"béguin" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /be.ɡɛ̃/ Forms: béguins [plural], béguine [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French beguin, from Medieval Latin beguina, said to be taken from the name of Lambert le Bègue, "Lambert the Stammerer." For the surname, see bègue (“stammering”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|beguin|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French beguin, {{inh+|fr|fro|beguin}} Inherited from Old French beguin, {{inh|fr|ML.|beguina}} Medieval Latin beguina Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} béguin m (plural béguins, feminine béguine)
  1. (historical) Beghard, Beguin (religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines) Tags: historical, masculine Synonyms: bégard, béguard Derived forms: béguinage
    Sense id: en-béguin-fr-noun-1pCKP3WO Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 46 41 4 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /be.ɡɛ̃/ Forms: béguins [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French beguin, from Medieval Latin beguina, said to be taken from the name of Lambert le Bègue, "Lambert the Stammerer." For the surname, see bègue (“stammering”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|beguin|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French beguin, {{inh+|fr|fro|beguin}} Inherited from Old French beguin, {{inh|fr|ML.|beguina}} Medieval Latin beguina Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} béguin m (plural béguins)
  1. a type of headwear once popular with Beguines, similar to a bonnet Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-béguin-fr-noun-WFmAMOqc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Headwear Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 46 41 4 9 Disambiguation of Headwear: 18 79 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /be.ɡɛ̃/ Forms: béguins [plural]
Etymology: Originally "child's bonnet," "nun's headdress," from Middle Dutch beggaert (“one who rattles off prayers”), which is from the same origin as Etymology 1 above. Compare embéguiner (“to be infatuated, have a crush on someone”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|dum|beggaert|t=one who rattles off prayers}} Middle Dutch beggaert (“one who rattles off prayers”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} béguin m (plural béguins)
  1. (informal) crush, fancy (a short-lived and unrequited love or infatuation) Tags: informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-béguin-fr-noun-t0VxVHZC Categories (other): Love Disambiguation of Love: 8 8 77 6
  2. (informal) crush (person with whom one is infatuated) Tags: informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-béguin-fr-noun-I8GwPfnd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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