"halwe" meaning in Middle English

See halwe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old English hālga (“holy man, saint”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hālga||holy man, saint}} Old English hālga (“holy man, saint”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} halwe, {{enm-noun|halwes}} halwe (plural halwes) Forms: halwes [plural], halewe [alternative], halow [alternative], halowe [alternative], haluwe [alternative], halu [alternative], halghe [alternative], haligh [alternative], halogh [alternative], halege [alternative], halȝe [alternative], halȝæ [alternative], halȝen [alternative], halhe [alternative]
  1. saint
    Sense id: en-halwe-enm-noun-i0m9omBv Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. The shrine of a saint.
    Sense id: en-halwe-enm-noun-0-5hn-z5

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "hallow"
          },
          "expansion": "English: hallow",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: hallow"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "hallow"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: hallow",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: hallow"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "hālga",
        "4": "",
        "5": "holy man, saint"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English hālga (“holy man, saint”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English hālga (“holy man, saint”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "halwes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halewe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halow",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halowe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haluwe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halghe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haligh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halogh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halege",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halȝæ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halȝen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halhe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "halwe",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "halwes"
      },
      "expansion": "halwe (plural halwes)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "60 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "saint"
      ],
      "id": "en-halwe-enm-noun-i0m9omBv",
      "links": [
        [
          "saint",
          "saint"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And palmers to go seeking out strange strands, / To distant shrines well known in distant lands.",
          "ref": "Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, 13:14",
          "text": "And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes / To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The shrine of a saint."
      ],
      "id": "en-halwe-enm-noun-0-5hn-z5",
      "links": [
        [
          "shrine",
          "shrine"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "halwe"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "hallow"
          },
          "expansion": "English: hallow",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: hallow"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "hallow"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: hallow",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: hallow"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "hālga",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English hālga (“holy man, saint”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "halwes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halewe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halow",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halowe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haluwe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halghe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haligh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halogh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halege",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halȝæ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halȝen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "halhe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "halwe",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "halwes"
      },
      "expansion": "halwe (plural halwes)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "saint"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saint",
          "saint"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And palmers to go seeking out strange strands, / To distant shrines well known in distant lands.",
          "ref": "Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, 13:14",
          "text": "And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes / To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The shrine of a saint."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shrine",
          "shrine"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "halwe"
}

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