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† eˈnorn, v. Obs. Also 4–6 enn-, enourne(n, (4 enhorne, en(n)urn(e, ennowrn), enorn(e, 5 enoorne, 6 -ourne. [Altered form of anorn, q.v.] 1. trans. To adorn, deck, trim; to set out (a table); = anorn; also fig.
c1325E.E. Allit. P. A. 1026 Þe wonez with-inne enurned ware Wyth alle kynnez perre þat moȝt repayre. c1340Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 2027 His cote..Ennurned vpon veluet vertuuus stonez. c1375Sc. Leg. Saints, Margarete 15 Til enhorne vchis & cronis. 1382Wyclif Ecclus. xxix. 33 Go, gest, and enourne the bord. c1400Destr. Troy 1675 An auter enournet in nome of a god. a1430Pilgr. Lyf. Manhode iii. li. (1869) 162, I was oones arayed and enoorned with you riht queyntliche. 1513Bradshaw. St. Werberge i. 3431 This sacrat relique..Enowrned with riches sumptuous. 2. To adore, worship. (See anorn ¶ .)
c1375Sc. Leg. Saints, Theodora 666 Al þai knychtis a-pone kne Ennornyt hyme. Hence † eˈnorning vbl. n. Obs., the action of the vb. enorn; in quot. concr. ornamentation. † eˈnornment, Obs., adornment, ornamentation.
1382Wyclif Ecclus. xxii. 23 As grauely enournynge [v.r. Enuyrownynge] in a briȝt wal. ― Jer. ii. 32 Whether forȝete shal the maiden of hir enournement? c1400Mandeville (Roxb.) xxxii. 145 We hald swilk enournement grete foly. c1483–4Will Taylour (Somerset Ho.), Item, I bequeth to my Cosyn Robert Sturmyn..all the enournamente belonging vnto my Chapell. [1513see enorment.] |