† amayv.

Forms: Middle English amay, Middle English amaye.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French amaier.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French (northern) amaier (13th cent.), alteration (after a- a- prefix⁵) of Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French esmaier esmay v. Compare esmay v. and asmay v.

Obsolete.

transitive. To dismay. Cf. esmay v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] > dismay

dismay1297

amayc1330

mayc1380

esmay1393

asmayc1420

formayc1470

esbay1480

astonish1535

appal1548

consternate1651

repall1687

aghast1876

c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 8721 ‘King’ he said ‘nouȝt þe amay.’

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 485 Þou ne miȝt noȝt me amaye.

a1450 Seven Sages (Cambr. Dd.1.17) (1845) l. 1536 (MED) Sire, ne amay the nouȝt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amay
释义	† amayv. Forms: Middle English amay, Middle English amaye. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French amaier. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French (northern) amaier (13th cent.), alteration (after a- a- prefix⁵) of Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French esmaier esmay v. Compare esmay v. and asmay v. Obsolete. transitive. To dismay. Cf. esmay v. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] > dismay dismay1297 amayc1330 mayc1380 esmay1393 asmayc1420 formayc1470 esbay1480 astonish1535 appal1548 consternate1651 repall1687 aghast1876 c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 8721 ‘King’ he said ‘nouȝt þe amay.’ c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 485 Þou ne miȝt noȝt me amaye. a1450 Seven Sages (Cambr. Dd.1.17) (1845) l. 1536 (MED) Sire, ne amay the nouȝt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.c1330
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