"eternyte" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛːtɛrniˈteː/, /ɛːˈtɛrniteː/ Forms: eternytees [plural], eternite [alternative], eternytee [alternative], eternitee [alternative], eternytie [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French eternité, eternitez, from Latin aeternitās; equivalent to eterne + -ite. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|eternité}} Old French eternité, {{der|enm|la|aeternitās}} Latin aeternitās, {{af|enm|eterne|-ite}} eterne + -ite Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} eternyte, {{enm-noun|eternytees}} eternyte (plural eternytees)
  1. Existence without end; eternity, lasting forever.
    Sense id: en-eternyte-enm-noun-omDPfVd2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Time Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 52 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 54 2 Disambiguation of Time: 13 46 41
  2. The expanse of time; all of time (contrasted with time)
    Sense id: en-eternyte-enm-noun-mwv3a42J Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ite, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Time Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 52 4 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ite: 41 52 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 54 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 55 2 Disambiguation of Time: 13 46 41
  3. (rare) A large amount or quantity of time. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-eternyte-enm-noun-ElIfbe-A Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 13 46 41

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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