encens

Catalan

Verb

encens

  1. second-person singular present indicative form of encendre

French

Etymology

From Old French encens, borrowed from Late Latin incensum, from Latin incendō.

Noun

encens m (plural encens)

  1. incense (a perfume often used in the rites of various religions)

Derived terms

Further reading


Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French encens, from Late Latin incēnsum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛnˈsɛns/, /ənˈsɛns/

Noun

encens (plural encenss)

  1. incense
  2. smoke (especially from incense)

Derived terms

Descendants

References


Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin incēnsum, from Latin incendō.

Noun

encens m (oblique plural encens, nominative singular encens, nominative plural encens)

  1. incense (a perfume often used in the rites of various religions)
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page page of this essay:
      on doit suffumiguer le chief de encens avec ung petit de roses
      [the physician] has to infuse the patient's head from below with incense with a few rose petals

Descendants

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