To haunt persistently or to frequent a place repeatedly with ghostly or disruptive presence.
From Old French 'hanter' (to frequent, to haunt) with the English prefix 'en-' added. The French root likely comes from Germanic origins meaning 'to seize' or 'to occupy,' which metaphorically became 'to haunt a place.'
Medieval writers used 'enhaunt' to describe not just ghosts but also persistent rumors or fears that 'haunted' a place—it was less about the supernatural and more about something taking over a space repeatedly.
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