"nayl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /næi̯l/ Forms: nayles [plural]
Rhymes: -æi̯l Etymology: Inherited from Old English næġl. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|næġl}} Old English næġl Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} nayl, {{enm-noun|nayles}} nayl (plural nayles)
  1. A nail (fingernail or toenail).
    Sense id: en-nayl-enm-noun-sMYh~RGG
  2. A nail (metal fastening pin):
    (biblical) One of nails used to nail Jesus to the cross.
    Categories (topical): Bible, Tools, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-nayl-enm-noun-OTO6aW6y Disambiguation of Tools: 6 29 16 16 17 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 9 14 19 9 3 12 18 16 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 21 10 3 1 23 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 21 21 14 2 1 21 18 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 21 21 14 2 1 21 18 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  3. A nail (metal fastening pin):
    (figurative) A bothersome predicament or annoyance.
    Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-nayl-enm-noun-KRQn0DjI Disambiguation of Units of measure: 9 14 19 9 3 12 18 16 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 21 10 3 1 23 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 21 21 14 2 1 21 18 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 21 21 14 2 1 21 18
  4. A nail (metal fastening pin):
    (figurative) A decisive point in a debate or disagreement.
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-nayl-enm-noun-F0nhh2oR Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 21 10 3 1 23 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 21 21 14 2 1 21 18 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 21 21 14 2 1 21 18
  5. A nail (metal fastening pin):
    Sense id: en-nayl-enm-noun-m8Tn45oH
  6. A nail (unit of longness or mass) Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-nayl-enm-noun-T1b4HA-t Disambiguation of Units of measure: 9 14 19 9 3 12 18 16
  7. The equivalent to a human nail in animals (e.g. a claw) Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-nayl-enm-noun-~~1oMH0y Disambiguation of Units of measure: 9 14 19 9 3 12 18 16 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 21 10 3 1 23 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 21 21 14 2 1 21 18 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 21 21 14 2 1 21 18
  8. (rare) An ocular malady present in humans and animals. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Diseases, Eye, Fingers, Units of measure Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-nayl-enm-noun-N8yzyhv2 Disambiguation of Diseases: 6 14 7 8 7 3 11 44 Disambiguation of Eye: 3 12 10 8 3 2 11 53 Disambiguation of Fingers: 5 11 15 13 6 2 21 27 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 9 14 19 9 3 12 18 16 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 6 9 14 9 2 1 22 35 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 21 10 3 1 23 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 21 21 14 2 1 21 18 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 21 21 14 2 1 21 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: næȝl, næil (english: early), neil, nail, nayle, nayll, neyl, naylle Derived forms: nayled, naylen, nayler, naylynge

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      "expansion": "Old English næġl",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English næġl.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nayles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nayl",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nayles"
      },
      "expansion": "nayl (plural nayles)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You should bring her into your house; that woman should shave her hair and cut her nails...",
          "ref": "a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Deuteronomy 21:12”, in Wycliffe's Bible",
          "text": "Thou schalt brynge hir in to thin hows; which womman schal schaue the heer, and schal kitte the nailes aboute...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A nail (fingernail or toenail)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations",
        "enm:Bible"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A nail (metal fastening pin):",
        "One of nails used to nail Jesus to the cross."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ],
        [
          "biblical",
          "Bible"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A nail (metal fastening pin):",
        "(biblical) One of nails used to nail Jesus to the cross."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A nail (metal fastening pin):",
        "A bothersome predicament or annoyance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ],
        [
          "predicament",
          "predicament"
        ],
        [
          "annoyance",
          "annoyance"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A nail (metal fastening pin):",
        "(figurative) A bothersome predicament or annoyance."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A nail (metal fastening pin):",
        "A decisive point in a debate or disagreement."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ],
        [
          "debate",
          "debate"
        ],
        [
          "disagreement",
          "disagreement"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A nail (metal fastening pin):",
        "(figurative) A decisive point in a debate or disagreement."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The nail driven in the head's crown at night; / The cold death, with mouth gaping upright...",
          "ref": "a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Knight's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 2007–2008",
          "text": "The nayl ydryven in the shode anyght; / The colde deeth, with mouth gapyng upright...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A nail (metal fastening pin):",
        "A nail (metal fastening pin)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A nail (metal fastening pin):"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nail (unit of longness or mass)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The equivalent to a human nail in animals (e.g. a claw)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ocular malady present in humans and animals."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) An ocular malady present in humans and animals."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/næi̯l/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æi̯l"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "næȝl"
    },
    {
      "english": "early",
      "word": "næil"
    },
    {
      "word": "neil"
    },
    {
      "word": "nail"
    },
    {
      "word": "nayle"
    },
    {
      "word": "nayll"
    },
    {
      "word": "neyl"
    },
    {
      "word": "naylle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nayl"
}

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