Definition
To impale or pin with a crotchet or hook-like instrument; an archaic term meaning to secure something with a hooked device.
Etymology
From en- (causative prefix) + crotchet (from Old French crochete, a small hook). The word combines the en- prefix with crotchet to mean using a hook to fasten something.
Kelly Says
Encrotchet is a delightfully specific medieval term—imagine smiths and craftspeople using hooked tools to secure armor and mechanisms, speaking of their work as literally 'crotcheting' things into place!
Translations
ARالعربية
إدخال
i-ḍ-khaal
BNবাংলা
ঢুকিয়ে
dhu-ki-ye
CACatalà
encaixar
en-ka-i-sar
DADansk
indsætte
in-sæt-te
DEDeutsch
einbetten
aɪn-bɛt-ən
ELΕλληνικά
τοποθετήσει
to-po-the-te-sei
ESEspañol
encajar
en-ka-har
FISuomi
asentaa
a-sen-taa
FRFrançais
encroûter
ɑ̃-kʁuːte
HUMagyar
beilleszteni
be-il-lesz-te-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
masukkan
mas-u-kan
ITItaliano
incastrare
in-ka-st-ra-re
KKKK
кіріктіру
ki-ri-k-ti-ru
MSBahasa Melayu
masukkan
mas-u-kan
NLNederlands
inpassen
in-pas-sen
NONorsk
innfelle
in-fel-le
PLPolski
wpasować
v-pa-so-vat'
PTPortuguês
encaixar
en-ka-i-shar
RUРусский
вставить
vstavit'
SVSvenska
infoga
in-fo-ga
SWKiswahili
kuingiza
kwin-gi-za
TRTürkçe
sığdırmak
si-dyr-mak
UKУкраїнська
вставити
vstav-ityi
URاردو
گھونپٹنا
ghoon-p-t-na
VITiếng Việt
đan vào
dahn vaw
ZUZU
hlakanyisa
hla-ka-ni-sa