"beggere" meaning in Middle English

See beggere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛɡər(ə)/ Forms: beggeres [plural], beggar [alternative], beggare [alternative], beggarr [alternative], begger [alternative]
Etymology: Either borrowed from Old French begart (from Middle Dutch beggaert) or formed anew from beggen + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|begart|nocap=1}} borrowed from Old French begart, {{der|enm|dum|beggaert}} Middle Dutch beggaert, {{af|enm|beggen|-ere|id2=agentive|pos2=suffix forming agent nouns}} beggen + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} beggere, {{enm-noun}} beggere (plural beggeres)
  1. A beggar (one who begs for alms)
    Sense id: en-beggere-enm-noun-U9D27wdG Categories (other): Money Disambiguation of Money: 19 50 0 0 31
  2. A poor person; one living in poverty.
    Sense id: en-beggere-enm-noun-09VY~ePd Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Money, Occupations Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 55 4 7 24 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 16 49 6 4 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 77 2 2 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 65 2 2 28 Disambiguation of Money: 19 50 0 0 31 Disambiguation of Occupations: 14 49 4 16 17
  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 Categories (other): Money Disambiguation of Money: 19 50 0 0 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Monasticism Disambiguation of Monasticism: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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