"ankre" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈankrə/, /ˈankər/ Forms: ankres [plural], ancre [alternative], anker [alternative], auncre [alternative], anchor [alternative, Late-Middle-English], ankir [alternative, Late-Middle-English], ankyr [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English ancra, ancor, from Late Latin anachōrēta, anachōrīta, either with remodelling of the ending in Old English or through a Old Irish intermediary (compare Middle Irish ancharae). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|ancra|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English ancra, {{inh+|enm|ang|ancra}} Inherited from Old English ancra, {{der|enm|la-lat|anachōrēta}} Late Latin anachōrēta, {{der|enm|sga|-}} Old Irish, {{cog|mga|ancharae}} Middle Irish ancharae Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ankre, {{enm-noun|ankres}} ankre (plural ankres)
  1. An anchorite, hermit or anchoress; one living alone for religious reasons.
    Sense id: en-ankre-enm-noun-3q2jhYzB Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. (more generally) A monastic; a monk or nun. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-ankre-enm-noun-NRxx4hZM Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Monasticism Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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