insnare en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English snare English insnare From in- + snare.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of ensnare.
alt of ensnare
Let theſe / Inſnare the vvretched in the toils of lavv, / Fomenting diſcord, and perplexing right, / An iron race!
a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC, page 160, lines 1289–1292:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| insnaring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| insnares | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| insnared | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| insnared | Tense=Past | lexicographic |