venim

English

Noun

venim (countable and uncountable, plural venims)

Obsolete spelling of venom

Catalan

Verb

venim

first-person plural present indicative of venir

Middle English

Noun

venim

Alternative form of venym

Old French

Alternative forms

venin, velin

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early Medieval Latin venīnum, from Classical Latin venēnum.

Noun

venim oblique singular, m (oblique plural venins, nominative singular venins, nominative plural venim)

venom (poisonous substance from an animal)
- c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 196, line 2482:
  nuls nel puet del venim gartir
  no-one can cure him from the venom

Derived terms

venimos

Descendants

Middle French: venin, venim
- French: venin
→ Middle English: venym, fenim, venem, venim, venom, venyme, wenim
- English: venom
- Yola: vengem

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