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ennui (s.xii1/3)
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ennui (s.xii1/3)

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annui;  anoie,  anoye;  anui,  anuit,  anuy;  ennoi,  ennue,  ennui,  ennuy,  enoi,  enui,  enuie,  esnui  (enu  108)  
  FEW:  inodiare 4,702a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  enoi 9,472b TL: enui 3,695 DEAF:  enoiier (enui)  DMF:  ennui  TLF:  ennui  OED:  ennoy n.  / annoy n.  MED:  anoi n.  DMLBS: ∅

Variant forms with the prefix a- or es- do not seem to indicate different etymnologies, but should be considered indicative of the instability of the prefix in Anglo-Norman - here possibly influenced by anui1. Consequently, and following the cognate dictionaries, they are not given separate entries.

s.

1trial, suffering: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Granz curs li dist qu'ad a faire, E mult ennois ad a traire  614
♦emotionannoyance, vexation: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  insidiis: (D) l’ennues  257
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  De ceo a il (=the devil, who has fallen from Heaven) mult grant enuie Ke Jesu-Crist [...] Nous deigna aver (en) compaignie A cel haute douce vie K'il ad perdu  43
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivin )  Touz l'out guerpi, petit et grant, Car chekun out de lui ennuy Pur la puour que vient e lui  38.63
♦ emotion distress, worry: 
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  ma gent, Qui unt pur mei grant marrement Et grant dolur et grant ennui, Car il ne sevent u jo sui  1033
2importunity, persistence: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Lors soi mistrent en oreison Tuit li frere […] S’ourerent Dé [a] tant ennui Qe li maufé de l’emfe issit  12882
3emotiondespondency, weariness: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Sumeilla la meie aneme pur ennui (Latin: Dormitavit anima mea prae taedio)  115.118.28
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Cil chevalier cortois […] Vont chantant lur soniz, Meinent lur deduit, Content e fabloient a tolir lur anuit  1653
4one who harms, damages: 
( 1392-93 )  le dit Robert ad poursuy icy devant (=here, before now) enus notre seignour le roy et son consel, et toutdis prest est de le faire pour aide et secoure a ceste terre  42
par ennui
as a result of importunity: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Tant sovent l’un cil rové Ke par annui lur ad granté  28.44
estre en ennui (pur)
emotionto be troubled, worried (about): 
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1315-25 )  Ne seiez pur moi en anuy (var. (C: s.xiv1/4) pur moi esmu), Kar jo troverai refui, E par tens, en acun lui  1254
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  En quel tenps de sa malady, R.L. avauntdit fuist en graunte anoye  92.27
faire ennui a
to cause harm, suffering to: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Beste cruel ne li poit faire Mal ne enoi ne nul cuntraire  61.800
( MS: s.xiiim )  Dunc vindrent diables qui grant enui li firent, Car de luxurie par penser l’asaillirent  853
tenir ennui a
emotion to be annoyed at, angry with: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) E ke ne me tengez annuis Jeo revendrai tost a vus  128.XXX.85
tenir a, en ennui
emotionto dislike: 
( 1206-15; MS: s.xiii1/4 ) Ore si nel tenez a mal ne en anui si jo les nuns vus escrif  329.4
( MS: s.xiiim )  La rien ke vus plus haiez e tenez a ennui […]  5075
tolir son ennui
tolir
turner a ennui a
emotion to trouble, worry, concern: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Mut me torne a grant enui Que tote jor te vei plorer Qui devreies joie mener  448
vivre a ennui
emotionto be dejected: 
( c.1185 )  Sire, jo sui un langurus, Un chaitif malaventurus, Malades e nafré a mort; Ne sai u sui venuz a port, peise mei que a terre sui Kar jo vif a trop grant ennoi  2282

See also:

ennoier  nui 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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