"launcen" meaning in All languages combined

See launcen on Wiktionary

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈlau̯nsən/, /ˈlansən/
Etymology: From Old French lancier, from Late Latin lanceō. Doublet of launchen and equivalent to launce + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|lancier}} Old French lancier, {{der|enm|LL.|lanceō}} Late Latin lanceō, {{doublet|enm|launchen}} Doublet of launchen, {{af|enm|launce|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} launce + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} launcen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|launc}} Forms: weak [table-tags], launcen [infinitive], to launcen [infinitive], launce [infinitive], launce [first-person, present, singular], launced [first-person, past, singular], launcest [present, second-person, singular], launcedest [past, second-person, singular], launceth [present, singular, third-person], launced [past, singular, third-person], launce [present, singular, subjunctive], launced [past, singular, subjunctive], launce [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], launcen [plural, present], launce [plural, present], launceden [past, plural], launcede [past, plural], launceth [imperative, plural, present], launce [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], launcynge [participle, present], launcende [participle, present], launced [participle, past], ylaunced [participle, past]
  1. To strike forwards with a weapon.
    Sense id: en-launcen-enm-verb-D9lMPVzV Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 33 18 29 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 27 23 28 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 22 24 23 30
  2. To spring or leap forwards. Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-launcen-enm-verb-gGEhMnWf Disambiguation of Violence: 16 43 15 26 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 33 18 29 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 27 23 28 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 22 24 23 30
  3. To run or charge towards.
    Sense id: en-launcen-enm-verb-cW8timwK Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 33 18 29 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 27 23 28 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 22 24 23 30
  4. (of plants, rare) To grow; to spring up. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-launcen-enm-verb-TwY8vx6n Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 33 18 29 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 27 23 28 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 22 24 23 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lance, launce, launsen, lawncyn

Alternative forms

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.