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nuitant (1190-93)
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nuitant (1190-93)

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noitante,  nutant,  nutante  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: nuitant 6,904 DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

The word is a substantival use of the present participle of nuiter.

Instances of la nuitant may well be read as l’anuitant (cf. the commentary to nuitance), and the S Edm citation appears in both TL and AND2 as the only attestation of the word anuitant. Ultimately, the word nuitant is better attested than the word anuitant.

s.

timenightfall, evening time: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Jeske la nuit atendu unt. Quant il veient a l'amuntant (var. (B: s.xiv2/4) la nuitant (l. l'anuitant?) ), Ke il virent le flot venant, Mult tost se sun des[a]ancré [...] cum gupilz Ke de nuit cerche les curtilz  S Edm Life ANTS 2109 (var.)
a, de nuitant
timeby night: 
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Qu'il ne se voise a nutante (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) de noitante) cum larrun  Anc Test (E) 7200
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  hors de la prison de nuitant issist  LANGTOFT thiol2 296.787
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Quissét en eawe e donét matin e seir. E de nutant donét diadragant infusum, diapenidion sanz canele medlez ensemble  A-N Med ii 165.118

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See also:

anuitant  nuit1  nuital  nuitance  nuitantement  nuiter  nuitantre  nuitantrement  nuitee 
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