"gunne" meaning in Middle English

See gunne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡun(ə)/ Forms: gunnes [plural], gonne [alternative], gon [alternative], gun [alternative], goonne [alternative], gonn [alternative]
Etymology: Perhaps from Lady Gunilda; a name for a crossbow. More at English gun. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:der|non:Gunnhildr|id=firearm}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "battle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "battle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gʷʰen-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gʷʰéntis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*gunþiz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "gunnr", "lang" : "non" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*kelh₂tís", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kelh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*hildiz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "hildr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "non" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "Gunnhildr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "non" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "gunne", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="firearm" data-lang="enm" data-title="gunne" id="Middle_English:_firearm">, {{cog|en|gun}} English gun Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} gunne, {{enm-noun|gunnes}} gunne (plural gunnes)
  1. A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing siege engine.
    Sense id: en-gunne-enm-noun-T0t33YW-
  2. A cannon or other large firearm; a piece of artillery.
    Sense id: en-gunne-enm-noun-NrWmv1HX Categories (other): Artillery Disambiguation of Artillery: 3 73 12 12
  3. A portable handheld firearm; a gun (i.e. a hand cannon).
    Sense id: en-gunne-enm-noun-vleidun4
  4. (rare) A projectile. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-gunne-enm-noun-J2skz5Ix Categories (other): Firearms Disambiguation of Firearms: 3 29 24 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gunnepoudre, gunner, gunneston

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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