"vermyn" meaning in All languages combined

See vermyn on Wiktionary

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /vɛrˈmiːn/, /ˈvɛrmin/ Forms: vermyns [plural], vermayne [alternative], vermine [alternative], vermyne [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French vermin, vermine, from Vulgar Latin *verminum. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|vermin}} Borrowed from Old French vermin, {{der|enm|VL.|*verminum}} Vulgar Latin *verminum Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} vermyn, {{enm-noun}} vermyn (plural vermyns)
  1. (collective) Dangerous or foul animals; beasts or pests. Tags: collective
    Sense id: en-vermyn-enm-noun-PUDOCjXm Categories (other): Animals Disambiguation of Animals: 61 13 27
  2. (collective) Pestilent or odious insects or other invertebrates. Tags: collective
    Sense id: en-vermyn-enm-noun-YW3ZQzpm Categories (other): Insects Disambiguation of Insects: 17 49 34
  3. (hunting, often collective) Worthless or unwanted quarry. Tags: collective, often
    Sense id: en-vermyn-enm-noun-u03C~gg4 Categories (other): Hunting, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 31 25 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 29 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 27 41 Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "vermin",
            "3": "varmint"
          },
          "expansion": "English: vermin, varmint",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: vermin, varmint"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "vermin",
            "3": "vermil"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: vermin, vermil",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: vermin, vermil"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "vermin"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Old French vermin",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*verminum"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *verminum",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French vermin, vermine, from Vulgar Latin *verminum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vermyns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vermayne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vermine",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vermyne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vermyn",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "vermyn (plural vermyns)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "61 13 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "enm:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Dangerous or foul animals; beasts or pests."
      ],
      "id": "en-vermyn-enm-noun-PUDOCjXm",
      "links": [
        [
          "Dangerous",
          "dangerous"
        ],
        [
          "foul",
          "foul"
        ],
        [
          "beast",
          "beast"
        ],
        [
          "pest",
          "pest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) Dangerous or foul animals; beasts or pests."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 49 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "enm:Insects",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pestilent or odious insects or other invertebrates."
      ],
      "id": "en-vermyn-enm-noun-YW3ZQzpm",
      "links": [
        [
          "Pestilent",
          "pestilent"
        ],
        [
          "odious",
          "odious"
        ],
        [
          "insect",
          "insect"
        ],
        [
          "invertebrate",
          "invertebrate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) Pestilent or odious insects or other invertebrates."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Hunting",
          "orig": "enm:Hunting",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 25 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 29 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 27 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Worthless or unwanted quarry."
      ],
      "id": "en-vermyn-enm-noun-u03C~gg4",
      "links": [
        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "Worthless",
          "worthless"
        ],
        [
          "unwanted",
          "unwanted"
        ],
        [
          "quarry",
          "quarry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hunting, often collective) Worthless or unwanted quarry."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "often"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɛrˈmiːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɛrmin/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vermyn"
}
{
  "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 Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Animals",
    "enm:Insects"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "vermin",
            "3": "varmint"
          },
          "expansion": "English: vermin, varmint",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: vermin, varmint"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "vermin",
            "3": "vermil"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: vermin, vermil",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: vermin, vermil"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "vermin"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Old French vermin",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*verminum"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *verminum",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French vermin, vermine, from Vulgar Latin *verminum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vermyns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vermayne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vermine",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vermyne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vermyn",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "vermyn (plural vermyns)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English collective nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Dangerous or foul animals; beasts or pests."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Dangerous",
          "dangerous"
        ],
        [
          "foul",
          "foul"
        ],
        [
          "beast",
          "beast"
        ],
        [
          "pest",
          "pest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) Dangerous or foul animals; beasts or pests."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English collective nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pestilent or odious insects or other invertebrates."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pestilent",
          "pestilent"
        ],
        [
          "odious",
          "odious"
        ],
        [
          "insect",
          "insect"
        ],
        [
          "invertebrate",
          "invertebrate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) Pestilent or odious insects or other invertebrates."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English collective nouns",
        "enm:Hunting"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Worthless or unwanted quarry."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "Worthless",
          "worthless"
        ],
        [
          "unwanted",
          "unwanted"
        ],
        [
          "quarry",
          "quarry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hunting, often collective) Worthless or unwanted quarry."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "often"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɛrˈmiːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɛrmin/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vermyn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for vermyn meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-05-19 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-01 using wiktextract (c3cc510 and 1d3fdbf). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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.