venymous

Middle English

Alternative forms

• venemose, venemous, venemouse, venimous, venymes, venymows, wenymus

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and continental Old French venimos; by surface analysis, venym +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛniˈmuːs/, /ˈvɛnimus/, /ˈvɛniməs/

Adjective

venymous

1. Poisonous, toxic; bearing poison or toxins:
   1. Intrinsically venomous or poisonous; having inherent poison
   2. Poisoned; having poison added.
2. Malignant, tumorous; bearing an infection or disease.
3. Malicious, angry, sinful, or destructive.

Derived terms

• venymoushede
• venymously

Related terms

• envenymous
• venymouste

Descendants

• English: venomous

References

• “venimǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.