"done" meaning in Middle English

See done in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ ~ *déh₃n̥s Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom Proto-Italic *dōnom Archaic Latin dōnom Latin dōnum Old French donbor. Middle English done From Old French don. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:don|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ ~ *déh₃n̥s Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom Proto-Italic *dōnom Archaic Latin dōnom Latin dōnum Old French donbor. Middle English done [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "gift", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dóh₃r̥ ~ *déh₃n̥s", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "give", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*deh₃-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "mass nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-r̥", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dóh₃r̥", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-om", "id" : "thematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*déh₃nom", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dōnom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Archaic Latin", "term" : "dōnom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-ala" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dōnum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "don", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "done", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="done">, {{bor|enm|fro|don}} Old French don Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} done
  1. (rare) gift, present Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-done-enm-noun-1qj9224f Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon
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Etymology number: 1

Noun

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  1. (West Midland) alternative form of dyne Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dyne
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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