"adamantine" meaning in Middle English

See adamantine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /adəma(u̯)nˈtiːn(ə)/, /adəˈma(u̯)ntiːn(ə)/ Forms: adamantyne [alternative], adamauntyn [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman adamantin and Middle French adamantin (“of or resembling adamant or diamond”) (modern French adamantin), and from its etymon Latin adamantinus (“adamantine”), from Ancient Greek ἀδᾰμάντῐνος (adămántĭnos, “hard as adamant; made of steel”), from ᾰ̓δᾰμᾰντ- (ădămănt-) (a stem of ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “the hardest metal (probably steel); diamond”), possibly originally Semitic) + -ῐνος (-ĭnos, suffix meaning ‘made of’ forming adjectives). By surface analysis, adamant + -ine. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|adamantin}} Anglo-Norman adamantin, {{bor|enm|frm|adamantin|t=of or resembling adamant or diamond}} Middle French adamantin (“of or resembling adamant or diamond”), {{cog|fr|adamantin}} French adamantin, {{lg|etymon}} etymon, {{bor|enm|la|adamantinus|t=adamantine}} Latin adamantinus (“adamantine”), {{der|enm|grc|ἀδᾰμάντῐνος|t=hard as adamant; made of steel}} Ancient Greek ἀδᾰμάντῐνος (adămántĭnos, “hard as adamant; made of steel”), {{lg|stem}} stem, {{der|en|sem}} Semitic, {{lg|suffix}} suffix, {{lg|adjective}} adjective, {{surf|enm|adamant|-ine}} By surface analysis, adamant + -ine Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} adamantine, {{enm-adj}} adamantine
  1. (rare) Relating to adamant; adamantine. Tags: rare

Alternative forms

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