anoyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• annoyen, annye, anoye, a-noy, any, enoye
• anuye, a-nuyȝen, enuye (mostly East Anglia or West Midland)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French enoiier (and variants thereof), from Late Latin inodiāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnui̯ən/, /aˈniːən/, /ɛ-/
• IPA^(key): /aˈnyː(ə)/ (Southern, West Midland)

Verb

anoyen (third-person singular simple present anoyeth, present participle anoyende, anoyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle anoyed)

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

Usage notes

• The aphetic form noyen is more common in Middle English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of anoyen (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) anoyen, anoye
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	anoye	anoyed(e)
2nd-person singular	anoyest	anoyedest
3rd-person singular	anoyeth	anoyed(e)
subjunctive singular	anoye
imperative singular		—
plural1	anoyen, anoye	anoyeden, anoyed(e)
imperative plural	anoyeth, anoye	—
participles	anoyynge, anoyende	anoyed

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

Related terms

• anoy
• anoyaunce
• anoyous

Descendants

• English: annoy

References

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