venim

English

Noun

venim (countable and uncountable, plural venims)

  1. Obsolete spelling of venom.

Catalan

Verb

venim

  1. first-person plural present indicative of venir

Middle English

Noun

venim

  1. alternative form of venym

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early Medieval Latin venīnum, from Classical Latin venēnum.

Noun

venim oblique singular, m (oblique plural venins, nominative singular venins, nominative plural venim)

  1. venom (poisonous substance from an animal)
    • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 196, line 2482:
      nuls nel puet del venim gartir
      no-one can cure him from the venom

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle French: venin, venim
    • French: venin
  • → Middle English: venym, fenim, venem, venim, venom, venyme, wenim
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