† enˈglue, v. Obs.
Also 4 engleue.
[a. Fr. englue-r, f. en- (see en-1) + glu birdlime.]
1. trans. To fasten down or close with, or as with, glue. lit. and fig.
| 1393 Gower Conf. III. 312 He sighe and redy fonde This coffre made and well englued. c 1430 Lydg. Bochas ii. xxviii. (1554) 65 a, And that theyr iyen by none yllusions Be not englued. 1475 Caxton Jason 81 But whan their mosels ben englued. |
b. To attach, connect closely. fig.
| c 1430 Lydg. Bochas vi. xii. (1554) 159 a, Euery surfet englued es to other And one misrule bringeth in an other. |
2. To fix to the spot, as (a bird) with birdlime; hence, to ensnare, fascinate.
| 1393 Gower Conf. I. 331 He hath my lady so engleued She woll nought that he be remeued. c 1430 Lydg. Bochas ii. xxx. (1554) 66 b, Deceit, that..Folkes englueth. |