"noy" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /nui̯/, /niː/, /nyː/ (note: Northwest Midland)
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman nui, reinforced through aphesis of anoy. Compare noyen. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|nui}} Anglo-Norman nui, {{glossary|aphesis}} aphesis, {{apheretic form|enm|anoy|notext=1}} anoy Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} noy, {{enm-noun|noyes}} noy (plural noyes) Forms: noyes [plural], new [alternative], ney [alternative], noe [alternative], noȝe [alternative], noiȝe [alternative], noye [alternative], noyȝe [alternative], nue [alternative], nye [alternative], nwy [alternative]
  1. difficulty, trouble
    Sense id: en-noy-enm-noun-7nnw7lRS
  2. hardship, distress
    Sense id: en-noy-enm-noun-8TtCAaZy
  3. pain, injury
    Sense id: en-noy-enm-noun-GkBwgUXI Categories (other): Pain Disambiguation of Pain: 21 21 47 0 10 0
  4. ennui, tedium
    Sense id: en-noy-enm-noun-8kT7fWnl
  5. (rare) ire, anger Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-noy-enm-noun-0CVzPXX2 Categories (other): Emotions Disambiguation of Emotions: 9 10 10 10 49 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} noy
  1. alternative form of noyen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: noyen
    Sense id: en-noy-enm-verb-8OeI29wz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "ney",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "noe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noiȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noyȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nue",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nye",
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      ]
    },
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          "ennui",
          "ennui"
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          "_dis": "9 10 10 10 49 11",
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        "ire, anger"
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          "anger",
          "anger"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/niː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/nyː/",
      "note": "Northwest Midland"
    }
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      "form": "ney",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "noe",
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    },
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      "form": "noȝe",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "noyȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nue",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nye",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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        "difficulty, trouble"
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          "pain",
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          "injury",
          "injury"
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          "ennui",
          "ennui"
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          "tedium",
          "tedium"
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        "ire, anger"
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      "ipa": "/nui̯/"
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      "note": "Northwest Midland"
    }
  ],
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