† endwellv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To dwell in, stay in.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (transitive)]
wonOE
erdeOE
inwonea1300
inhabitc1374
indwell1382
occupya1387
biga1400
endwellc1420
possessc1450
purprise1481
people1490
dwell1520
accompany?c1525
replenishc1540
populate1578
habit1580
inhabitate1600
tenant1635
improvec1650
manure1698
the world > matter > liquid > dryness > dry [verb (transitive)] > make waterproof
endwellc1420
waterproof1820
proof1879
c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 437 Herdde it [the cistern] weel Tyl water wol endwelle it and abyde.
Derivatives
enˈdweller n. an inhabitant.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > [noun]
maneOE
wonnera1340
dwellera1382
livera1382
indweller1382
resiant1405
inhabitor1413
inhabitera1425
tenanta1425
abider1440
citizenc1450
inhabitant1462
resident1463
denizen1474
inhabitator?a1475
mansionarya1475
habitant1490
incolera1513
occupier?1542
land-occupier1576
residentiary1581
burgessa1586
incolant1596
consistorian1599
ledger1600
resider1632
residenter1644
habitator1646
endwellera1649
incolary1652
incolist1657
insetter1712
houser1871
a1649 W. Drummond Poems (1656) 136 Rich Pallace, and Endweller ever blest.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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