† eˈnoil, v. Obs.
Also 5–7 enoyle.
[f. en-1 + oil n. Cf. anoil, enhuile.]
1. trans. To put oil upon. a. To anoint, esp. a king, etc. b. To mix with oil. Cf. enhuile.
| c 1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 687 Half a strike Of barly mele enoyled. 1546 Langley Pol. Verg. De Invent. v. iii. 100 b, Priestes and also Kynges..oughte to be enoyled. 1575 Turberv. Falconrie 279 She may..enoyle hir feathers with hir beake. 1643 Prynne Sov. Power Parl. ii. 93 Other kings persons..who are not annointed, are as sacred..as those who are enoyled. |
2. transf. and fig.
| 1526 Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 115 Thou shalt enoyle & mollifye his herte that enuyeth the. 1647 Sanderson Serm. (1681) II. 216 To enoil a rotten post with a glistering varnish. |