enshelter en · VERB
Etymology
From en- + shelter.
Meanings
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(obsolete) To shelter.
If that the Turkish Fleete Be not enshelter'd, and embay'd, they are drown'd
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ensheltering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enshelters | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ensheltered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ensheltered | Tense=Past | lexicographic |