"enden" meaning in Middle English

See enden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈeːndən/, /ˈɛndən/
Etymology: From Old English endian; equivalent to ende + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|endian}} Old English endian, {{af|enm|ende|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} ende + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} enden, {{enm-verb|stem=end}} enden (third-person singular simple present endeth, present participle endende, endynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle ended) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|end}} Forms: endeth [present, singular, third-person], endende [participle, present], endynge [participle, present], ended [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], enden [infinitive], to enden [infinitive], ende [infinitive], ende [first-person, present, singular], ended [first-person, past, singular], endest [present, second-person, singular], endedest [past, second-person, singular], endeth [present, singular, third-person], ended [past, singular, third-person], ende [present, singular, subjunctive], ended [past, singular, subjunctive], ende [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], enden [plural, present], ende [plural, present], endeden [past, plural], endede [past, plural], endeth [imperative, plural, present], ende [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], endynge [participle, present], endende [participle, present], ended [participle, past], yended [participle, past], end [alternative], ende [alternative], andin [alternative, Early-Middle-English], endie [alternative, Early-Middle-English], endien [alternative, Early-Middle-English], eende [alternative, Late-Middle-English], eenden [alternative, Late-Middle-English], endin [alternative], endenn [alternative, Ormulum], eendyn [alternative], endi [alternative], endy [alternative]
  1. To stop or cease; to come to an end (usually of an era or event)
    To die; to undergo death.
    Sense id: en-enden-enm-verb-o6k~PvQq Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Death Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 2 14 13 18 13 3 3 11 3 8 5 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 18 16 16 16 2 2 11 2 8 5 2 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 15 5 5 12 8 9 7 4 6 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 12 12 15 5 5 13 7 8 7 5 9 Disambiguation of Death: 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
  2. To stop or cease; to come to an end (usually of an era or event)
    (of books) To have no more chapters or pages.
    Sense id: en-enden-enm-verb--wVZLooS Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 2 14 13 18 13 3 3 11 3 8 5 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 18 16 16 16 2 2 11 2 8 5 2 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 15 5 5 12 8 9 7 4 6 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 12 12 15 5 5 13 7 8 7 5 9
  3. To stop or cease; to come to an end (usually of an era or event)
    (rare, Late Middle English) To be suffixed or inflected.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-enden-enm-verb-gkZFOzw3 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Grammar Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 2 14 13 18 13 3 3 11 3 8 5 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 18 16 16 16 2 2 11 2 8 5 2 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 15 5 5 12 8 9 7 4 6 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 12 12 15 5 5 13 7 8 7 5 9 Disambiguation of Grammar: 7 7 17 15 7 5 13 5 7 12 4
  4. To complete or finish; to reach completion:
    To construct or erect a building or structure.
    Sense id: en-enden-enm-verb-cYdvoRZY Categories (other): Construction, Grammar Disambiguation of Construction: 3 5 16 36 4 2 7 1 6 20 0 Disambiguation of Grammar: 7 7 17 15 7 5 13 5 7 12 4
  5. To complete or finish; to reach completion:
    To stop recounting a narrative.
    Sense id: en-enden-enm-verb-itahI13Y
  6. To cause a behaviour, consequence, or effect.
    Sense id: en-enden-enm-verb-0xYUN17f Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 2 14 13 18 13 3 3 11 3 8 5 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 18 16 16 16 2 2 11 2 8 5 2 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 15 5 5 12 8 9 7 4 6 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 12 12 15 5 5 13 7 8 7 5 9
  7. To have a border, margin, or endpoint.
    Sense id: en-enden-enm-verb-9jcvJakv Categories (other): Grammar Disambiguation of Grammar: 7 7 17 15 7 5 13 5 7 12 4
  8. (religion) To rule or have ultimate power; to realise.
    Sense id: en-enden-enm-verb-H-48P0~m Categories (other): Religion Topics: lifestyle, religion
  9. (rare) To terminate; to cause to stop (usually of an era or event) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-enden-enm-verb-RkH7zKOc
  10. (rare, philosophy) To have an end; to be finite or limited. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-enden-enm-verb-vXwYqhlZ Categories (other): Philosophy, Grammar Disambiguation of Grammar: 7 7 17 15 7 5 13 5 7 12 4 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  11. (rare, Late Middle English) To kill; to cause the death of. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-enden-enm-verb-l0UVjef5 Categories (other): Late Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Literature Disambiguation of Literature: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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        "Ormulum"
      ]
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        "To stop or cease; to come to an end (usually of an era or event)",
        "To die; to undergo death."
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        "To have no more chapters or pages."
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          "end",
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          "era",
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          "event",
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          "more",
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        [
          "chapter",
          "chapter"
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        [
          "page",
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      ],
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        "To stop or cease; to come to an end (usually of an era or event)",
        "(of books) To have no more chapters or pages."
      ],
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          "end",
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        "To stop or cease; to come to an end (usually of an era or event)",
        "(rare, Late Middle English) To be suffixed or inflected."
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        "To have a border, margin, or endpoint."
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        "To rule or have ultimate power; to realise."
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          "realise",
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        "(religion) To rule or have ultimate power; to realise."
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
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        "To terminate; to cause to stop (usually of an era or event)"
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          "terminate",
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          "cause"
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          "stop"
        ]
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        "(rare) To terminate; to cause to stop (usually of an era or event)"
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        "rare"
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          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Grammar",
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          "parents": [],
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      "glosses": [
        "To have an end; to be finite or limited."
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          "philosophy",
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          "end",
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          "finite",
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        "(rare, philosophy) To have an end; to be finite or limited."
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        "To kill; to cause the death of."
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        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
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          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare, Late Middle English) To kill; to cause the death of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːndən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛndən/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
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        "infinitive"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "past",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ended",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "endeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ended",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yended",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "end",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ende",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "andin",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endien",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eende",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eenden",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endin",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "endenn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ormulum"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eendyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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        "head": ""
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      "name": "head"
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    {
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        "stem": "end"
      },
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      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To stop or cease; to come to an end (usually of an era or event)",
        "To die; to undergo death."
      ],
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          "stop",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To stop or cease; to come to an end (usually of an era or event)",
        "To have no more chapters or pages."
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          "stop",
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          "come",
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          "era",
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          "more",
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        "To stop or cease; to come to an end (usually of an era or event)",
        "(of books) To have no more chapters or pages."
      ],
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        "of books"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Late Middle English",
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stop or cease; to come to an end (usually of an era or event)",
        "To be suffixed or inflected."
      ],
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        [
          "stop",
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        [
          "cease",
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          "come",
          "come"
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          "end",
          "end"
        ],
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          "era",
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          "event",
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          "inflected",
          "inflected"
        ]
      ],
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        "To stop or cease; to come to an end (usually of an era or event)",
        "(rare, Late Middle English) To be suffixed or inflected."
      ],
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        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To complete or finish; to reach completion:",
        "To construct or erect a building or structure."
      ],
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        [
          "finish",
          "finish"
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        [
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          "completion"
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        [
          "construct",
          "construct"
        ],
        [
          "erect",
          "erect"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building"
        ],
        [
          "structure",
          "structure"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To complete or finish; to reach completion:",
        "To stop recounting a narrative."
      ],
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          "complete"
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          "finish",
          "finish"
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          "completion"
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          "recount"
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          "narrative",
          "narrative"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To cause a behaviour, consequence, or effect."
      ],
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        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ],
        [
          "consequence",
          "consequence"
        ],
        [
          "effect",
          "effect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To have a border, margin, or endpoint."
      ],
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        [
          "border",
          "border"
        ],
        [
          "margin",
          "margin"
        ],
        [
          "endpoint",
          "endpoint"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To rule or have ultimate power; to realise."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "realise",
          "realise"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion) To rule or have ultimate power; to realise."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To terminate; to cause to stop (usually of an era or event)"
      ],
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        [
          "terminate",
          "terminate"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
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          "stop",
          "stop"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) To terminate; to cause to stop (usually of an era or event)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "enm:Philosophy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have an end; to be finite or limited."
      ],
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        [
          "philosophy",
          "philosophy"
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        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ],
        [
          "finite",
          "finite"
        ],
        [
          "limit",
          "limit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, philosophy) To have an end; to be finite or limited."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
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        "human-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Middle English",
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To kill; to cause the death of."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, Late Middle English) To kill; to cause the death of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːndən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛndən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enden"
}

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