oint

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English

Etymology

From Middle English , from Anglo-Norman oint or Old French oint, past participle of oindre, from Latin unguere.

Pronunciation

Verb

oint (third-person singular simple present oints, present participle ointing, simple past and past participle ointed)

  1. (now rare, poetic) To anoint.

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

oint

  1. gerund of oir

Etymology 2

Ancient present participle of oir, possibly corresponding to Latin audientem.

Noun

oint

  1. (archaic) hearer
    Synonym: oïdor

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French oint, from Old French oint, from Latin unctus.

Pronunciation

Participle

oint (feminine ointe, masculine plural oints, feminine plural ointes)

  1. past participle of oindre

Noun

oint m (plural oints, feminine ointe)

  1. one who has been anointed.
    Il est l’oint du Seigneur.He is the Lord's anointed.

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Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin unctus.

Verb

oint

  1. past participle of oindre
Descendants
  • Middle French: oint

Etymology 2

From Latin unctum.

Noun

oint oblique singularm (oblique plural oinz or ointz, nominative singular oinz or ointz, nominative plural oint)

  1. lard; fat; grease
  2. ointment