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† enˈgrieve, v. Obs.
Forms: α. 4 engreve, (Sc. engrief(f), 4–5 engreive (Sc. engrew), 6 engreue, -eeue, 6–7 engreve, 6– engrieve. β. 4 ingreve, 6 ingreeue, -ieue.
[ad. OF. engrever:—L. ingravāre, f. in- (see in-) + grav-is heavy; cf. en-1 and grieve.]
1. trans. To cause grief or pain to; to annoy, hurt, vex. Also absol. To do harm, be troublesome.
1375Barbour Bruce xi. 504 Myscheif..that suld swa engreiff, That na hys vorschip suld thame releif. Ibid. xiii. 210 The scottis archeris..Ingrevand [v.r. engrewand] thame so gretumly..That thai vayndist a litell we. Ibid. xx. 200 For it, he said, mycht nocht releif, And mycht [thaim-self] gretly engreif. c1400Rom. Rose 3444 Yit no thyng engreveth mee. c1425Wyntoun Cron. viii. xxxv. 190 He þat mast engrewyt þere..Suld have þe grettast Prys, wyth þi Ðat he engrewyt honestly. 1513Douglas æ neis x. xiii. 19 Bot pryncipally Mezentyus all engrevit. 1626Bacon Sylva (1651) §828 Aches, and Hurts, and Cornes, do Engrieve, either towards Raine, or towards Frost.
2. To make grievous; to represent as grievous; to aggravate.
1535Cromwell Let. Gardiner in Burnet Collect. 460 In which part ye shall somewhat engrieve the matter. a1555Bp. Gardiner in Foxe A. & M. (1563) 734 b, To engreue it to be an importable burden. 1592Conspir. Pretended Ref. 40 Seeking also to engreeue their faultes.
3. To make a grievance of; to take as a ground of accusation or reproach.
1577–87Holinshed Chron. III. 1111/2 Mine owne confession is ingreeued against me. Ibid. III. 1114/1, I am sorie to ingreeue anie other mans doings.
Hence enˈgrieved ppl. a.
1591Spenser Vis. World's Van. 159, I gan in my engrieued brest To scorne all difference of great and small. |