atene

See also: Atene, atené, and Atėnė

English

Etymology

From Middle English atenen, ateonen, from Old English *ātēonian, *ātȳnan, *ātīenan, from a- + tēonian (“to injure, irritate, slander”), and tȳnan, tīenan (“to irritate, vex, trouble, insult, revile”), equivalent to a- +‎ teen.

Verb

atene (third-person singular simple present atenes, present participle atening, simple past and past participle atened)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To irritate; grill; vex; annoy.

Anagrams

• eaten, enate