enseal en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English enselen, inselen, inseilen, from Old English inseġlian (“to place a seal on”), from Proto-West Germanic *insigilōn (compare Old High German insigilōn, insigilen, Old Norse innsigla (“to seal”)), from Latin insigilāre; merged with and reinforced by Old French enseeler, from the same Latin source. Equivalent to en- + seal.
Meanings
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(obsolete) To mark with, or as if with, a seal (stamp)
So he wrote letters, ensealed with his ring, to his first daughter, that said that she loved him more than herself[…]
1905, Charles Swan, Gesta Romanorum, Introduction:
- (obsolete) To ratify.
- To enclose with a seal, i.e. to prevent leakage.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enseals | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ensealing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| inseal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ensealed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ensealed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |