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† aˈnnihil, v. Obs.
Forms: 5 anychile, 6 adnychell, adnihill, annihil.
[a. Fr. annihile-r, 14–16th c. an(n)ichil(l)er, adnichil(l)er, ad. late L. annihilā-re, adnihilāre (in Jerome), f. ad to + nihil nothing. In med.L. commonly spelt adnichilare, whence the earlier Fr. and Eng. spellings.]
= annihilate (being the earlier equivalent).
1490Caxton Eneydos xxii. 84 The grete loenge and good renommee of the..inventour of the first lettres neuer shal be extyncted nor anychiled. c1525Skelton Bk. of 3 Fools 18 Thou wottest neuer in what maner thou mayst adnychell mine honour. 1591Horsey Trav. 168 To adnihill and frustrat all this. 1595Loves Owle (Halliw.) Which els had been long since annihiled. |