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† ˈembelif, adv. and a. Astron. Obs.
[a. OF. phrase en belif: see belef.]
A. adv. In an oblique direction, obliquely.
c1391Chaucer Astrol. ii. §28 These same signes..ben cleped tortuos signes or kroked signes for they arisen embelif on oure Orisonte.
B. adj. Oblique.
c1391Chaucer Astrol. ii. §28 heading, To knowe the assencions of signes in the embelif cercle in euery regioun, I Mene, in circulo obliquo. Ibid., The embelif orisonte..ouerkervyth the equinoxial in embelif angles. 1413Lydg. Pilgr. Sowle v. i. (1859) 70, I saw the spyeres tornen..eueriche within other, by contrarious mouyng, and by embelif.
Hence † embelif v. intr. Obs., to be oblique.
1413Lydg. Pilgr. Sowle v. i. (1859) 70 There was a Cercle embelyfyng somwhat. |