verb
Meaning 1
To bathe; to steep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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embay
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verb
Meaning 2
To shut in, enclose, shelter or trap, such as ships in a bay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- English bay English embay From em- + bay (“bathe”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- English bay English embay From em- + bay.