Etymology

noy

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Today it means: To annoy; to harm or injure. Full definition →

First used 14th c.Middle English noyen ← Anglo-Norman noier
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noy · verb1

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromnoier
  2. Middle English · inherited fromnoyen
  3. English todaynoy

From Middle English noyen, partly an aphetic form of anoyen and partly from Anglo-Norman noier, nuier.

noy · noun2

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromnui
  2. Middle English · inherited fromnoy
  3. English todaynoy

From Middle English noy, partly an aphetic form of anoy and partly from Anglo-Norman nui.

Noy · proper noun3

  1. Lao · borrowed fromຍ
  2. Catalan · borrowed fromNoy
  3. Hebrew · derived fromנוי“decoration, adornment”
  4. English todayNoy

Several origins: * A variant of the English surname Noe, related to Noah. * Ornamental surname, from Hebrew נוי (nói, “decoration, adornment”), in part adopted as a Hebraicized form of various Ashkenazi surnames containg the unrelated German element neu (“new”) * Borrowed from Catalan Noy, variant of Noi, nickname from noi (“boy, lad”) * Borrowed from Lao ຍ (nya)

First known use, by meaning

  • from 14th c. To annoy; to harm or injure.

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