ELLEBOR, _s._ hellebore, _Helleborus niger_, B 4154. ELLES, _adv._ else, otherwise, 3. 997; HF. 23, 996; L. 13, 2044; A. i. 19. 2; A 375, 1228, B 644, C 274, D 844, G 1131, 1377; _elles god forbede_, God forbid it should be otherwise, G 1046. ELLES-WHERE, _adv._ elsewhere, R. 1646; 7. 180; Elleswher, G 1130. ELM, _s._ elm-tree, 5. 177; A 2922; Elmes, _pl._ R. 1383. ELONGACIOUN, _s._ angular distance, A. ii. 25. 41. ELOQUENCE, _s._ 3. 925; E 1203. ELVES, _pl. of_ Elf. ELVISH, _adj._ elvish, i.e. absent in demeanour, B 1893; mysterious (but used in the sense of foolish), G 751, 842. EMBASSADOUR, _s._ ambassador, C 603. EMBASSADRYE, _s._ embassy, negociation, B 233. EMBAUME, _v._ embalm, L. 676; Embawmed, _pp._ covered with balm, R. 1663. EMBELIF, _adj._ oblique, A. i. 20. 2; (as applied to angles) acute, A. ii. 26. 24; _adv._ obliquely, A. ii. 26. 7. See the New E. Dict. EMBELISSHEN, _v._ embellish; Embelisshed, _pp._ rendered more lovely, L. 1737; Embelised, beautified, B 2. p. 5. 47. EMBOSED, _pp._ plunged into the thicket, 3. 353 (see note). EMBRACE, _v._ embrace, 20. 7 (the final _e_ is suppressed); compass, H 160; Embracest, _2 pr. s._ B 2. p 5. 50; Embraceth, _pr. s._ L. 2287; Embraseth, B 4. p 6. 237; Embraceden, _pt. pl._ held fast, I 193. See ENBRACE. EMBRACINGE, _s._ embrace, I 944. EMBROUDED, _pp._ embroidered, adorned, A 89. See ENBROUDEN. Cf. '_embrod['e]_, couvert de broderies;' Godefroy. EMBROUDINGE, _s._ embroidery, I 417. EMBUSSHEMENTS, _pl._ ambuscades, B 2509. EMERAUDE, _s._ emerald, 5. 175; B 1799; Emeraudes, _pl._ R. 1118. EMERLION, _s._ merlin, 5. 611 _n_. EMES, _gen._ uncle's, T. ii. 466, 472. See EEM. EMFORTH, _prep._ as far as extends, to the extent of, L. 2132; T. ii. 243, 997, iii. 999; A 2235. _Em-_ is from A.S. _emn_, for _efen_, even. EMISPERIES, _s. pl._ hemispheres, A. i. 18. 6. EMPEIRE, _v._ impair; Empeyre, _1 pr. s. subj._ impair, harm, E 2198; Empeireden, _pt. pl._ made worse, B 2209. See ENPEIREN. EMPERESSE, _s._ empress, R. 1266; 5. 319; B 4. p 1. 19; F 1048; B 4. p 1. 19; Emperice, 4. 285; 9. 55; L. 185; Emperyce, D 1246. EMPERIE, _s._ rule, B 2. p 6. 8 _n_. EMPEROURES, _s. pl._ emperors, B 3558. See THEMPEROUR. EMPLASTRE, _2 pr. pl._ plaster over, bedaub, E 2207. EMPOISONE, _v._ poison; Empoysone, I 514; Empoisoned, B 2519, 3850; Empoysoned, D 751. EMPOISONER, _s._ poisoner; Empoysoner, C 894. EMPOISONING, _s._ poisoning, C 891; Empoysoning, A 2460; Enpoysoninge, B 1. p 3. 38. EMPRENTEN, _v._ imprint; Emprinteth, _imp. pl._ impress, E 1193; Empreinted, _pp._ imprinted, B 5. m 4. 6; Emprented, _pp._ imprinted, F 831; taken an impression of, E 2117; Enprented, imprinted, E 2178. EMPRENTING, _s._ imprinting, impression, F 834. EMPRYSE, _s._ enterprise, undertaking, 3. 1093; L. 617, 1452; T. iii. 416; A 2540, B 348, 3857, F 732, G 605, I 403; Emprise, B 2256.