insnarl

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ snarl.

Verb

insnarl (third-person singular simple present insnarls, present participle insnarling, simple past and past participle insnarled)

1. (obsolete) To make into a snarl or knot; to entangle.
   • 1669, Simon Patrick, A Continuation of the Friendly Debate:

     This without doubt hath wofully insnarled your peoples Consciences and is one great reason they are so full of fears and scruples

References

• “insnarl”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.