"beggere" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛɡər(ə)/ Forms: beggeres [plural]
Etymology: Either borrowed from Old French begart (from Middle Dutch beggaert) or formed anew from beggen + -er. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|begart|nocap=1}} borrowed from Old French begart, {{der|enm|dum|beggaert}} Middle Dutch beggaert, {{af|enm|beggen|-er}} beggen + -er Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} beggere, {{enm-noun}} beggere (plural beggeres)
  1. A beggar (one who begs for alms)
    Sense id: en-beggere-enm-noun-U9D27wdG
  2. A poor person; one living in poverty. Categories (topical): Monasticism, Money, Occupations
    Sense id: en-beggere-enm-noun-09VY~ePd Disambiguation of Monasticism: 2 52 30 2 14 Disambiguation of Money: 2 62 23 1 11 Disambiguation of Occupations: 13 34 20 7 25 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 49 17 4 26 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -er: 12 49 12 4 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 67 11 2 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 57 15 1 25
  3. A mendicant; a friar reliant on alms.
    Sense id: en-beggere-enm-noun-WDYOMp2Y
  4. A villain; a despicable person.
    Sense id: en-beggere-enm-noun-bbPEPgp1
  5. (rare) A petitioner; a supplicator. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-beggere-enm-noun-KMfDof05
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beggar, beggare, beggarr, begger

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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