Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Old French a-
Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs
Proto-Italic *wīs
Latin vim
Latin dīcere
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Latin -s
Latin vindex
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin vindicāre
Old French vengier
Old French avengierbor.
Middle English avengen
English avenge
Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Old French a-
Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs
Proto-Italic *wīs
Latin vim
Latin dīcere
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Latin -s
Latin vindex
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin vindicāre
Old French vengier
Old French avengierbor.
Middle English avengen
English avenge
Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.
Meanings
(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
Avenge O Lord thy ſlaughter'd Saints, whoſe bones / Lie ſcatter'd on the Alpine mountains cold, 1673, John Milton, “[Sonnet] XV. On the late Massacher in Piemont.”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions, London: […] Tho[mas] Dring […], →OCLC, page 58:
Father, today I will avenge your death. 1984, 2:01:42 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), spoken by Paul Atreides, →OCLC:
to avenge the murder of his brother
(reflexive) To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).
(intransitive, obsolete) To take vengeance.
Thou shalt not auenge nor beare any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt loue thy neighbor as thy selfe: I am the Lord. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 19:18:
(archaic, transitive) To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
thy judgment in avenging thine enemies 1609, Bishop Hall, Some few of David's Psalmes Metaphrased:
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