atene

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atene

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From Middle English atenen, ateonen, from Old English *ātēonian, *ātȳnan, *ātīenan, from a- + tēonian (“to injure, irritate, slander”), and tȳnan, tīenan (“to irritate, vex, trouble, insult, revile”), equivalent to a- + teen.

verb atenes · atening · atened

  1. obsolete, transitive To irritate; grill; vex; annoy.

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@misc{atene_2026,
  title = {atene},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atene},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}