enemyte

See also: crismé

Middle English

Alternative forms

enemite, enemytee, enmite, enmitye, enmyte, enmytee, ennemite, ennemyte
(late) enymyte

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French enemisté, ennemistié, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, *inimīcitātem; equivalent to enemy +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛnɛmiteː/, /ˈɛnmiteː/

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.

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