly from Old French englotir, partly from en- + glut.
Meanings
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To swallow; to swallow up, engulf.
Thus, as carnivorous vultures watch to englut their prey, the rapacious rebels enjoyed a savage delight in the hope of ensnaring him,[…]
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter II, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 13:Whose grieued mindes, which choler did englut, / Against themselues turning their wrathfull spight, / Gan with new rage their shields to hew and cut […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- To glut, satiate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| englutted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| englutted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| englutting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| engluts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |