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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Eneuch, Enewch, a. (n.) and adv. Also: eneuche, eneucht, en(n)ewche, eneughe, enewgh(t; enowch, enuch, ennuche. [ME. enogh(e, enoȝ, enoh, OE. ᵹenóh, ᵹenóᵹ. Cf. Aneuch and Ineuch.]

1. adj. Sufficient in quantity. c1475 Wall. vii. 408.
Wallace commaunde a burges for to get Fyne cawk eneuch Ib. viii. 1039.
Houssis and wod is her enewch plente 1490 Irland Mir. I. 42/19.
He … gevis him knawlage, grace and suple enuch and he will 1513 Doug. ii. v. 44.
Ha! walloway! quhat harm and wo eneuch 1531 Bell. Boece I. 94.
He thocht the same sufficient eneuch to decore his triumphe 1570 Black Bk. Taymouth 429.
We will get geir enewche

2. absol. as noun. A sufficiency. c1475 Wall. vii. 969.
Ye haiff enewch, that sall thaim cummyr sa 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 119.
Enewch tharof, now will I na more sayn Ib. viii. Prol. 89.
Enewch is nocht half fyll c1520-c1535 Nisbet Acts xxiv. 10.
I sal do eneuche for me with gude resoun a1500 Henr. Fab. 362 (B).
Quhen evir scho list scho had ennuche till eit c 1564 Lennox Mun. 248.
Having enewght of his owne

3. adv. Sufficiently, adequately. c1420 Wynt. iv. 692.
His gret ost … Dowtyd gyff … tyll thare nawyne ony se Mycht rowme enuch [W. enewgh] or large be Brus iv. 373 (C).
Thai … vnder ane bra thair galay dreuch And syne it helit weill eneuch [E. inewch] Ib. x. 780.
Rentis and landis fair eneuch [E. inewch] c1475 Wall. viii. 1380.
England sen syn has boucht it der enewch 1513 Doug. ii. v. 77.
Enewch has lestit of Priamus the ryng Ib. vii. 31.
We hym gave answer not traist enewch 1535 Melrose R. Rec. I. 83.
Ane precept of seasing whilk doeth appeire authentique eneuch 1545 Corr. M. Lorraine 142.
Your grace is wys enowch to discern apon sic materis a 1568 Sempill Sat. P. xlviii. 25.
The quhyt is twiche, and fresche ennewche 1627 Orkney Rentals iii. 50.
The Kirk is situat commodiouslie enewche for the twa pairt of the parachine 1660 Red Bk. Grandtully II. 152.
I know ȝee can choose well enewghe