Middle English Dictionary Entry
embreuen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | embreuen v. Also enbrouen, im-. |
| Etymology | OF embroué (?ultim. from boue mud, dirt) soiled, and embreuver (from embevrer; cp. MnF abreuver, from OF abevrer) drench, soak. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. OD imbrue.
1.
(a) To stain, soil, dirty; (b) to soak, steep.
Associated quotations
a
- (1446) Doc.in Morsbach Origurk.34 : The Seal was enbrowed with reed wax.
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.SPuer(1) (LdMisc 683)38 : With mouth enbrued [vrr. embrewed, enbrowide, enbrewed] þi cuppe thou nat tak.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)331 : Enbrewe not youre table..ne þer-vppon ye wipe youre knyffes.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)468 : No napkyn, brest, ne borclothe, in any wise enbrowynge.
- c1475 Babies' Bk.(Hrl 5086)157 : Whanne ye shalle drynke, your mouthe clence withe A clothe; Youre handes eke, that they in no manere Inbrowe the cuppe.
b
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)100 : Þe smal guttes with al and brede broke þer inne..and meggled amonge þe blood til it be wel enbrowed in þe blood.