"deceyvour" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /dɛːˌsæi̯ˈvuːr/, /dɛːˌsɛːˈvuːr/, /dɛ-/, /di-/, /dɛːˈsæi̯vur/, /dɛːˈsæi̯vər/, /dɛːˈsɛːvur/, /dɛːˈsɛːvər/, /di-/ (note: with reduction)
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman decevour, from deceivre, but often later reinterpreted as deceyven (“to deceive”) + -ere (agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|decevour}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman decevour, {{af|enm|deceyven|-ere|id2=agentive|pos2=agent noun suffix|t1=to deceive}} deceyven (“to deceive”) + -ere (agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} deceyvour, {{enm-noun}} deceyvour (plural deceyvours) Forms: deceyvours [plural], deceyvere [alternative], deceyvoure [alternative], deseyver [alternative], desseyver [alternative], disceyvere [alternative], disseyver [alternative], deceyvyr [alternative, Norfolk], deceyvar [alternative], dissaver [alternative]
  1. A deceiver or defrauder; someone (or rarely something) that deceives. Tags: Late-Middle-English

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "deceiver"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "dissavar"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
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      "form": "deceyvours",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deceyvere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deceyvoure",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deseyver",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "desseyver",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disceyvere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disseyver",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deceyvyr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Norfolk"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deceyvar",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dissaver",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˌsæi̯ˈvuːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˌsɛːˈvuːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛ-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/di-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˈsæi̯vur/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˈsæi̯vər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˈsɛːvur/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˈsɛːvər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/di-/",
      "note": "with reduction"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "dissavar"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "dissaver"
    }
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "deceyvere",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deceyvoure",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deseyver",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "desseyver",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disceyvere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disseyver",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deceyvyr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Norfolk"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deceyvar",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dissaver",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "deceyvour",
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    }
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
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          "deceiver",
          "deceiver"
        ],
        [
          "defrauder",
          "defrauder"
        ],
        [
          "someone",
          "someone"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something#English"
        ],
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˌsæi̯ˈvuːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˌsɛːˈvuːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛ-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/di-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˈsæi̯vur/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˈsæi̯vər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˈsɛːvur/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛːˈsɛːvər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/di-/",
      "note": "with reduction"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deceyvour"
}

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