† endarkv.

Forms: Middle English enderke, Middle English endirke, Middle English–1500s endarke, 1500s–1600s endark.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: en- prefix¹, dark adj., dark v.

Etymology: Either (i) < en- prefix¹ + dark adj., or (ii) < en- prefix¹ + dark v. Compare earlier darken v. and later endarken v.

Obsolete.

transitive. To make (something) dark or darker in appearance. Also: to dim (the sight).In quot. ?c1400 figurative: to obscure, tarnish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > make dark [verb (transitive)]

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?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) iv. pr. iii. l. 3418 Ne no wickednesse shal endirken it.

c1525 J. Rastell New Commodye Propertes of Women sig. A.iv^v Her skyn of whytenes endarkyth the snow.

?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cxxxix. 401 For sure the darke so dark: cannot endarke thy louely sight.

1606 W. Herbert Englands Sorrowe sig. F3 My brow should be endarkt with Cyprian stole, Whilst I compose this sable exercise.

Derivatives

endarked adj. darkened; (figurative) obscure, difficult to understand.

ΚΠ

c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica i. 31 A buscage..callyd the thycke enderkid wode of Vulcane.

1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. A.iii^v Of suche an endarkid chapiter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	endark
释义	† endarkv. Forms: Middle English enderke, Middle English endirke, Middle English–1500s endarke, 1500s–1600s endark. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: en- prefix¹, dark adj., dark v. Etymology: Either (i) < en- prefix¹ + dark adj., or (ii) < en- prefix¹ + dark v. Compare earlier darken v. and later endarken v. Obsolete. transitive. To make (something) dark or darker in appearance. Also: to dim (the sight).In quot. ?c1400 figurative: to obscure, tarnish. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > make dark [verb (transitive)] thesterc888 darkc1300 endark?c1400 darken?1521 endarken1569 Cimmerianize1600 sable1610 blinda1643 pitch1664 embrown1667 disilluminate1865 ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) iv. pr. iii. l. 3418 Ne no wickednesse shal endirken it. c1525 J. Rastell New Commodye Propertes of Women sig. A.iv^v Her skyn of whytenes endarkyth the snow. ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cxxxix. 401 For sure the darke so dark: cannot endarke thy louely sight. 1606 W. Herbert Englands Sorrowe sig. F3 My brow should be endarkt with Cyprian stole, Whilst I compose this sable exercise. Derivatives endarked adj. darkened; (figurative) obscure, difficult to understand. ΚΠ c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica i. 31 A buscage..callyd the thycke enderkid wode of Vulcane. 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. A.iii^v Of suche an endarkid chapiter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < v.?c1400
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