Middle English Dictionary Entry
enspiren v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | enspiren v.(1) Also ensperen. |
| Etymology | From spiren inquire. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To ask or inquire (about someone).
Associated quotations
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)18486 : Afftir Pollexene he enspired And asked what was of hir be-tyd.
- a1500(?a1450) GRom.(Hrl 7333)317 : The Emperour enspered of the prioress, if þat þer were ony such an hooly woman therynn.