"cite" meaning in Middle English

See cite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /siˈteː/, /ˈsiteː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French cite. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|la}}, {{bor+|enm|fro|citet|cite}} Borrowed from Old French cite Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cite, {{enm-noun}} cite (plural cites) Forms: cites [plural], cete [alternative], cetee [alternative], cetie [alternative], cety [alternative], citee [alternative], citie [alternative], citty [alternative], city [alternative], cyte [alternative], cyty [alternative], sete [alternative], scite [alternative], site [alternative], syte [alternative], syty [alternative]
  1. A city (settlement larger than a town) Coordinate_terms: toun
    Sense id: en-cite-enm-noun-4pbwx4qo Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 58 35 8
  2. (religion) A stronghold or fortress.
    Sense id: en-cite-enm-noun-7jY8v9oJ Categories (other): Religion, Collectives Disambiguation of Collectives: 26 48 26 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  3. (rare) The people of a city. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cite-enm-noun-wTZjhEgf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Government Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "citee",
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      "form": "citie",
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "city",
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    },
    {
      "form": "cyte",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cyty",
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    },
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      "form": "sete",
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      "form": "scite",
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    },
    {
      "form": "site",
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        "alternative"
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          "english": "After that happened, Jesus made visits to cities and fortresses, preaching about and disseminating the kingdom of God with the Twelve alongside him.",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Luke 8:1, folio 32, recto, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "And it was doon aftirward · ⁊ [iheſus] made iourneis bi citees ⁊ caſtelis, [pꝛe]ch[in]ge ⁊ euangelizynge þe rewme of god / ⁊ twelue wiþ h[im] ·",
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        "(religion) A stronghold or fortress."
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      "topics": [
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        "(rare) The people of a city."
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsiteː/"
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    {
      "form": "citee",
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    },
    {
      "form": "citty",
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cyte",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cyty",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "sete",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scite",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "site",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "syte",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "syty",
      "tags": [
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "english": "After that happened, Jesus made visits to cities and fortresses, preaching about and disseminating the kingdom of God with the Twelve alongside him.",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Luke 8:1, folio 32, recto, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "And it was doon aftirward · ⁊ [iheſus] made iourneis bi citees ⁊ caſtelis, [pꝛe]ch[in]ge ⁊ euangelizynge þe rewme of god / ⁊ twelue wiþ h[im] ·",
          "translation": "After that happened, Jesus made visits to cities and fortresses, preaching about and disseminating the kingdom of God with the Twelve alongside him.",
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        "A stronghold or fortress."
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        "(religion) A stronghold or fortress."
      ],
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
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    },
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The people of a city."
      ],
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        "(rare) The people of a city."
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      "ipa": "/siˈteː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsiteː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cite"
}

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