enemyte
Middle English
Alternative forms
- enemite, enemytee, enmite, enmitye, enmyte, enmytee, ennemite, ennemyte
- enymyte (Late Middle English)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French enemisté, ennemistié, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, *inimīcitātem; by surface analysis, enemy + -te.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnɛmiˈteː/, /ɛnmiˈteː/
- IPA(key): /ˈɛnmiteː/ (with retracted stress)
Noun
enemyte (uncountable)
- A feeling of enmity or hostility.
- A feeling of danger or harm.
- (rare) A hostile act; an attack.
- (rare) A malign influence.
- (rare) A foe; an opponent.
Descendants
- English: enmity
References
- “enemitē, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.