noyaunce

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === noiance, noiaunce, noyanse noyanse (Lincolnshire); noyauns (Norfolk) === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman noyaunce, reinforced through aphesis of anoyaunce; equivalent to noyen +‎ -aunce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nui̯ˈa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /ˈnui̯a(u̯)ns(ə)/ === Noun === noyaunce A problem or irritation; that which irritates. (rare) A dispute; a point of contention. (rare) An injury; the infliction of harm. (rare) The act of annoying. ==== Descendants ==== English: noyance ==== References ==== “noiaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.