engrieve

Definitions

1. To cause grief to, to vex or pain; to associate with vexation or pain.
   archaic, transitive
2. To grieve.
   archaic, intransitive

Examples

“If any man had either fondly or indiscreetly spoken of Lent to engrieve it to be an importable burden, I would wish⟳ his reformation ; for I have⟳ not learned that all men are bound to keep⟳ the Lent in the form⟳ received.”

“Even in men, aches and hurts and corns do engrieve, either towards rain⟳ or towards frost : for the one maketh the humours more to abound ; and the other maketh them sharper.”

“1998, Annabel M. Patterson (editor), The trial of Nicholas Throckmorton (apparently derived from Holinshed's Chronicles, 1577), I am sorry to engrieve any other man's doings, but it serveth me for a piece of my defence, and therefore I wish⟳ that no man should gather evil of it.”

“Seeing his worke now wasted, deepe engrieved was”

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