"aire" meaning in Middle English

See aire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /æi̯r/ Forms: aires [plural], ayre [alternative], eire [alternative], eyre [alternative], aere [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French air,aer, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:air}}, {{bor|enm|fro|air|air,aer}} Old French air,aer, {{der|enm|la|āēr}} Latin āēr, {{der|enm|grc|ἀήρ}} Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} aire, {{enm-noun}} aire (plural aires)
  1. air
    Sense id: en-aire-enm-noun-n-Qw5SdG Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 20 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 20 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 20 entries: 1 0 1 0 2 3 9 7 0 1 0 2 3 7 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 9 7 0 1 7 0 0 6 5 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 6 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 6 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 6 0 1 6 0 0 5 6 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "air"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "air"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "aare"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "fro:air"
      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin āēr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἀήρ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "aires",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayre",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eire",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyre",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "g3": "",
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      },
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    },
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      "expansion": "aire (plural aires)",
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    }
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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      "ipa": "/æi̯r/"
    }
  ],
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}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "es:Air",
    "es:Mammals",
    "es:Meteorology"
  ],
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "air"
    },
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      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "air"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "aare"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "fro:air"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "āēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin āēr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἀήρ"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eire",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "aire (plural aires)",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
        "Middle English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ews- (dawn)",
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        "Pages with 20 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/æi̯r/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aire"
}

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