Middle English Dictionary Entry
anoiǒus, -eus adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | anoiǒus, -eus adj. Also ennoious(e, anious, (?error) annouse. |
| Etymology | OF anoious, anieus, ennuios. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Troublesome, difficult; disturbing; (b) harmful, injurious; (c) grievous; (d) troubled, sad; (e) irritable or irritating.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mel.(Manly-Rickert)B.2433 : A gret multitude of peple ful chargeant and ful anoyous [vrr. noyous, anoyaunt] for to heere.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)535 : Þen þenkkez Gawan ful sone Of his anious uyage.
b
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.365 : Of dedly synne and of anoyouse veniale synnes.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)4.612 : Yf auntys vnto hem [fig trees] ennoyous be.
c
- ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)1.m.5.39 : Anoyous peyne, that scholde duweliche punysche felons, punysscheth innocentz.
- ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)2.pr.5.94 : Thilke thynges..schulle ben unjoyeful to the or elles anoyous.
- c1475 Chartier Quad.(1) (UC 85)169/28 : Right ennoyouse [CQ(2): noyous] and miche more to susteyn is my pitouse desolacion, for I am in myn owne hous as in exile.
d
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)43.258 : Alle the tothere Roses fillen Alle down pore and Anoyows.
e
- ?c1450 Knt.Tour-L.(Hrl 1764)128/20 : Ansuerithe not with none anoyeus wordes..vnto youre husbondes.
- c1475 Chartier Quad.(1) (UC 85)207/17 : Longe and to annouse [CQ(2): noyous] more than it needith was the contencion and debate of theise tweyn.