English
embush
Embush comes from Old French embuissier.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400embuissier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500embushen
- Englishearliest quotation 1612–1620embush
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400embuissier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500embushen
- Englishearliest quotation 1612–1620embush
Earliest quotation: 1612–1620, Miguel de Cervantes, London: […] William Stansby: “[…]embushing himselfe presently among the bushes and brambles”.
Every English word from Old French embuissier
Today it means
verb To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French embuissier / embush