"drope" meaning in Middle English

See drope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdrɔ̞ːp(ə)/, /ˈdrɔp(ə)/ (note: influenced by droppen) Forms: dropes [plural], dropen [plural, rare], drop [alternative], droppe [alternative], droupe [alternative], droype [alternative, Northern]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dreupaną Proto-Germanic *druppōną Proto-Germanic *drupô Proto-West Germanic *dropō Old English dropa Middle English drope From Old English dropa, from Proto-West Germanic *dropō, from Proto-Germanic *drupô. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:dropa|id=noun|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dreupaną Proto-Germanic *druppōną Proto-Germanic *drupô Proto-West Germanic *dropō Old English dropa Middle English drope [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*dropō", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "dropa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "drope", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="noun" data-lang="enm" data-title="drope" id="Middle_English:_noun">, {{inh|enm|ang|dropa}} Old English dropa, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*dropō}} Proto-West Germanic *dropō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*drupô}} Proto-Germanic *drupô Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} drope, {{enm-noun|pl2=dropen|pl2_qual=rare}} drope (plural dropes or (rare) dropen)
  1. A drop (small quantity of liquid)
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-noun-w0XDim~j Categories (other): Pages with etymology trees, Liquids, Organs Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 34 5 34 15 Disambiguation of Liquids: 29 24 4 18 25 0 0 Disambiguation of Organs: 11 22 4 18 24 11 11
  2. A shower or gush; a falling agglomeration of droplets.
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-noun-nyaX2iUj Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Animal body parts, Botany, Liquids, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 9 33 5 32 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 6 35 6 31 22 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 30 3 28 14 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 5 39 5 35 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 34 5 34 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 39 5 35 15 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 6 32 6 30 13 6 6 Disambiguation of Botany: 8 29 8 33 21 0 0 Disambiguation of Liquids: 29 24 4 18 25 0 0 Disambiguation of Organs: 11 22 4 18 24 11 11
  3. A speckle, stain, or mark.
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-noun-5Or6ajP6
  4. (medicine) A disease having speckles or spots as a symptom.
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-noun-QjrteNij Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Animal body parts, Botany, Diseases, Liquids, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 9 33 5 32 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 6 35 6 31 22 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 30 3 28 14 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 5 39 5 35 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 34 5 34 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 39 5 35 15 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 6 32 6 30 13 6 6 Disambiguation of Botany: 8 29 8 33 21 0 0 Disambiguation of Diseases: 5 15 5 31 14 15 15 Disambiguation of Liquids: 29 24 4 18 25 0 0 Disambiguation of Organs: 11 22 4 18 24 11 11 Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. (rare) A hanging gemstone. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-noun-Af6w1jDH Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Animal body parts, Botany, Jewelry, Liquids, Organs Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 9 33 5 32 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 6 35 6 31 22 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 30 3 28 14 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 5 39 5 35 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 34 5 34 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 39 5 35 15 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 6 32 6 30 13 6 6 Disambiguation of Botany: 8 29 8 33 21 0 0 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 5 15 5 12 31 15 15 Disambiguation of Liquids: 29 24 4 18 25 0 0 Disambiguation of Organs: 11 22 4 18 24 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: droppen
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} drope
  1. alternative form of droppen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: droppen
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-verb-FFmeTodR Categories (other): Organs Disambiguation of Organs: 11 22 4 18 24 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} drope
  1. alternative form of droupen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: droupen
    Sense id: en-drope-enm-verb-GFUwXa79 Categories (other): Organs Disambiguation of Organs: 11 22 4 18 24 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "drop"
    },
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      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
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    }
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    },
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        "plural",
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      ]
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      "form": "drop",
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      "form": "droppe",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "droupe",
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        "alternative"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "droppen"
    }
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        "A drop (small quantity of liquid)"
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          "falling",
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        ],
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          "droplet",
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      "glosses": [
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          "stain",
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          "mark",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "A disease having speckles or spots as a symptom."
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      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hanging gemstone."
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        "(rare) A hanging gemstone."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdrɔ̞ːp(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdrɔp(ə)/",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "drope"
}

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    "enm:Animal body parts",
    "enm:Botany",
    "enm:Diseases",
    "enm:Jewelry",
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  "word": "drope"
}

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  ],
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}

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