"chymeneye" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌt͡ʃim(i)ˈnæi̯(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃim(i)næi̯(ə)/, /-eː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman chimeneie, chimenee (Francien cheminee), from Late Latin camīnāta. Forms starting with k- are from Old Northern French queminee; forms ending in -th are from early Old French *chemenethe. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|chimeneie}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman chimeneie, {{der|enm|la-lat|camīnāta}} Late Latin camīnāta, {{m+|fro-nor|queminee}} Old Northern French queminee Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} chymeneye, {{enm-noun|chymeneyes}} chymeneye (plural chymeneyes) Forms: chymeneyes [plural], chemyney [alternative], chimenai [alternative], chimeney [alternative], chiminee [alternative], chymenay [alternative], chymenei [alternative], chymeney [alternative], chymne [alternative], chymney [alternative], chymneye [alternative], chymny [alternative], chymynay [alternative], chymnay [alternative, Northern], chymneth [alternative, Northern], kymenay [alternative, Northern], chemmyne [alternative], chimna [alternative], chimnay [alternative], chymna [alternative]
  1. A hearth; where a fire is lit.
    Sense id: en-chymeneye-enm-noun-UrC0Tis- Categories (other): Architecture, Fire, Machines Disambiguation of Architecture: 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Fire: 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Machines: 10 31 29 30
  2. A chimney; a ventilation chamber for smoke.
    Sense id: en-chymeneye-enm-noun-PsE-fLQK Categories (other): Machines Disambiguation of Machines: 10 31 29 30
  3. A device for heating; an overn or furnace.
    Sense id: en-chymeneye-enm-noun--xCSdmtl Categories (other): Machines Disambiguation of Machines: 10 31 29 30
  4. (rare, figurative) Something which heats or ventilates. Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-chymeneye-enm-noun-jBGS5EUm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Machines Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 25 25 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 12 10 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 10 9 78 Disambiguation of Machines: 10 31 29 30

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "chimney"
    },
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          "word": "chimley"
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          "word": "chimlie"
        }
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      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "chimnay"
    },
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      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "gimlie"
    },
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      "lang_code": "cy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
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    }
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Anglo-Norman chimeneie, chimenee (Francien cheminee), from Late Latin camīnāta.\nForms starting with k- are from Old Northern French queminee; forms ending in -th are from early Old French *chemenethe.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chemyney",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "chimenai",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chimeney",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "chiminee",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "chymenay",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "chymenei",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "chymeney",
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      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "chymney",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chymneye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chymny",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chymynay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chymnay",
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        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
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        "alternative",
        "Northern"
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      "form": "kymenay",
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        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
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      "form": "chemmyne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chimna",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chimnay",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "chymna",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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          "_dis": "100 0 0 0",
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            [
              156,
              164
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            [
              162,
              169
            ]
          ],
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          "ref": "a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Osee 13:3”, in Wycliffe's Bible:",
          "text": "Þerfor þei ſchulen be as a morewtid cloude and as þe deew of morewtid, þat paſſiþ forþ as duſt rauyſchide bi whirlewynd fro þe corn floor and as ſmoke of a chymenei",
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        }
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          "smoke",
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        "A device for heating; an overn or furnace."
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        "(rare, figurative) Something which heats or ventilates."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌt͡ʃim(i)ˈnæi̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃim(i)næi̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-eː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chymeneye"
}
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    "Middle English terms with quotations",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "chemyney",
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        "alternative"
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    {
      "form": "chimenai",
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        "alternative"
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    {
      "form": "chimeney",
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        "alternative"
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "chymenay",
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    },
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      "form": "chymenei",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "chymeney",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "chymne",
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      "form": "chymney",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "chymneye",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "kymenay",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "chimna",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "chimnay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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        "alternative"
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          "text": "Þerfor þei ſchulen be as a morewtid cloude and as þe deew of morewtid, þat paſſiþ forþ as duſt rauyſchide bi whirlewynd fro þe corn floor and as ſmoke of a chymenei",
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        "(rare, figurative) Something which heats or ventilates."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˌt͡ʃim(i)ˈnæi̯(ə)/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃim(i)næi̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-eː/"
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}

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