"thwiten" meaning in All languages combined

See thwiten on Wiktionary

Verb [Middle English]

Etymology: Inherited from Old English þwītan (“to cut, cut off”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:þwītan<t:to cut, cut off>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "thwiten", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="thwiten">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|þwītan<t:to cut, cut off>|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English þwītan (“to cut, cut off”), {{inh+|enm|ang|þwītan<t:to cut, cut off>}} Inherited from Old English þwītan (“to cut, cut off”), {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:þwītan<t:to cut, cut off>}} Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} thwiten, {{enm-verb|stem=thwit}} thwiten (third-person singular simple present thwiteth, present participle thwitynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle thwited) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|thwit}} Forms: thwiteth [present, singular, third-person], thwitynge [participle, present], thwited [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], thwiten [infinitive], to thwiten [infinitive], thwite [infinitive], thwite [first-person, present, singular], thwited [first-person, past, singular], thwitede [first-person, past, singular], thwitest [present, second-person, singular], thwitedest [past, second-person, singular], thwiteth [present, singular, third-person], thwited [past, singular, third-person], thwitede [past, singular, third-person], thwite [present, singular, subjunctive], thwited [past, singular, subjunctive], thwitede [past, singular, subjunctive], thwite [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], thwiten [plural, present], thwite [plural, present], thwiteden [past, plural], thwited [past, plural], thwitede [past, plural], thwiteth [imperative, plural, present], thwite [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], thwitynge [participle, present], thwitende [participle, present], thwited [participle, past], ythwited [participle, past], thwite [alternative], twite [alternative], twitin [alternative], twhit [alternative], twhytyn [alternative]
  1. to whittle, trim, cut
    Sense id: en-thwiten-enm-verb-Jx5X8ZU6 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 37 33 30
  2. to fashion by cutting, carve, shape
    Sense id: en-thwiten-enm-verb-L~WAwfDj Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 33 41 26 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 46 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 37 33 30
  3. to hack at
    Sense id: en-thwiten-enm-verb-lG1Kp1dE Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 37 33 30
     
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thwitende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thwited",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ythwited",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thwite",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twite",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twitin",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twhit",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twhytyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "thwiten",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "thwit"
      },
      "expansion": "thwiten (third-person singular simple present thwiteth, present participle thwitynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle thwited)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "thwit"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to whittle, trim, cut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whittle",
          "whittle"
        ],
        [
          "trim",
          "trim"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fashion by cutting, carve, shape"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fashion",
          "fashion"
        ],
        [
          "cutting",
          "cutting"
        ],
        [
          "carve",
          "carve"
        ],
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hack at"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hack",
          "hack"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "thwiten"
}

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