"dene" meaning in Middle English

See dene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛːn(ə)/ Forms: dane [alternative], den [alternative], deyne [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English dene; possibly originally the same word as den (“den”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|valley}}, {{inh|enm|ang|dene}} Old English dene Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} dene
  1. valley Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-dene-enm-noun-Yn~T0FpJ Disambiguation of Landforms: 39 7 0 38 3 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} dene
  1. Alternative form of den (“dean”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: den (extra: dean)
    Sense id: en-dene-enm-noun-upSG3YT8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} dene
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-dene-enm-noun-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} dene
  1. (East Anglia, West Midlands) Alternative form of dyne Tags: East-Anglia, West-Midlands, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dyne Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-dene-enm-noun-9vI7JJ78 Disambiguation of Landforms: 39 7 0 38 3 12 Categories (other): East Anglian Middle English, West Midland Middle English, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with language headings in the wrong order, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 23 2 2 6 0 26 2 9 2 2 2 10 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 2 2 4 0 39 2 7 2 2 2 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with language headings in the wrong order: 20 2 2 5 0 37 2 8 2 2 2 8 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 18 0 56 2 21

Numeral

IPA: /ˈdeːn(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēni. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|ten}}, {{bor|enm|la|dēni}} Latin dēni Head templates: {{head|enm|numeral}} dene
  1. (nonce word) ten Tags: nonce-word
    Sense id: en-dene-enm-num-5EMrqpCB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} dene
  1. Alternative form of deynen (“to disdain”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: deynen (extra: to disdain) Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-dene-enm-verb-YX-Q~mCO Disambiguation of Landforms: 39 7 0 38 3 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Alternative forms

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