anuius (s.xii¼)
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anuius (s.xii¼)

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[ FEW: *7,161a nocere; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  nuire (*); DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
anoius,  anuyouse;  annuus;  ennoious,  ennuious ,  ennuius;  esnuus  

a.

1difficult, troublesome: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  l’esnuuse maladie  4214
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Kaunt tresoy nule aventure Anoyuse de lur porture, Tant de angoysse le suprist  3426
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  temptacions, ja ne seient si anuiuses ne si vileines  21.13
♦injurious: 
( 1402 )  A la quelle plaise entendre que v[ous avez deliveré] a le duc d’Orlienx le chastiel de Boteville, le quelle chose est trop greff et ennuyouse [a nostre seigneur] le roy  i 446
♦fig.(of road) difficult, troublesome : 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  N’est pas le chemin [trop] estreit, Ne ennuious en nul endreit  147.4
♦fig.meteo.(of weather) unfavourable: 
( s.xii¼; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cunuit B. a l’air pluius Que li tens ert mult annuus  972
2pej.evil, malicious (?): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  custume est as envius (=Devils) Que gruçus sunt e ennuius  57vb16
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Li deables orguillus Ki est enreveres e ennuius Aveit leissur de nuir en ceste munde  1539
anui#1  anuire  ennuier 
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