"harneysen" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /harˈnæi̯sən/, /ˈharnisən/, /ˈharniʃən/
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman harneschier; equivalent to harneys (“gear, equipment”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Some forms are remodelled on harneys. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|harneschier}} Anglo-Norman harneschier, {{af|enm|harneys|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=gear, equipment}} harneys (“gear, equipment”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} harneysen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|harneys}} Forms: weak [table-tags], harneysen [infinitive], to harneysen [infinitive], harneyse [infinitive], harneyse [first-person, present, singular], harneysed [first-person, past, singular], harneysede [first-person, past, singular], harneysest [present, second-person, singular], harneysedest [past, second-person, singular], harneyseth [present, singular, third-person], harneysed [past, singular, third-person], harneysede [past, singular, third-person], harneyse [present, singular, subjunctive], harneysed [past, singular, subjunctive], harneysede [past, singular, subjunctive], harneyse [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], harneysen [plural, present], harneyse [plural, present], harneyseden [past, plural], harneysed [past, plural], harneysede [past, plural], harneyseth [imperative, plural, present], harneyse [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], harneysynge [participle, present], harneysende [participle, present], harneysed [participle, past], yharneysed [participle, past], hernessen [alternative], harnessen [alternative], harneysyn [alternative], herneysen [alternative], harneyschen [alternative], harnysshen [alternative], harnysen [alternative], harneschen [alternative], harnaysen [alternative], harnesse [alternative], harnes [alternative], harnas [alternative]
  1. To don armour and arm oneself; to prepare for battle.
    Sense id: en-harneysen-enm-verb-z7lL-JTY Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Armor, War Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 27 16 24 33 Disambiguation of Armor: 42 15 27 16 Disambiguation of War: 47 1 36 15
  2. To decorate a weapon, tool, or other item.
    Sense id: en-harneysen-enm-verb-HVN8d-7l Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Weapons Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 27 16 24 33 Disambiguation of Weapons: 21 41 20 18
  3. (Late Middle English) To restrain an animal used as a mount or a beast of burden. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-harneysen-enm-verb-rM9TiXbE Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Appearance Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 27 16 24 33 Disambiguation of Appearance: 16 22 41 22
  4. (rare, Late Middle English) To wear clothing or garments. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-harneysen-enm-verb-j0Zzhs3Q Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Clothing Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 21 38 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 27 16 24 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 10 12 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 7 9 55 Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 0 0 100

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "harness"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "harnish"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "herness"
    }
  ],
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      "harneschier",
      "harneschier#Old_French"
    ],
    [
      "harneys",
      "harneys#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "-en",
      "-en#Middle_English:_infinitival"
    ],
    [
      "harneys",
      "harneys#Middle_English"
    ]
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      "name": "bor"
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Anglo-Norman harneschier; equivalent to harneys (“gear, equipment”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Some forms are remodelled on harneys.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to harneysen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyseth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyseden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyseth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yharneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hernessen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnessen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herneysen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyschen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnysshen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnysen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneschen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnaysen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnesse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnes",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "harneysen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "harneys"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "27 16 24 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "42 15 27 16",
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          "orig": "enm:Armor",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 1 36 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "War",
          "orig": "enm:War",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To don armour and arm oneself; to prepare for battle."
      ],
      "id": "en-harneysen-enm-verb-z7lL-JTY",
      "links": [
        [
          "don",
          "don"
        ],
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          "battle",
          "battle"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "21 41 20 18",
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To decorate a weapon, tool, or other item."
      ],
      "id": "en-harneysen-enm-verb-HVN8d-7l",
      "links": [
        [
          "decorate",
          "decorate"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "_dis": "27 16 24 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
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        {
          "_dis": "16 22 41 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Appearance",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To restrain an animal used as a mount or a beast of burden."
      ],
      "id": "en-harneysen-enm-verb-rM9TiXbE",
      "links": [
        [
          "mount",
          "mount"
        ],
        [
          "beast of burden",
          "beast of burden"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Middle English) To restrain an animal used as a mount or a beast of burden."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "_dis": "28 13 21 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "27 16 24 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 10 12 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 7 9 55",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Clothing",
          "orig": "enm:Clothing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To wear clothing or garments."
      ],
      "id": "en-harneysen-enm-verb-j0Zzhs3Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "wear",
          "wear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, Late Middle English) To wear clothing or garments."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/harˈnæi̯sən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈharnisən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈharniʃən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "harneysen"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman",
    "Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Appearance",
    "enm:Armor",
    "enm:Clothing",
    "enm:War",
    "enm:Weapons"
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      "word": "harness"
    },
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      "lang_code": "sco",
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    },
    {
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      "harneschier",
      "harneschier#Old_French"
    ],
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      "harneys",
      "harneys#Middle_English"
    ],
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      "-en",
      "-en#Middle_English:_infinitival"
    ],
    [
      "harneys",
      "harneys#Middle_English"
    ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to harneysen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyseth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyseden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyseth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yharneysed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hernessen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnessen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneysyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herneysen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneyschen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnysshen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnysen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harneschen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnaysen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnesse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnes",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harnas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "harneysen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "harneys"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To don armour and arm oneself; to prepare for battle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "don",
          "don"
        ],
        [
          "battle",
          "battle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To decorate a weapon, tool, or other item."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decorate",
          "decorate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Middle English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To restrain an animal used as a mount or a beast of burden."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mount",
          "mount"
        ],
        [
          "beast of burden",
          "beast of burden"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Middle English) To restrain an animal used as a mount or a beast of burden."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Middle English",
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To wear clothing or garments."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wear",
          "wear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, Late Middle English) To wear clothing or garments."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/harˈnæi̯sən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈharnisən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈharniʃən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "harneysen"
}

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