enchens

Norman

noun

Definitions

(Jersey) incense
(Jersey) taxlink
(Jersey) taxlink

Etymology

Inherited from Old French encens (sweet-smelling substance) borrowed from Latin incensum, incendere, incendo, incendō (set on fire).

Origin

Latin

incendere, incendo, incendō

Gloss

set on fire

Timeline

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Cognates and derived terms

incendere, incendo, incendō Latin
incendō Latin
incensum Latin
incensus Latin
incēnsum Latin
incenso Italian
encens French
encens Middle English
encens Old French
incenso Esperanto