"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|noun|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
    Sense id: en-dotage-enm-noun-TTwkcF7t 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, Love Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 8 19 3 26 26 19 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 17 1 26 26 23 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -age: 12 19 2 23 23 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 21 2 27 27 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 1 29 29 18 Disambiguation of Love: 84 8 8
  2. Behaviour that is stupid or ill-advised; ridiculousness or insanity:
    Weakening of the mind due to age; dotage.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dotage-enm-noun-K4Bw8sDf 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, Age, Mind, People Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 8 19 3 26 26 19 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 17 1 26 26 23 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -age: 12 19 2 23 23 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 21 2 27 27 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 1 29 29 18 Disambiguation of Age: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Mind: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0
  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: 8 19 3 26 26 19 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 17 1 26 26 23 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -age: 12 19 2 23 23 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 21 2 27 27 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 1 29 29 18
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