"destroyour" meaning in Middle English

See destroyour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɛːˈstrui̯ər(ə)/, /dɛːˈstriu̯ər(ə)/, /dɛːˈstriːər(ə)/, /di-/
Etymology: Initially borrowed from Anglo-Norman destruieur, destruour (“destroyer”), but later reanalysed as destroyen (“to destroy, ruin”) + -ere (agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|destruieur|nocap=1}} borrowed from Anglo-Norman destruieur, {{af|enm|destroyen|-ere|id2=agentive|pos2=agent noun suffix|t1=to destroy, ruin}} destroyen (“to destroy, ruin”) + -ere (agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} destroyour, {{enm-noun}} destroyour (plural destroyours) Forms: destroyours [plural], destroiour [alternative], destroyere [alternative], distruyere [alternative], destrier [alternative, Late-Middle-English], destroyer [alternative, Late-Middle-English], destruer [alternative, Late-Middle-English], destruyer [alternative, Late-Middle-English], distriere [alternative, Late-Middle-English], distroer [alternative, Late-Middle-English], distroier [alternative, Late-Middle-English], distroyer [alternative, Late-Middle-English], distruour [alternative, Late-Middle-English], dystroyour [alternative, Late-Middle-English], dystroyare [alternative]
  1. A despoiler or devastator; one who destroys or plunders (goods, peace)
    Sense id: en-destroyour-enm-noun-Sz9H-vFf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ethics Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Ethics: 50 50
  2. An eliminator or purger (mostly of abstract values)
    Sense id: en-destroyour-enm-noun-GcMd-Zvz Categories (other): Ethics Disambiguation of Ethics: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Death Disambiguation of Death: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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