"gandre" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡandər/, /ˈɡandrə/, /ˈɡɔːndər/ Forms: gandres [plural], ganderes [plural], gandere [alternative], gandir [alternative], gandur [alternative], gandyr [alternative], ganer [alternative], gonder [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English gandra, from earlier ganra. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|gandra}} Old English gandra Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} gandre, {{enm-noun|pl2=ganderes}} gandre (plural gandres or ganderes)
  1. gander (male goose)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "gander"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "ganare"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "ganer"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "ganner"
    },
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          "lang_code": "ga",
          "word": "gandal"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "gd",
          "word": "gandal"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "gd",
          "word": "gànradh"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "gd",
          "word": "gànral"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Irish",
      "lang_code": "mga",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ganndal"
    },
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      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
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        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "gandelt"
    },
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      "lang_code": "yol",
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        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ],
      "word": "gandet"
    }
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "gem-pro",
        "inh": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English gandra",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English gandra, from earlier ganra.",
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    {
      "form": "gandres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ganderes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gandere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gandir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gandur",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gandyr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ganer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gonder",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "langcode": "enm",
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          "gander"
        ],
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          "goose",
          "goose"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡandər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡandrə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔːndər/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gandre"
}
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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "gander"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "ganare"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "ganer"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "ganner"
    },
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          "lang_code": "ga",
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        },
        {
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "gd",
          "word": "gandal"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "gd",
          "word": "gànradh"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "gd",
          "word": "gànral"
        }
      ],
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
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      ],
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      "lang_code": "yol",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
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        "preterite"
      ],
      "word": "gandet"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "dercat"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English gandra, from earlier ganra.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gandres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ganderes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gandere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gandir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gandur",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gandyr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ganer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gonder",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "pl2": "ganderes"
      },
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      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "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-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "enm:Freshwater birds",
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        "enm:Poultry"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "gander",
          "gander"
        ],
        [
          "goose",
          "goose"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡandər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡandrə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɔːndər/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gandre"
}

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