"femele" meaning in Middle English

See femele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɛːˈmɛːl(ə)/, /ˈfɛːmɛl(ə)/, /fɛːˈmaːl(ə)/ Forms: femaille [alternative], femal [alternative], female [alternative], femawle [alternative], femayll [alternative], femel [alternative], femelle [alternative], femmale [alternative], ffemale [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French femele, from Latin fēmella. Some forms are influenced by male (“male”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:femele<id:female>|id=female}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "female", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "girl", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "woman", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "woman", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*θēmanā", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suckle", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁(y)-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*fēmanā", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fēmina", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-lus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fēmella", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "femele", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "femele", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="female" data-lang="enm" data-title="femele" id="Middle_English:_female">, {{bor+|enm|fro|femele}} Borrowed from Old French femele, {{der|enm|la|fēmella}} Latin fēmella Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} femele, {{enm-adj}} femele
  1. female (of feminine sex or gender)
    Sense id: en-femele-enm-adj-6K6bLOlH Categories (other): Female, Female people Disambiguation of Female: 40 28 32 Disambiguation of Female people: 44 23 33
  2. Used in extended reference to supposedly "female" gems, trees, plants, or astrological portents.
    Sense id: en-femele-enm-adj-rLXipmzf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Botany, Geology Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 84 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 92 8 Disambiguation of Botany: 0 92 8 Disambiguation of Geology: 0 64 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: femynyne
Categories (other): Astrology Disambiguation of Astrology: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /fɛːˈmɛːl(ə)/, /ˈfɛːmɛl(ə)/, /fɛːˈmaːl(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French femele, from Latin fēmella. Some forms are influenced by male (“male”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:femele<id:female>|id=female}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "female", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "girl", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "woman", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "woman", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*θēmanā", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suckle", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁(y)-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*fēmanā", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fēmina", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-lus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fēmella", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "femele", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "femele", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="female" data-lang="enm" data-title="femele" id="Middle_English:_female">, {{bor+|enm|fro|femele}} Borrowed from Old French femele, {{der|enm|la|fēmella}} Latin fēmella Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} femele, {{enm-noun}} femele (plural femeles) Forms: femeles [plural], femaille [alternative], femal [alternative], female [alternative], femawle [alternative], femayll [alternative], femel [alternative], femelle [alternative], femmale [alternative], ffemale [alternative]
  1. A woman; a female human or animal.
    Sense id: en-femele-enm-noun-2a8spnBB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Astrology Disambiguation of Astrology: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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