"dette" meaning in Middle English

See dette in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛt(ə)/
Etymology: From Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, from the plural of dēbitum. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|dete}} Old French dete, {{der|enm|la|dēbita}} Latin dēbita Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} dette, {{enm-adj}} dette
  1. Having a debt or monetary obligation or having people owe debt towards you. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-adj-mpgSelc5
  2. Appropriate, fitting, seemly; meshing with societal standards. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-adj-OhP-CNAq Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 4 15 9 2 4 4 3 9 17 19
  3. Required, needful, necessary; not optional. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-adj-8IiPM3Bf
  4. Fitting, fair or deserving; according to justice. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Directives
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-adj-8IGDAs~S Disambiguation of Directives: 7 9 2 11 8 6 4 4 7 7 20 16 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 4 15 9 2 4 4 3 9 17 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dett, det, debte [rare], deatte, debt

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛt(ə)/ Forms: dettes [plural]
Etymology: From Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, from the plural of dēbitum. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|dete}} Old French dete, {{der|enm|la|dēbita}} Latin dēbita Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} dette, {{enm-noun|dettes}} dette (plural dettes)
  1. Goods or possessions owed to or due to another person; a debt.
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-noun-tOhuTCGN
  2. The state of debt; the condition one is when one has a debt or monetary obligation.
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-noun-qpG8gOkV
  3. Something which one is obliged to do (by law, society, or belief):
    Sex (i.e. as something which one's partner requires of oneself).
    Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-noun-B9zR4W8e Disambiguation of Sex: 1 5 6 9 1 1 63 2 4 2 4 1
  4. Something which one is obliged to do (by law, society, or belief):
    Death (i.e. as something which the nature of humanity requires of oneself)
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-noun-shZhA0s9
  5. Something which one is obliged to do (by law, society, or belief):
    (rare) The requirement to fight back against one who has hurt oneself.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-noun-PMNgP2m~
  6. Something that one deserves (negatively); one's fate or punishment.
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-noun-mxMGUy6q
  7. (theology) Sin; acts which go against the dictates of a higher power. Categories (topical): Theology, Directives
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-noun-7aHoiiP5 Disambiguation of Directives: 7 9 2 11 8 6 4 4 7 7 20 16 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 4 15 9 2 4 4 3 9 17 19 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
  8. (law, rare) A legal action in order to collect a money owed to one. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Law, Directives, Money
    Sense id: en-dette-enm-noun-VGfuGc4y Disambiguation of Directives: 7 9 2 11 8 6 4 4 7 7 20 16 Disambiguation of Money: 2 9 2 15 9 2 5 5 4 7 17 22 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 4 15 9 2 4 4 3 9 17 19 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dett, det, debte [rare], deatte, debt Derived forms: dettour, detty

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "and þus ȝe ſchulen pꝛeie / Oure fadir þat art in heuenes .· halewid be þi name / þi kyngdom come to / be þi wille doon in erþe .· as in heuene / ȝyue to vs þis dai oure bꝛeed ouer oþir ſubſtaunce / and foꝛȝyue to vs oure dettis .· as we foꝛȝyuen to oure dettouris / and lede vs not in to temptacioun .· but delyuere vs fro yuele amen […]",
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          "english": "You should pray like this: \"Our father that's in heaven, your name will be sanctified; / your Kingdom will come; your will will be done on Earth, like in heaven. / Give us our bread over other substances, / forgive us of our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us, / and don't bring us into temptation, but instead save us from evil. Amen.\"",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Matheu 6:9-14, page 3r, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "and þus ȝe ſchulen pꝛeie / Oure fadir þat art in heuenes .· halewid be þi name / þi kyngdom come to / be þi wille doon in erþe .· as in heuene / ȝyue to vs þis dai oure bꝛeed ouer oþir ſubſtaunce / and foꝛȝyue to vs oure dettis .· as we foꝛȝyuen to oure dettouris / and lede vs not in to temptacioun .· but delyuere vs fro yuele amen […]",
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      "glosses": [
        "Sin; acts which go against the dictates of a higher power."
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        "(theology) Sin; acts which go against the dictates of a higher power."
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "enm:Law"
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        "A legal action in order to collect a money owed to one."
      ],
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        "(law, rare) A legal action in order to collect a money owed to one."
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɛt(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "dett"
    },
    {
      "word": "det"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "debte"
    },
    {
      "word": "deatte"
    },
    {
      "word": "debt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dette"
}

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        "Having a debt or monetary obligation or having people owe debt towards you."
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}

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