"fisch" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /fiʃ/
Etymology: From Old English fisċ; in turn from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz. The development of a suffixless plural is due to analogy with other nouns denoting animals such as schep and swyn. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:fisċ<id:fish>|id=fish}}, {{inh|enm|ang|fisċ}} Old English fisċ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fisk}} Proto-West Germanic *fisk, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fiskaz}} Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fisch, {{enm-noun|pl=fisches|pl2=fisch}} fisch (plural fisches or fisch) Forms: fisches [plural], fisch [plural], fysshe [alternative], fysch [alternative], fish [alternative], fische [alternative], fis [alternative], fyshe [alternative], fissh [alternative], vish [alternative]
  1. An animal that inhabits the water or the meat of such; marine life; e.g. alligators, fish, beavers, etc.
    Sense id: en-fisch-enm-noun-jq9AixOs Categories (other): Middle English nouns with invariant plurals Disambiguation of Middle English nouns with invariant plurals: 46 54
  2. Fish or their meat.
    Sense id: en-fisch-enm-noun-iN7lX-Hi Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English nouns with invariant plurals, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fish, Foods, Vertebrates Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Middle English nouns with invariant plurals: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Fish: 18 82 Disambiguation of Foods: 20 80 Disambiguation of Vertebrates: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fischer, fisshen, garfysche, hound fysch

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fischer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fisshen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "garfysche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hound fysch"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "fish"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "fish"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "fysch"
    },
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      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "fisch"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "wish"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "fisċ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English fisċ",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*fisk"
      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fisch",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fysshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fysch",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fische",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fis",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fyshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fissh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "pl2": "fisch"
      },
      "expansion": "fisch (plural fisches or fisch)",
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
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          "name": "Middle English nouns with invariant plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "40 60",
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          "_dis": "31 69",
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        },
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          "_dis": "20 80",
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          "langcode": "enm",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "13 87",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fiʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fisch"
}
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    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English nouns with invariant plurals",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "word": "fischer"
    },
    {
      "word": "fisshen"
    },
    {
      "word": "garfysche"
    },
    {
      "word": "hound fysch"
    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "en",
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      "word": "fish"
    },
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      "word": "fysch"
    },
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      "word": "fisch"
    },
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      "lang": "Yola",
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    }
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "ang",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*fisk"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "3": "*fiskaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fiskaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fisches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fisch",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fysshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fysch",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fische",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fis",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fyshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fissh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An animal that inhabits the water or the meat of such; marine life; e.g. alligators, fish, beavers, etc."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Fish or their meat."
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fiʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fisch"
}

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