enemyte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• enemite, enemytee, enmite, enmitye, enmyte, enmytee, ennemite, ennemyte
• enymyte (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French enemisté, ennemistié, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, *inimīcitātem; by surface analysis, enemy +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnɛmiˈteː/, /ɛnmiˈteː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnmiteː/ (with retracted stress)

Noun

enemyte (uncountable)

1. A feeling of enmity or hostility.
2. A feeling of danger or harm.
3. (rare) A hostile act; an attack.
4. (rare) A malign influence.
5. (rare) A foe; an opponent.

Descendants

• English: enmity

References

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