"spellen" meaning in Middle Dutch

See spellen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Old Dutch *spellon, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*spellon}} Old Dutch *spellon, {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*spellōną}} Proto-Germanic *spellōną Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} spellen, {{dum-verb}} spellen
  1. to explain
    Sense id: en-spellen-dum-verb-cgQ~Nwbp Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 28 25 24 23
  2. to spell, to predict
    Sense id: en-spellen-dum-verb-3~T6vnSy Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 28 25 24 23
  3. to mean, to indicate
    Sense id: en-spellen-dum-verb-vHZRDDeB Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 28 25 24 23
  4. to spell (a word)
    Sense id: en-spellen-dum-verb-vKqxx9PA Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 28 25 24 23
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "word": "spellen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "lang_code": "li",
      "word": "spèlle"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*spellon"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *spellon",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spellōną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spellōną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Dutch *spellon, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "verb",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "spellen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spellen",
      "name": "dum-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 25 24 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to explain"
      ],
      "id": "en-spellen-dum-verb-cgQ~Nwbp",
      "links": [
        [
          "explain",
          "explain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 25 24 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to spell, to predict"
      ],
      "id": "en-spellen-dum-verb-3~T6vnSy",
      "links": [
        [
          "spell",
          "spell"
        ],
        [
          "predict",
          "predict"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 25 24 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to mean, to indicate"
      ],
      "id": "en-spellen-dum-verb-vHZRDDeB",
      "links": [
        [
          "mean",
          "mean"
        ],
        [
          "indicate",
          "indicate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 7 10 13 10 10 12 15 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 25 24 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to spell (a word)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spellen-dum-verb-vKqxx9PA",
      "links": [
        [
          "spell",
          "spell"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spellen"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "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 inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch verbs",
    "Middle Dutch weak verbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Frankish",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "word": "spellen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "lang_code": "li",
      "word": "spèlle"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*spellon"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *spellon",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spellōną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spellōną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Dutch *spellon, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "verb",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "spellen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spellen",
      "name": "dum-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to explain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "explain",
          "explain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to spell, to predict"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spell",
          "spell"
        ],
        [
          "predict",
          "predict"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to mean, to indicate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mean",
          "mean"
        ],
        [
          "indicate",
          "indicate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to spell (a word)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spell",
          "spell"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spellen"
}

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