"heres" meaning in Middle English

See heres in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} heres
  1. alternative form of hereos (“love-sickness”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hereos (extra: love-sickness)
    Sense id: en-heres-enm-noun-N3q3ScFx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: haires [alternative]
Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|hairs}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} heres
  1. plural of her (“hair”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: her (extra: hair)
    Sense id: en-heres-enm-noun-j8hormiB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Forms: haires [alternative]
Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|haircloths}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} heres
  1. plural of here (“haircloth”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: here (extra: haircloth)
    Sense id: en-heres-enm-noun-f1umHEW2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 23 28 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 5 28 33 13 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 43 26 10 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈhɛris/, /ˈhɛːris/
Etymology: From here + -es. Compare þeires. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|here|-es}} here + -es Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|nominative|he}} heres (nominative he) Forms: he [nominative], hers [alternative], heyres [alternative], herres [alternative], heores [alternative], heoræs [alternative], hires [alternative], hirs [alternative], hores [alternative], hares [alternative], hures [alternative]
  1. Third-person plural possessive pronoun: theirs, of them Synonyms: heren
    Sense id: en-heres-enm-pron-x18Ym9wx Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns, Middle English terms suffixed with -es, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 23 28 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 5 28 33 13 18 Related terms: I, ich, ik, me, minmi1, min, þou, þe, þinþi1, þin, he, himhine2, him, his, hishisen, sche, heo, hireheo, hire, hirehires, hiren, hit, hithim2, , wit, unk, unker, ȝit, inc, inker, we, us, ous, oure, oureoures, ouren, ye, yow, your, youryoures, youren, hemhe2, hem, here, hereheres, heren, þei, þem, þeim, þeir, þeirþeires, þeiren
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|altform=1}} heres
  1. alternative form of hires (“hers”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hires (extra: hers)
    Sense id: en-heres-enm-pron-LQQzbQGQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 23 28 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 5 28 33 13 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form|altform=1}} heres
  1. alternative form of herest: second-person singular present of heren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: herest (extra: second-person singular present of heren)
    Sense id: en-heres-enm-verb-77uXeP70 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 23 28 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 5 28 33 13 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Alternative forms

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