"merlioun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /(ɛ)ˌmɛrliˈuːn/, /(ɛ)ˈmɛrljun/, /ˈmɛrlin/
Etymology: From earlier *emerlioun, emerlyoun, borrowed from Old French esmerillon, diminutive of esmeril, from Frankish *smiril, from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz. The borrowing of monosyllabic Old French /ʎun/ as disyllabic /liˈuːn/ and the tendency for it to reduce to /lin/ rather than /ljun/ is probably to avoid the creation of a cluster /rlj/, though influence from lioun (“lion”) is also possible. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|esmerillon|nocap=1}} borrowed from Old French esmerillon, {{der|enm|frk|*smiril}} Frankish *smiril, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*smirilaz}} Proto-Germanic *smirilaz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} merlioun Forms: amerlyon [alternative], emerlion [alternative], emerlyoun [alternative], marlyon [alternative], merilioun [alternative], merleyn [alternative], merliȝon [alternative], merlion [alternative], merlone [alternative], merlyn [alternative], merlyon [alternative], merlyone [alternative], merlyoun [alternative]
  1. merlin (the falcon Falco columbarius) Wikipedia link: Old French Categories (lifeform): Birds of prey
    Sense id: en-merlioun-enm-noun-ipudY14j Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "merlin",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "English: merlin, marlin, marlion, marlyon, merline, merlion, merlon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: merlin, marlin, marlion, marlyon, merline, merlion, merlon"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "maalin",
            "qq": "Shetland"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: maalin (Shetland)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: maalin (Shetland)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "merlijn",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: merlijn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: merlijn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "esmerillon",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Old French esmerillon",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*smiril"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *smiril",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*smirilaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *smirilaz",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier *emerlioun, emerlyoun, borrowed from Old French esmerillon, diminutive of esmeril, from Frankish *smiril, from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz.\nThe borrowing of monosyllabic Old French /ʎun/ as disyllabic /liˈuːn/ and the tendency for it to reduce to /lin/ rather than /ljun/ is probably to avoid the creation of a cluster /rlj/, though influence from lioun (“lion”) is also possible.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amerlyon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emerlion",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emerlyoun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "marlyon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merilioun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merleyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merliȝon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlion",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlone",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlyon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlyone",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlyoun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "merlioun",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Birds of prey",
          "orig": "enm:Birds of prey",
          "parents": [
            "Birds",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "merlin (the falcon Falco columbarius)"
      ],
      "id": "en-merlioun-enm-noun-ipudY14j",
      "links": [
        [
          "merlin",
          "merlin"
        ],
        [
          "falcon",
          "falcon#English"
        ],
        [
          "Falco columbarius",
          "Falco columbarius#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Old French"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(ɛ)ˌmɛrliˈuːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(ɛ)ˈmɛrljun/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛrlin/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "merlioun"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "merlin",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "English: merlin, marlin, marlion, marlyon, merline, merlion, merlon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: merlin, marlin, marlion, marlyon, merline, merlion, merlon"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "maalin",
            "qq": "Shetland"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: maalin (Shetland)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: maalin (Shetland)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "merlijn",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: merlijn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: merlijn"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "esmerillon",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*smiril"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *smiril",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*smirilaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *smirilaz",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier *emerlioun, emerlyoun, borrowed from Old French esmerillon, diminutive of esmeril, from Frankish *smiril, from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz.\nThe borrowing of monosyllabic Old French /ʎun/ as disyllabic /liˈuːn/ and the tendency for it to reduce to /lin/ rather than /ljun/ is probably to avoid the creation of a cluster /rlj/, though influence from lioun (“lion”) is also possible.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amerlyon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emerlion",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emerlyoun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "marlyon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merilioun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merleyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merliȝon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlion",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlone",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlyon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlyone",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merlyoun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "merlioun",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
        "Middle English terms derived from Frankish",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "enm:Birds of prey"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "merlin (the falcon Falco columbarius)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "merlin",
          "merlin"
        ],
        [
          "falcon",
          "falcon#English"
        ],
        [
          "Falco columbarius",
          "Falco columbarius#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Old French"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(ɛ)ˌmɛrliˈuːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(ɛ)ˈmɛrljun/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛrlin/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "merlioun"
}

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