"dotage" meaning in Middle English

See dotage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɔːˈtaːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈdɔːtad͡ʒ(ə)/
Etymology: From doten + -age. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|doten|-age}} doten + -age Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} dotage, {{enm-noun|-}} dotage (uncountable), {{tlb|enm|Late ME}} (Late Middle English)
  1. Behaviour that is stupid or ill-advised; ridiculousness or insanity:
    Ill-thought or fatuitous love or romantic feelings.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, uncountable Categories (topical): Love, Mind, People
    Sense id: en-dotage-enm-noun-TTwkcF7t Disambiguation of Love: 49 27 24 Disambiguation of Mind: 44 54 3 Disambiguation of People: 86 5 9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 21 5 26 26 20 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -age: 9 18 6 22 22 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 19 4 27 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 19 2 29 29 19
  2. Behaviour that is stupid or ill-advised; ridiculousness or insanity:
    Weakening of the mind due to age; dotage.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, uncountable Categories (topical): Age, Mind
    Sense id: en-dotage-enm-noun-K4Bw8sDf Disambiguation of Age: 25 73 3 Disambiguation of Mind: 44 54 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 21 5 26 26 20 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -age: 9 18 6 22 22 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 19 4 27 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 19 2 29 29 19
  3. Disintegration, rotting, or collapsing. Tags: Late-Middle-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dotage-enm-noun-0qTg9kwY Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 16 9 13 19 19 25 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 21 5 26 26 20 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -age: 9 18 6 22 22 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 19 4 27 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 19 2 29 29 19
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