"vexen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Catalan]

Head templates: {{head|ca|verb form}} vexen
  1. third-person plural present indicative of vexar Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, third-person Form of: vexar
    Sense id: en-vexen-ca-verb-ZeJQ0qkk Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 30 14 1 4 1 27 2 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 29 14 1 5 1 27 2 3

Verb [Galician]

Head templates: {{head|gl|verb form}} vexen
  1. inflection of vexar: Tags: form-of, plural, present, subjunctive, third-person Form of: vexar
    Sense id: en-vexen-gl-verb-VH-HoOQ2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Galician entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 30 14 1 4 1 27 2 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 29 14 1 5 1 27 2 3 Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. inflection of vexar: Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, third-person Form of: vexar
    Sense id: en-vexen-gl-verb-iYjVXETj Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 30 14 1 4 1 27 2 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 29 14 1 5 1 27 2 3

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈvɛksən/
Etymology: From Old French vexer, from Latin vēxō, vēxāre. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|vexer}} Old French vexer, {{der|enm|la|vexo|vēxō, vēxāre}} Latin vēxō, vēxāre Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} vexen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|vex}} Forms: weak [table-tags], vexen [infinitive], to vexen [infinitive], vexe [infinitive], vexe [first-person, present, singular], vexed [first-person, past, singular], vexest [present, second-person, singular], vexedest [past, second-person, singular], vexeth [present, singular, third-person], vexed [past, singular, third-person], vexe [present, singular, subjunctive], vexed [past, singular, subjunctive], vexe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], vexen [plural, present], vexe [plural, present], vexeden [past, plural], vexede [past, plural], vexeth [imperative, plural, present], vexe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], vexynge [participle, present], vexende [participle, present], vexed [participle, past], yvexed [participle, past]
  1. To afflict; to hurt (someone)
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-QihuzJ2T
  2. To spoil; to devastate (a region)
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-8Tkom5wj
  3. To harass; to bother (someone)
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-mE4hASwL
  4. (law) To bring legal action (against someone) Categories (topical): Law, Pain
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-YRy0~w5q Disambiguation of Pain: 3 13 8 39 27 10 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 30 14 1 4 1 27 2 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 29 14 1 5 1 27 2 3 Topics: law
  5. To distress; to torment (someone)
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-jJeAsMmp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vexe, vex, wexe Related terms: avexen, vexacioun, vexynge
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} vexen
  1. Alternative form of waxen (“to grow”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: waxen (extra: to grow)
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-5UkIaBhM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for vexen meaning in All languages combined (8.4kB)

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  "etymology_text": "From Old French vexer, from Latin vēxō, vēxāre.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to vexen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vexed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yvexed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "vexen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vex"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "avexen"
    },
    {
      "word": "vexacioun"
    },
    {
      "word": "vexynge"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To afflict; to hurt (someone)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "afflict",
          "afflict"
        ],
        [
          "hurt",
          "hurt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To spoil; to devastate (a region)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spoil",
          "spoil"
        ],
        [
          "devastate",
          "devastate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To harass; to bother (someone)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "harass",
          "harass"
        ],
        [
          "bother",
          "bother"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bring legal action (against someone)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "bring",
          "bring"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) To bring legal action (against someone)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To distress; to torment (someone)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "distress",
          "distress"
        ],
        [
          "torment",
          "torment"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɛksən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "vexe"
    },
    {
      "word": "vex"
    },
    {
      "word": "wexe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vexen"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "enm:Pain"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "vexen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to grow",
          "word": "waxen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of waxen (“to grow”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "waxen",
          "waxen#Middle_English:_to_grow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vexen"
}

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