"mayne" meaning in All languages combined

See mayne on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mayne (not comparable)
  1. Obsolete form of main. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Alternative form of: main
    Sense id: en-mayne-en-adj-eJTxiZt6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 17 7 3 7 7 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 25 6 0 6 6 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 25 6 0 6 6 13 13

Noun [English]

Forms: maynes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mayne (plural maynes)
  1. Obsolete form of main. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: main
    Sense id: en-mayne-en-noun-eJTxiZt6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 17 7 3 7 7 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 25 6 0 6 6 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 25 6 0 6 6 13 13

Adjective [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|var=1}} mayne
  1. alternative form of mayn Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mayn
    Sense id: en-mayne-enm-adj-S3xb~Ot~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} mayne
  1. alternative form of mayn Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mayn
    Sense id: en-mayne-enm-noun-S3xb~Ot~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} mayne
  1. alternative form of meyne Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: meyne
    Sense id: en-mayne-enm-noun-N1zFMdRd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} mayne
  1. alternative form of maym Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: maym
    Sense id: en-mayne-enm-noun-znjeUpn4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} mayne
  1. alternative form of maymen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: maymen
    Sense id: en-mayne-enm-verb-KGDtgEjj Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 17 7 3 7 7 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 25 6 0 6 6 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 25 6 0 6 6 13 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} mayne
  1. alternative form of menen (“to guide”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: menen (extra: to guide)
    Sense id: en-mayne-enm-verb-WcE8TmVn Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 17 7 3 7 7 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 25 6 0 6 6 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 25 6 0 6 6 13 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

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