† enˈgrieve, v. Obs.
Forms: α. 4 engreve, (Sc. engrief(f), 4–5 engreive (Sc. engrew), 6 engreue, -eeue, 6–7 engreve, 6– engrieve. β. 4 ingreve, 6 ingreeue, -ieue.
[ad. OF. engrever:—L. ingravāre, f. in- (see in-) + grav-is heavy; cf. en-1 and grieve.]
1. trans. To cause grief or pain to; to annoy, hurt, vex. Also absol. To do harm, be troublesome.
| 1375 Barbour Bruce xi. 504 Myscheif..that suld swa engreiff, That na hys vorschip suld thame releif. Ibid. xiii. 210 The scottis archeris..Ingrevand [v.r. engrewand] thame so gretumly..That thai vayndist a litell we. Ibid. xx. 200 For it, he said, mycht nocht releif, And mycht [thaim-self] gretly engreif. c 1400 Rom. Rose 3444 Yit no thyng engreveth mee. c 1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xxxv. 190 He þat mast engrewyt þere..Suld have þe grettast Prys, wyth þi Ðat he engrewyt honestly. 1513 Douglas æ neis x. xiii. 19 Bot pryncipally Mezentyus all engrevit. 1626 Bacon Sylva (1651) §828 Aches, and Hurts, and Cornes, do Engrieve, either towards Raine, or towards Frost. |
2. To make grievous; to represent as grievous; to aggravate.
| 1535 Cromwell Let. Gardiner in Burnet Collect. 460 In which part ye shall somewhat engrieve the matter. a 1555 Bp. Gardiner in Foxe A. & M. (1563) 734 b, To engreue it to be an importable burden. 1592 Conspir. Pretended Ref. 40 Seeking also to engreeue their faultes. |
3. To make a grievance of; to take as a ground of accusation or reproach.
| 1577–87 Holinshed Chron. III. 1111/2 Mine owne confession is ingreeued against me. Ibid. III. 1114/1, I am sorie to ingreeue anie other mans doings. |
Hence enˈgrieved ppl. a.
| 1591 Spenser Vis. World's Van. 159, I gan in my engrieued brest To scorne all difference of great and small. |