venym
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Anglo-Norman venim.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editvenym (plural venymes)
- A poison or venom, especially one from an animal.
- (medicine) An infection or disease; a malignant presence in the body.
- (figurative) Sinful, harmful, or evil acts or speech; maliciousness.
- An erosion; an eating or wearing away.
- (rare) A potion or liquid used for dyeing.
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “venim, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.
Adjective
editvenym (superlative venymest)
- Poisonous or toxic (especially of an animal)
- (rare) Infected, malignant, tumourous.
- (rare) Deadly, fatal.
Descendants
edit- English: venom (obsolete as an adjective)
References
edit- “venim, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editvenym
- Alternative form of venymen
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- enm:Medicine
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- enm:Disease
- enm:Poisons