Middle English Dictionary Entry
embrigen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | embrigen v. Also enbriken. |
| Etymology | OF embriquer, -briguer embroil, embarrass. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Entangle, embarrass, confuse (someone).
Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)7.431 : Þe kyng maked þe ȝonge sones of þe eorle of Mollent appose þe cardinales þat were þo presente, and upbroyde [vrr. enbryge, enbrugge] hem and snarlede hem wiþ sotil sophyms.