Definition
to make into jelly or a jelly-like substance; to congeal or set like jelly.
Etymology
From en- (prefix) + jelly (from Old French gelee, past participle of geler meaning 'to freeze,' from Latin gelare). The word emerged to describe the process of creating jelly's characteristic consistency.
Kelly Says
This archaic word shows how English used to have productive verb-making patterns—we could say 'enjelly' the same way we say 'freeze' or 'gel' today, but these specific formations faded from use.
Translations
ARالعربية
إنجيلي
ɪn-dʒɛ-li
CACatalà
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
CSČeština
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
DADansk
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
DEDeutsch
enjelly
ɛn-ˈdʒɛ-li
ELΕλληνικά
εντζέλι
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
ESEspañol
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
FISuomi
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
FRFrançais
enjelly
ɛn-ʒɛ-li
HEעברית
אנג'לי
a-n-dʒɛ-li
HUMagyar
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
ITItaliano
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
MSBahasa Melayu
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
MYမြန်မာ
एंजेली
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
NLNederlands
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
NONorsk
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
PLPolski
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
PTPortuguês
enjelly
ɛn-ʒɛ-li
RORomână
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
RUРусский
енджелли
ɛndʒɛlli
SVSvenska
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
SWKiswahili
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
TAதமிழ்
என்ஜெலி
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
TEతెలుగు
ఎన్జెలి
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
THไทย
เอนเจลลี่
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
TRTürkçe
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
UKУкраїнська
енджелі
ɛn-dʒɛ-li
VITiếng Việt
enjelly
ɛn-dʒɛ-li