anui

See also: anuí, an ủi, and Ānui

Latin

Noun

anuī

1. dative singular of anus

Middle English

Noun

anui

1. Alternative form of anoy

Old French

Etymology

Deverbal of anuier.

Noun

anui oblique singular, m (oblique plural anuis, nominative singular anuis, nominative plural anui)

1. problem; issue; obstacle
2. misery
   • c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la vie de Sainte Elyzabel, fille au roi de Hongrie:

     Ensi vesqui en sa jonesce.
     Asseiz ot anui et destresse

     This is how she lived during her youth
     She had a lot of misery and sadness

Descendants

• French: ennui
• → Middle English: anoy, annoy, ennoy
  • English: annoy

References

• anui on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
• ennui on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Portuguese

Verb

anui

1. inflection of anuir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative