noyse

English

Noun

noyse (countable and uncountable, plural noyses)

1. Archaic spelling of noise.

Derived terms

• noysey
• noysie

Anagrams

• 'oneys, Noyes, Oyens, nosey, seyon, yes-no

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French noise, from either Latin nausea or Latin noxia.

Alternative forms

• neoyse, noice, noise, noyce, noyes, noys

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔi̯z(ə)/

Noun

noyse (plural noyses)

1. A sound (auditory sensation):
   1. A noise (unpleasant sound)
   2. A loud voice; a crying out.
   3. The sound made by a certain animal.
2. An altercation or commotion.
3. Rumour; complaint.
4. (rare) One's repute.

Derived terms

• noysen

Descendants

• English: noise
• Scots: noise

References

• “noise, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

noyse

1. Alternative form of noysen