"fille" meaning in Middle English

See fille in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛl(ə)/, /ˈfil(ə)/ Forms: fell [alternative], felle [alternative], fil [alternative], fill [alternative], fyll [alternative], fylle [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English fyll, fyllu, from Proto-West Germanic *fullī, from Proto-Germanic *fullį̄. For forms with /u/, see fulle. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|fill}}, {{inh|enm|ang|fyll}} Old English fyll, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fullī}} Proto-West Germanic *fullī, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fullį̄}} Proto-Germanic *fullį̄ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fille, {{enm-noun|-}} fille (uncountable)
  1. A sufficient amount; the state of satiation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fille-enm-noun-vZ3VMaOJ
  2. A desired amount; the state of satisfaction. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fille-enm-noun-ON3ED394
  3. Profusion, surfeit; a state of plenty. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fille-enm-noun-v36qLxvi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfil(ə)/ Forms: filles [plural], ville [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English fille, an apheretic form of ċerfille. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|chervil}}, {{inh|enm|ang|fille}} Old English fille, {{apheretic form|ang|ċerfille|nocap=1|nocat=1}} apheretic form of ċerfille Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fille, {{enm-noun}} fille (plural filles)
  1. Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
    Sense id: en-fille-enm-noun-t36aT~N5 Categories (other): Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Emotions, Plants Disambiguation of Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 1 22 3 20 6 1 1 12 0 2 2 0 3 0 7 7 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 10 18 32 2 14 Disambiguation of Emotions: 31 7 7 45 6 4 Disambiguation of Plants: 15 15 16 31 5 18
  2. Something of little value.
    Sense id: en-fille-enm-noun-QCrlFC9Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} fille
  1. alternative form of fillen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fillen
    Sense id: en-fille-enm-verb-HQtMamZS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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