α. 1500s egelfie.
β. 1600s eaglifie.
† eaglifyv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To make into, or like, an eagle.
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eaglify1592
1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) vii. xxxvii. 165 Had the Sunne been vp..(such pride bewitcht my wit To Egel-fie my selfe) I had assayed to soare to it.
1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer v. f. 161v The Kites that flye Above the clouds, themselves to Eaglifie.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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