"fotbal" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfoːtˌbal/
Etymology: From fot (“foot”) + bal (“ball”). First attested in 1409. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:af|fot|bal}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*fōts", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*fōt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "fōt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "fot", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "ball", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "ball", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "blow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰel-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*balluz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "*beall", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "fotbal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="fotbal">, {{af|enm|fot|bal|t1=foot|t2=ball}} fot (“foot”) + bal (“ball”), {{etydate|1409}} First attested in 1409 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} fotbal, {{tlb|enm|Late ME}} (Late Middle English) Forms: footbal [alternative], football [alternative], foot-ball [alternative], fote-bal [alternative], foteball [alternative], foteballe [alternative], fott ball [alternative], fute-ball [alternative, Northern], fute balle [alternative, Northern], foottballe [alternative]
  1. football (game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby) Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-fotbal-enm-noun-r1PShb~Q Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Sports Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 54 46 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 57 43 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 57 43 Disambiguation of Sports: 77 23
  2. The ball this game was played with. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-fotbal-enm-noun-qWC2O1yO Categories (other): Late Middle English, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Alternative forms

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