anui

See also: anuí, an ủi, and Ānui

Latin

Noun

anuī

1. dative singular of anus

Middle English

Noun

anui

1. (Early Middle English, West Midland) 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