case in Middle English

IPA: /ˈkaːs(ə)/, /ˈkas(ə)/ Forms: cases [plural], caas [alternative], casse [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Northern French casse, from Latin capsa. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro-nor:casse|id=box}}, {{bor|enm|fro-nor|casse}} Old Northern French casse, {{der|enm|la|capsa}} Latin capsa Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} case, {{enm-noun}} case (plural cases)

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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "case"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "kaase"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "cás"
    }
  ],
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        "id": "box"
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      "expansion": "",
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    },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin capsa",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Northern French casse, from Latin capsa.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        "box, chest, casket, case"
      ],
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          "box",
          "box"
        ],
        [
          "chest",
          "chest"
        ],
        [
          "casket",
          "casket"
        ],
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          "case",
          "case#English"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaːs(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkas(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "case"
}

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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "case"
    },
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      "word": "kaase"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "ga",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "capsa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin capsa",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Northern French casse, from Latin capsa.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "casse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "case (plural cases)",
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    }
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        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "Middle English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root kap-",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 18 entries",
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      "glosses": [
        "box, chest, casket, case"
      ],
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        ],
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          "chest",
          "chest"
        ],
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          "casket"
        ],
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          "case",
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        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaːs(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkas(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "case"
}

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"case" meaning in Middle English

Noun