Middle English Dictionary Entry
em- pref.
Entry Info
| Forms | em- pref. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Prefix occurring as a variant of en- in words whose primary element begins with a labial stop, e.g. em-baumen, em-belishen, em-brācen, em-pēchen, em-pēchement, em-perǒur, em-prīse, em-plēden. In most of these words the prefix is also spelled en-.
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