anui

See also: anuí, an ủi, and Ānui

Latin

Noun

anuī

dative singular of anus

Middle English

Noun

anui

Alternative form of anoy

Old French

Etymology

Deverbal of anuier.

Noun

anui oblique singular, m (oblique plural anuis, nominative singular anuis, nominative plural anui)

problem; issue; obstacle
misery
- c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la vie de Sainte Elyzabel, fille au roi de Hongrie:
  Ensi vesqui en sa jonesce.
  Asseiz ot anui et destresse
  This is how she lived during her youth
  She had a lot of misery and sadness

Descendants

French: ennui
→ Middle English: anoy, annoy, ennoy
- English: annoy

References

anui on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

ennui on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Portuguese

Verb

anui

inflection of anuir:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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