"poynen" meaning in Middle English

See poynen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈpui̯nən/
Etymology: From Old French poindre, from Latin pungō, from Proto-Italic *pungō. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|poindre}} Old French poindre, {{der|enm|la|pungō}} Latin pungō, {{der|enm|itc-pro|*pungō}} Proto-Italic *pungō Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} poynen, {{enm-verb|stem=poyn}} poynen (third-person singular simple present poyneth, present participle poynende, poynynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle poyned), {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|poyn}} Forms: poyneth [present, singular, third-person], poynende [participle, present], poynynge [participle, present], poyned [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], poynen [infinitive], to poynen [infinitive], poyne [infinitive], poyne [first-person, present, singular], poyned [first-person, past, singular], poynest [present, second-person, singular], poynedest [past, second-person, singular], poyneth [present, singular, third-person], poyned [past, singular, third-person], poyne [present, singular, subjunctive], poyned [past, singular, subjunctive], poyne [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], poynen [plural, present], poyne [plural, present], poyneden [past, plural], poynede [past, plural], poyneth [imperative, plural, present], poyne [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], poynynge [participle, present], poynende [participle, present], poyned [participle, past], ypoyned [participle, past], poygnen [alternative], poyne [alternative]
  1. To stab, pierce, or impale. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-poynen-enm-verb-mXRT7wCy Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Violence Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 32 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Violence: 34 34 32
  2. To hassle or harass; to cause annoyance. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-poynen-enm-verb-roffhYHs Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Violence Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 41 26 Disambiguation of Violence: 34 34 32
  3. To sew or stitch patterns on something. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-poynen-enm-verb-wVhrD0Vr Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Sewing, Violence Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Sewing: 18 18 63 Disambiguation of Violence: 34 34 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: poynaunt

Alternative forms

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