▪ I. † enˈdaunt, v.1 Obs.
[f. en-1 + daunt v. to tame.]
trans. To tame.
1393 Langl. P. Pl. C. xviii. 171 He endauntede a douue. |
▪ II. † enˈdaunt, v.2 Obs.
[f. en-1 + daunt v. to fondle.]
trans. To caress; to make much of, hold in high esteem.
1399 Langl. Rich. Redeles iii. 127 Ffor her dignesse endauntid of dullisshe nollis. Ibid. 351 Þe while þe Degonys domes weren so endauntid. |