To cover with snow; to blanket or surround with snow.
From 'en-' (causative prefix) + 'snow' (from Old English 'snaw'). The verb emerged in Middle English, combining the causative prefix 'en-' meaning 'to cause to be covered in' with 'snow,' creating a poetic verb for the action of snowfall.
Verbs like 'ensnow' are primarily literary and poetic—you rarely hear 'the clouds ensnow the mountains' in everyday speech, but poets loved these 'en-' constructions because they created a sense of transformation and power.
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