† intumulatev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To place in a tomb: to entomb, bury. In earlier use only in past participle intumulate. Intumulit in quot. 15352, may be past participle of intumule = intumil v.
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the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > bury or entomb [verb (transitive)]
bedelveOE
begraveOE
burya1000
beburyc1000
bifel-ec1000
layc1000
to fall, lull, lay (bring obs.) asleepOE
tombc1275
gravec1300
inter1303
rekec1330
to lap in leadc1340
to lay to rest, abed, to bed1340
lie1387
to louk in clay (lead, etc.)?a1400
to lay lowa1425
earthc1450
sepulture1490
to put awaya1500
tyrea1500
mould1530
to graith in the grave1535
ingrave1535
intumulate1535
sepult1544
intumil?c1550
yird1562
shrinea1566
infera1575
entomb1576
sepelite1577
shroud1577
funeral1578
to load with earth1578
delve1587
to lay up1591
sepulchrize1595
pit-hole1607
infuneral1610
mool1610
inhumate1612
inurna1616
inhume1616
pit1621
tumulate1623
sepulchrea1626
turf1628
underlay1639
urna1657
to lay to sleep, asleep1701
envaulta1745
plant1785
ensepulchre1820
sheugh1839
to put under1879
to lay away1885
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 271 Intumulat in Drumfermling wes syne.
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 443 And syne in Scone intumulit wes he.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccl Whose corps was..princely enterred and intumulate.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxiii He was remoued to Winsore, and there in a new vawte newly intumilate.
1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. i. f. 45 The dead bodyes of their countrimen..they never bury or intumulate.
1598 F. Rous Thule ii. sig. Kv His ioy intumulated in the graue.
1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall xix. sig. F3 What tombe could intumulate any entyre race of folks.
Derivatives
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1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Intumulation, a throwing a heap upon, a burying.
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