"Paradys" meaning in Middle English

See Paradys in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌparaˈdiːs/, /ˈparadis/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English paradīs, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of Parays and parvys. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|paradīs|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English paradīs, {{inh+|enm|ang|paradīs}} Inherited from Old English paradīs, {{der|enm|la|paradīsus}} Latin paradīsus, {{der|enm|grc|παράδεισος}} Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), {{der|enm|ira-pro|*paridayjah}} Proto-Iranian *paridayjah, {{doublet|enm|Parays|parvys}} Doublet of Parays and parvys Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun||{{{1}}}||{{{gen}}}||||{{{gen_pl}}}|g=|head=}} Paradys, {{enm-proper noun}} Paradys Forms: paradiȝs [alternative], paradis [alternative], Paradis [alternative], paradise [alternative], Paradise [alternative], paradys [alternative], Paradice [alternative, Late-Middle-English], paradijs [alternative, Late-Middle-English], paradise [alternative, Late-Middle-English], paradisse [alternative, Late-Middle-English], paradyse [alternative, Late-Middle-English], parades [alternative], Paradese [alternative], paridice [alternative], peradis [alternative], parradyce [alternative]
  1. The Garden of Eden (location where Adam and Eve lived after creation)
    Sense id: en-Paradys-enm-name-KZw97SrJ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Bible Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 34 10 6 5 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 27 14 4 3 3 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 26 16 3 3 2 25 Disambiguation of Bible: 54 28 11 6
  2. A location in Asia (often seen as the former Garden of Eden) Categories (place): Places in Asia
    Sense id: en-Paradys-enm-name-WHXAEB2E Disambiguation of Places in Asia: 22 66 6 5
  3. Heaven; a divine realm or positive afterlife.
    Sense id: en-Paradys-enm-name-Xas4NOCj Categories (other): Afterlife Disambiguation of Afterlife: 11 5 83 0
  4. (alchemy, rare) The last step in manufacturing the white stone. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Paradys-enm-name-Ico29XaH Categories (other): Alchemy Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: erthely Paradys

Alternative forms

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