"canne" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkan(ə)/ Forms: cannes [plural], cane [alternative], kan [alternative], can [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English canne, from Proto-West Germanic *kannā, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|canne}} Old English canne, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kannā}} Proto-West Germanic *kannā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*kannǭ}} Proto-Germanic *kannǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} canne, {{enm-noun|cannes}} canne (plural cannes)
  1. A tub, can or pot; a container for liquid. Derived forms: cannere
    Sense id: en-canne-enm-noun-FfCfS1N5 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Containers Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 20 2 4 20 23 18 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 1 2 20 23 18 15 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Containers: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} canne
  1. alternative form of cane Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cane
    Sense id: en-canne-enm-noun-Ts65ZiN5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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