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enoiier

enoiier

Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

enoiier

  1. to bother; to cause problems
  2. to be angry
    • circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
      Alixandre molt en enuie
      qant son conpaignon voit ocis
      Alexander was very angry
      when he saw his friend die

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has a stressed present stem enui distinct from the unstressed stem enoi. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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