† eˈnoisel, v. Obs.—0
[a. OF. enoisel-er, f. en- (see en-1) + oiseler ‘to flye out at birds, like a giddie Hawke’ (Cotgr.), f. oisel (mod. oiseau) bird.]
intr. Of a hawk: To fly at a bird.
c 1535 G. Du Wes Introd. Fr. in Palsgr. 952 To enoisel as a hauke. |