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anuius (1121-25)
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The form ennoious is a cross reference to the following entry:

anuius (1121-25)

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annuus,  anoius,  anuyouse;  ennoious,  ennuious ,  ennuius;  esnuus  
  FEW:  inodiare 4,701b Gdf:  enoios 3,210c GdfC: ∅ TL: enoios 3,474 DEAF:  enoiier (enoios)  DMF:  ennuyeux  TLF:  ennuyeux  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

1difficult, troublesome: 
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Longe chose serreit a dire Et mult ennuose a escrivre Les miracles  S Nichol wace 602
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  l’esnuuse maladie  S Edw paris ANTS 4214
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Kaunt tresoy nule aventure Anoyuse de lur porture, Tant de angoysse le suprist  S Fran ANTS 3426
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  temptacions, ja ne seient si anuiuses ne si vileines  Ancren2 21.13
♦injurious: 
( 1402 )  A la quelle plaise entendre que v[ous avez deliveré] a le duc d’Orlienx le chastiel de Boteville, le quelle chose est trop greff et ennuyouse [a nostre seigneur] le roy  Roy Lett Hen IV i 446
♦(of road) difficult, troublesome : 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  N’est pas le chemin [trop] estreit, Ne ennuious en nul endreit  Penit 147.4
♦meteo.(of weather) unfavourable: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cunuit B. a l’air pluius Que li tens ert mult annuus  S Brend mup 972
2evil, malicious (?): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  custume est as envius (=Devils) Que gruçus sunt e ennuius  Mirur2 142
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Li deables orguillus Ki est enreveres e ennuius Aveit leissur de nuir en ceste munde  Apoc giffard 1539

See also:

anui1  anuire  ennuier 
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