"kernel" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɛrnəl/, /ˈkirnəl/, /ˈkurnəl/, /ˈkɔrnəl/ Forms: kerneles [plural]
Etymology: From Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil; equivalent to corn + -el (agentive suffix). Some forms are influenced by corn. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|cyrnel}} Old English cyrnel, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kurnil}} Proto-West Germanic *kurnil, {{af|enm|corn|-el|id2=agentive|pos2=agentive suffix}} corn + -el (agentive suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} kernel, {{enm-noun|kerneles}} kernel (plural kerneles)
  1. The seed, grain or stone of a fruit or nut. Categories (topical): Spices Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Grains
    Sense id: en-kernel-enm-noun-BaSMQlXI Disambiguation of Spices: 14 24 22 22 18 Disambiguation of Fruits: 23 22 19 22 15 Disambiguation of Grains: 15 27 19 22 16
  2. (by extension) A granule; a small grain, flake, or ball. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Spices Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Grains
    Sense id: en-kernel-enm-noun-F1QG~~BP Disambiguation of Spices: 14 24 22 22 18 Disambiguation of Fruits: 23 22 19 22 15 Disambiguation of Grains: 15 27 19 22 16 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 40 34 13
  3. (figurative) The fundamental, superior or essential part. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Spices Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Grains
    Sense id: en-kernel-enm-noun-oHClYUpT Disambiguation of Spices: 14 24 22 22 18 Disambiguation of Fruits: 23 22 19 22 15 Disambiguation of Grains: 15 27 19 22 16 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -el (agentive) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 40 34 13 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 21 34 25 19 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -el (agentive): 2 17 37 27 17
  4. (anatomy) An organ responsible for production of substances. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Spices Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Grains
    Sense id: en-kernel-enm-noun-umHHLeai Disambiguation of Spices: 14 24 22 22 18 Disambiguation of Fruits: 23 22 19 22 15 Disambiguation of Grains: 15 27 19 22 16 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 40 34 13 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  5. (medicine) A distended organ or growth. Categories (topical): Medicine, Spices Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Grains
    Sense id: en-kernel-enm-noun-pddCtqHu Disambiguation of Spices: 14 24 22 22 18 Disambiguation of Fruits: 23 22 19 22 15 Disambiguation of Grains: 15 27 19 22 16 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 40 34 13 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cernel, curnel, kernell, kirnel, karnel, kurnel, kurnele, kyrnel, kyrnell, cornel Derived forms: kernellen, kirnelly

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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A distended organ or growth."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "distend",
          "distend"
        ],
        [
          "organ",
          "organ"
        ],
        [
          "growth",
          "growth"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) A distended organ or growth."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛrnəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkirnəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkurnəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔrnəl/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cernel"
    },
    {
      "word": "curnel"
    },
    {
      "word": "kernell"
    },
    {
      "word": "kirnel"
    },
    {
      "word": "karnel"
    },
    {
      "word": "kurnel"
    },
    {
      "word": "kurnele"
    },
    {
      "word": "kyrnel"
    },
    {
      "word": "kyrnell"
    },
    {
      "word": "cornel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kernel"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e9e0a99 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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