"forstage" meaning in Middle English

See forstage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɔːrˈstaːdʒ(ə)/ Forms: forstages [plural], forestage [alternative], fore stage [alternative]
Etymology: From fore- + stage. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|fore-|stage}} fore- + stage Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} forstage, {{enm-noun|forstages}} forstage (plural forstages)
  1. forecastle (high part of a ship's deck)
    Sense id: en-forstage-enm-noun-eD5phkOZ
  2. A ship equipped with a forecastle.
    Sense id: en-forstage-enm-noun-Huwt8HB4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nautical Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with fore-: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Nautical: 32 68

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "forestage"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "forstage",
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    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "forstage (plural forstages)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "forecastle (high part of a ship's deck)"
      ],
      "id": "en-forstage-enm-noun-eD5phkOZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "forecastle",
          "forecastle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms prefixed with fore-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "enm:Nautical",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A ship equipped with a forecastle."
      ],
      "id": "en-forstage-enm-noun-Huwt8HB4"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔːrˈstaːdʒ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forstage"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms prefixed with fore-",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Nautical"
  ],
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "forestage"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fore stage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "forstage (plural forstages)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "forecastle (high part of a ship's deck)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "forecastle",
          "forecastle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A ship equipped with a forecastle."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔːrˈstaːdʒ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forstage"
}

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