eloign (redirected from eloigns)

e·loign  (-loin)

tr.v. e·loigned, e·loign·ing, e·loigns Archaic

1. To remove or carry away to a distance, especially so as to conceal.

2. To take (oneself) to a distance.

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[Middle English elongen, from Old French esloigner, from Late Latin longre : Latin -, ex-, ex- + Latin longus, long, distant; see del-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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eloign, eloin [ɪˈlɔɪn]

vb

(tr) Archaic to remove (oneself, one's property, etc.) to a distant place

[from Anglo-French esloigner to go far away; related to Latin longē (adv) far; compare elongate]

eloigner , eloiner n

eloignment , eloinment n