"depthe" meaning in Middle English

See depthe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛpθ(ə)/, /ˈdeːpθ(ə)/ Forms: depthis [plural], depþe [alternative], depith [alternative], depyth [alternative]
Etymology: PIE root *dʰewb- Inherited from Old English *dīepþ, from Proto-West Germanic *diupiþu, from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō; equivalent to dep + -the (abstract nominal suffix). Etymology templates: {{PIE root box|enm|dʰewb-}} PIE root *dʰewb-, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|*dīepþ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English *dīepþ, {{inh+|enm|ang|*dīepþ}} Inherited from Old English *dīepþ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*diupiþu}} Proto-West Germanic *diupiþu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*diupiþō}} Proto-Germanic *diupiþō, {{af|enm|dep|-the|id2=abstract nominal|pos2=abstract nominal suffix}} dep + -the (abstract nominal suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} depthe, {{enm-noun|depthis}} depthe (plural depthis)
  1. Deepness; the measurement of depth. Synonyms: depe, depnesse
    Sense id: en-depthe-enm-noun-evFStkwc Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 20 19 33 1 1
  2. The depths; the inside of the oceans. Synonyms: depe, depnesse
    Sense id: en-depthe-enm-noun-OcKl40gd Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 20 19 33 1 1
  3. (rare) The sea floor; the submerged part of the earth's surface. Tags: rare Synonyms: depe, depnesse
    Sense id: en-depthe-enm-noun-eJaAlPIZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -the (abstract nominal), Pages with entries, Metrology Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 21 23 35 8 5 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -the (abstract nominal): 14 22 19 30 10 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 20 19 33 1 1 Disambiguation of Metrology: 23 16 30 16 16
  4. (rare, Late Middle English) The inside or bottom of something. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare Synonyms: depe, depnesse
    Sense id: en-depthe-enm-noun-LZllfKP~ Categories (other): Late Middle English
  5. (rare, figurative) The extent of something. Tags: figuratively, rare Synonyms: depnesse
    Sense id: en-depthe-enm-noun-S5HKaGxb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Oceanography Disambiguation of Oceanography: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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