"begraven" meaning in Middle Dutch

See begraven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: begrāven [canonical]
Etymology: From Old Dutch bigravan, from Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną. Equivalent to be- + grāven. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|bigravan}} Old Dutch bigravan, {{der|dum|gem-pro|*bigrabaną}} Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną, {{affix|dum|be-|grāven}} be- + grāven Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|head=begrāven|head2=}} begrāven, {{dum-verb|head=begrāven}} begrāven
  1. to bury
    Sense id: en-begraven-dum-verb-mlQnl6VX
  2. to delimit (land) with a ditch
    Sense id: en-begraven-dum-verb-OJBWx-Xj Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 11 83 6 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch terms prefixed with be-: 11 84 5
  3. to fortify
    Sense id: en-begraven-dum-verb-18ZCvidy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: begrāvinge
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  ],
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        {
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "lang_code": "af",
          "word": "begrawe"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "lang_code": "af",
          "word": "begraaf"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Berbice Creole Dutch",
          "lang_code": "brc",
          "word": "bugrafu"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
          "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
          "word": "bexrâve"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Negerhollands",
          "lang_code": "dcr",
          "word": "begraaf"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Negerhollands",
          "lang_code": "dcr",
          "word": "begraev"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Negerhollands",
          "lang_code": "dcr",
          "word": "graav"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Negerhollands",
          "lang_code": "dcr",
          "word": "graav na"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "word": "begraven"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "lang_code": "li",
      "word": "begrave"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "lang_code": "li",
      "word": "begroave"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "dum",
        "2": "odt",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bigrabaną"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
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      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "dum",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "begrāven",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "begrāven"
      },
      "expansion": "begrāven",
      "name": "dum-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "to bury"
      ],
      "id": "en-begraven-dum-verb-mlQnl6VX",
      "links": [
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          "bury",
          "bury"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Middle Dutch terms prefixed with be-",
          "parents": [],
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "to delimit (land) with a ditch"
      ],
      "id": "en-begraven-dum-verb-OJBWx-Xj",
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          "delimit",
          "delimit"
        ],
        [
          "ditch",
          "ditch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fortify"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "fortify",
          "fortify"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "begraven"
}
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    "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle Dutch lemmas",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Middle Dutch terms prefixed with be-",
    "Middle Dutch verbs",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "begrāvinge"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "lang_code": "af",
          "word": "begrawe"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "lang_code": "af",
          "word": "begraaf"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Berbice Creole Dutch",
          "lang_code": "brc",
          "word": "bugrafu"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
          "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
          "word": "bexrâve"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Negerhollands",
          "lang_code": "dcr",
          "word": "begraaf"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Negerhollands",
          "lang_code": "dcr",
          "word": "begraev"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Negerhollands",
          "lang_code": "dcr",
          "word": "graav"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Negerhollands",
          "lang_code": "dcr",
          "word": "graav na"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "nl",
      "word": "begraven"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "lang_code": "li",
      "word": "begrave"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "lang_code": "li",
      "word": "begroave"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "bigravan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch bigravan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bigrabaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "be-",
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      },
      "expansion": "be- + grāven",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "begrāven",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head2": ""
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "dum-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to bury"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bury",
          "bury"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to delimit (land) with a ditch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "delimit",
          "delimit"
        ],
        [
          "ditch",
          "ditch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fortify"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fortify",
          "fortify"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "begraven"
}

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