anoyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

annoyen, annye, anoye, a-noy, anuye, a-nuyȝen, any, enoye, enuye

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French anuier, enuier, from Late Latin inodiō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈnui̯ən/, /aˈniu̯ən/, /aˈniːən/, /ɛ-/

Verb

anoyen

To bother; to annoy or irritate:
1. To be annoying or injurious.
2. To be annoyed or irritated.
To harass or trouble.
To hurt; to cause injury.
To fear; to be troubled.
(rare) To wear out; to exhaust.

Usage notes

The aphetic form noyen is more common in Middle English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of anoyen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) anoyen, anoye
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	anoye	anoyed
2nd-person singular	anoyest	anoyedest
3rd-person singular	anoyeth	anoyed
subjunctive singular	anoye	anoyed
imperative singular	anoye	—

plural¹	anoyen, anoye	anoyeden, anoyede
imperative plural	anoyeth, anoye	—

participles	anoyynge, anoyende	anoyed, yanoyed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

Descendants

English: annoy

References

“anoien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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