enwreathe 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 wreathe English enwreathe From en- + wreathe.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of inwreathe.
alt of inwreathe
The ivy, clinging round that side of the old church, shone with its broad green leaves, which caught a double radiance from the moon and from the small diamond panes of the Gothic windows which the long drooping branches enwreathed.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXVIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 313:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enwreathing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enwreathed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enwreathed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| enwreathes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |