"deare" meaning in All languages combined

See deare on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: dearer [comparative], dearest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} deare (comparative dearer, superlative dearest)
  1. Obsolete spelling of dear. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: dear
    Sense id: en-deare-en-adj-ZS8myPpJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 23 23 19 11

Adverb [English]

Forms: more deare [comparative], most deare [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} deare (comparative more deare, superlative most deare)
  1. Obsolete spelling of dear. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: dear
    Sense id: en-deare-en-adv-ZS8myPpJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 23 23 19 11

Noun [English]

Forms: deares [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} deare (plural deares)
  1. Obsolete spelling of dear. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: dear
    Sense id: en-deare-en-noun-ZS8myPpJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 23 23 19 11

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} deare
  1. (Late Middle English, Warwickshire) alternative form of der (“deer”) Tags: Late-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: der (extra: deer)
    Sense id: en-deare-enm-noun-o8Kf8r0h Categories (other): Late Middle English, Warwickshire Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 19 19 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 23 23 19 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 18 18 38 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} deare
  1. (Late Middle English, Warwickshire) alternative form of deren Tags: Late-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: deren
    Sense id: en-deare-enm-verb-Wh3hZUl7 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Warwickshire Middle English, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 23 23 19 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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