enchaufen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• enchafe, enchaff, enchaufe, enchaufye

Etymology

Modification of eschaufen as if en- +‎ chaufen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈt͡ʃau̯fən/, /ɛnˈt͡ʃaːfən/

Verb

enchaufen

1. To (cause to) warm or heat.
2. (figurative) To inflame (an emotion or organ).
   • 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book VII, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:

     a good knyght, Sir Patryse, which was cosyn unto Sir Mador de la Porte, toke an appyll, for he was enchaffed with hete of wyne.

     Sir Patrice, a good knight who was the cousin of Sir Mador de la Porte, took an apple because he was enervated with drunken passion.

Conjugation

Conjugation of enchaufen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) enchaufen, enchaufe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	enchaufe	enchaufed
2nd-person singular	enchaufest	enchaufedest
3rd-person singular	enchaufeth	enchaufed
subjunctive singular	enchaufe
imperative singular		—
plural1	enchaufen, enchaufe	enchaufeden, enchaufede
imperative plural	enchaufeth, enchaufe	—
participles	enchaufynge, enchaufende	enchaufed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: enchafe

References

• “enchaufen, -ien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.