"encurse" meaning in All languages combined

See encurse on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: encurses [present, singular, third-person], encursing [participle, present], encursed [participle, past], encursed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English *encursen (suggested by encursing), equivalent to en- + curse. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*encursen}} Middle English *encursen, {{prefix|en|en|curse}} en- + curse Head templates: {{en-verb}} encurse (third-person singular simple present encurses, present participle encursing, simple past and past participle encursed)
  1. (transitive, archaic) to place or bring a curse upon; curse Tags: archaic, transitive

Inflected forms

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