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Dictionary > Ensosin

Word[?]
ENSOSIN Ensosin
Word Type[?]
strong verb
Pronunciation[?]
/ɛnˈsos in/
Official Definition[?]

Bewitch
(POGGLE, p. 1096)
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

v. to bewitch
n. bewitchment

Usage[?]

Qethsegol vahrukiv paaz kulaas Yrsa, wo ensosin pah do Taazokaan voth ek Dun ahrk brii.
This stone commemorates the fair princess Yrsa, who bewitched all of Tamriel with her Grace and beauty.
(Word Wall for Dun, Elemental Fury)

Connotations[?]

To be enchanted by a witch, or to be enchanted as though by a witch’s spell. Negative connotation in its association with sos ‘blood’ and the Nords’ general fear of magic and witchcraft.

Etymology[?]

May derive from an unattested word sosin meaning ‘witch’ or ‘witchcraft’, lit. ‘blood-master’.