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ennoier (s.xii1/3)
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The form anuier is a cross reference to the following entry:

ennoier (s.xii1/3)

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annuer,  annuier,  anoer,  anoier,  anuer,  anuier;  ennuher,  enoier,  enuer;  esnoier,  esnuier, 
(p.p.pl ennuy[u]z (l. ennuyz)  Bonté 129)  
  FEW:  inodiare 4,701b Gdf:  enoiant 3,210a GdfC:  enoier 9,472c / enoiant 9,472c TL: enoiier 3,469 DEAF:  enoiier  DMF:  ennuyer  / ennuyant  TLF:  ennuyer  OED:  annoy v.  MED:  anoien v.  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 anuire. Consequently, and following the cognate dictionaries, they are not given separate entries.

v.trans.

1to harass, trouble: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiv1 )  Jamés enemi lui enoierat  Lapid 269.121 (var. N)
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  vient ové grant compaignie pur destreindre et anoier Alisaundre  TREVET Cron1 162.1
( MS: s.xiv )  Qi pur autre ennuher soi meisme met a hou[n]t (is a fool)  Folies (C) 10
2emotionto annoy, bore: 
( MS: s.xiv )  non tedebat: il ne mey anuad pas  TLL i 39

v. impers.

ennoier a
emotionto importune, be irksome, troublesome to, for: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Brandans estait iloec la nuit; N’i ad malfez qui (=to whom) mult n’annuit  S Brend mup 1478
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Grant vent vint et espesse pluie Que as mariners mult ennuie  S Nichol wace 238
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  Mult enuet al barun [..] Ke tant remist le parlement Entre le rei e tute sa gent  Dermot2 1674

p.pr. as a.

1emotionannoying, troublesome: 
( 1317 )  firent un bon eschek’ sur les enemys et mout anoeaunt  Northern Pet 62
2emotion vexatious, difficult: 
( 1376 )  ce (l. qe) l’adjoustement ne se face de Burdeux […] ne d’autre lieu notable qe purra estre grandement anuysant  Bruges 78.22

p.p. as a.

1emotionannoyed, displeased: 
( 1316 )  […] de quoi nous nous merveilloms durement e sumes molt esnoiez  Reg Kellawe iv 496
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le duc de L. nyent paié mes malement grevé et anoié de ceo q’il ne fuist mye esleu d’estre une de les conseillers  Anon Chr1 92.19
2emotiontired, weary: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tant avom lunges navied Que tuit en sumes ennuied  Brut WACE 3294
( MS: s.xiii )  fastidicus: ennoié  Gloss Garland 168
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  tristesce ce est ke humme est anuyé de sa vie  Pecchez 209rb

sbst. inf.

emotion boredom, weariness: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Quant il vus plest de l’escuter, Mais qu’il n’aturt a l’annuer  S Modw 5195

See also:

anuire  ennui  nuier 
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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