"oint" meaning in English

See oint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɔɪnt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oint.wav Forms: oints [present, singular, third-person], ointing [participle, present], ointed [participle, past], ointed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔɪnt Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman oint or Old French oint, past participle of oindre, from Latin unguere. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm}} Middle English [Term?], {{der|en|xno|oint}} Anglo-Norman oint, {{der|en|fro|oint}} Old French oint, {{der|en|la|unguere}} Latin unguere Head templates: {{en-verb}} oint (third-person singular simple present oints, present participle ointing, simple past and past participle ointed)
  1. (now rare, poetic) To anoint. Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-oint-en-verb-MLquGiEG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 9 8 56 9 1 12 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 5 5 76 5 2 5 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 79 4 1 4 2 1

Inflected forms

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