"enemyte" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛnɛmiˈteː/, /ɛnmiˈteː/, /ˈɛnmiteː/ (note: with retracted stress) Forms: enemite [alternative], enemytee [alternative], enmite [alternative], enmitye [alternative], enmyte [alternative], enmytee [alternative], ennemite [alternative], ennemyte [alternative], enymyte [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French enemisté, ennemistié, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, *inimīcitātem; by surface analysis, enemy + -te. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|enemisté}} Borrowed from Old French enemisté, {{der|enm|la-lat|-}} Late Latin, {{der|enm|la-vul|*inimīcitas|*inimīcitās, *inimīcitātem}} Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, *inimīcitātem, {{surf|enm|enemy|-te|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, enemy + -te Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} enemyte, {{enm-noun|-}} enemyte (uncountable)
  1. A feeling of enmity or hostility. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-enemyte-enm-noun-oLAGf-FF Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -te, Pages with 1 entry, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -te: 20 22 22 27 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 26 10 31 9 Disambiguation of Emotions: 30 30 13 25 2
  2. A feeling of danger or harm. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-enemyte-enm-noun-3FDbnZzI Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -te, Pages with 1 entry, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -te: 20 22 22 27 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 26 10 31 9 Disambiguation of Emotions: 30 30 13 25 2
  3. (rare) A hostile act; an attack. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-enemyte-enm-noun-j~4STihB Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -te, Pages with 1 entry, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -te: 20 22 22 27 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 26 10 31 9 Disambiguation of Emotions: 30 30 13 25 2
  4. (rare) A malign influence. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-enemyte-enm-noun-DOCx3ge0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -te, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 18 13 45 9 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -te: 20 22 22 27 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 26 10 31 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 23 21 30 4 Disambiguation of Emotions: 30 30 13 25 2
  5. (rare) A foe; an opponent. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-enemyte-enm-noun-4P8Dq2ks

Alternative forms

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