"amay" meaning in English

See amay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: amays [present, singular, third-person], amaying [participle, present], amayed [participle, past], amayed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Inherited from Middle English amayen, from Old French amaier, esmaier (“to dismay”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|amayen|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English amayen, {{inh+|en|enm|amayen}} Inherited from Middle English amayen, {{der|en|fro|amaier}} Old French amaier Head templates: {{en-verb}} amay (third-person singular simple present amays, present participle amaying, simple past and past participle amayed)
  1. (transitive and intransitive, obsolete) to dismay; confound; be dismayed Tags: intransitive, obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-amay-en-verb-DtQktLrp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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