"bukke" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbuk(ə)/ Forms: bukkes [plural], bocke [alternative], boke [alternative], buc [alternative], bucce [alternative], bucke [alternative], buk [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English bucca, from Proto-West Germanic *bukkō, from Proto-Germanic *bukkô. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bucca}} Old English bucca, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bukkō}} Proto-West Germanic *bukkō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bukkô}} Proto-Germanic *bukkô Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bukke, {{enm-noun}} bukke (plural bukkes)
  1. male goat
    Sense id: en-bukke-enm-noun-RNau8h7b Categories (other): Male animals Disambiguation of Male animals: 51 49
  2. male fallow deer or roe
    Sense id: en-bukke-enm-noun-d9Yl4nDP Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Cervids, Male animals Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Cervids: 18 82 Disambiguation of Male animals: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: roobukke, bukskyn

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "roobukke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "buck"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "buk"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "buke"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "buik"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "buch"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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        "3": "bucca"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bukkō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bukkō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bukkô",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English bucca, from Proto-West Germanic *bukkō, from Proto-Germanic *bukkô.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bukkes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bocke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bucce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bucke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "bukke",
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    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bukke (plural bukkes)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
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        }
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        "male goat"
      ],
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          "goat",
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        ]
      ]
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "_dis": "51 49",
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        }
      ],
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        "male fallow deer or roe"
      ],
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        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "fallow deer",
          "fallow deer"
        ],
        [
          "roe",
          "roe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuk(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bukke"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Cervids",
    "enm:Male animals"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "roobukke"
    },
    {
      "word": "bukskyn"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "buck"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "buk"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "buke"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "buik"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "buch"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "bucca"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bucca",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bukkō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bukkō",
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    },
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bukkô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bukkô",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "bukkes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bocke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bucce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bucke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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      "expansion": "bukke (plural bukkes)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "male goat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "goat",
          "goat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "male fallow deer or roe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "fallow deer",
          "fallow deer"
        ],
        [
          "roe",
          "roe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuk(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bukke"
}

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