venym
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Anglo-Norman venim.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
venym (plural venymes)
- A poison or venom, especially one from an animal.
- (medicine) An infection or disease; a malignant presence in the body.
- (figurative) Sinful, harmful, or evil acts or speech; maliciousness.
- An erosion; an eating or wearing away.
- (rare) A potion or liquid used for dyeing.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “venim, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.
Adjective[edit]
venym (superlative venymest)
- Poisonous or toxic (especially of an animal)
- (rare) Infected, malignant, tumourous.
- (rare) Deadly, fatal.
Descendants[edit]
- English: venom (obsolete as an adjective)
References[edit]
- “venim, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
venym
- Alternative form of venymen
Categories:
- Middle English terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Middle English terms derived from Latin
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman
- Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
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- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- enm:Medicine
- Middle English terms with rare senses
- Middle English adjectives
- Middle English verbs
- enm:Disease
- enm:Poisons