enoiier

Old French

Alternative forms

  • adnuier, annoier, annuer, annuier, anoier, anoiier, anoyer, anuer, anuier, anuiier
  • ennoier, ennoiier, ennoir, ennouer, ennoyer, ennuer, ennuier, ennuyer, enoier, enuier, enuiier, enuyer
  • anoget (3SG in the Reichenau Glossary)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin inodiāre.

Verb

enoiier

  1. to be bothersome, upsetting, tiring, etc.
  2. to be bothered, upset, tired, etc.
    • c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
      Alixandre molt en enuie
      qant son conpaignon voit ocis
      Alexander was quite upset
      when he saw his slain comrade

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has a stressed present stem enui distinct from the unstressed stem enoi. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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