See leiken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"args": {
"1": "leik"
},
"name": "enm-conj-wk"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"To engage in a game or contest, to sport; to trifle; to play (with someone or something)"
],
"links": [
[
"game",
"game"
],
[
"contest",
"contest"
],
[
"sport",
"sport"
],
[
"trifle",
"trifle"
],
[
"play",
"play"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To take pleasure (in something), delight (to do something); to play (a game with someone)."
],
"links": [
[
"pleasure",
"pleasure"
],
[
"delight",
"delight"
],
[
"play",
"play"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English reflexive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To take pleasure (in something), delight (to do something); to play (a game with someone).",
"To amuse oneself, enjoy oneself, play."
],
"links": [
[
"pleasure",
"pleasure"
],
[
"delight",
"delight"
],
[
"play",
"play"
],
[
"amuse",
"amuse"
],
[
"enjoy oneself",
"enjoy oneself"
],
[
"play",
"play"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To take pleasure (in something), delight (to do something); to play (a game with someone).",
"(reflexive) To amuse oneself, enjoy oneself, play."
],
"tags": [
"reflexive"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To be in a battle or contest; to fight (with someone); engage in a duel with someone."
],
"links": [
[
"battle",
"battle"
],
[
"contest",
"contest"
],
[
"fight",
"fight"
],
[
"engage",
"engage"
],
[
"duel",
"duel"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To engage in amorous dalliance, make love, have sexual intercourse."
],
"links": [
[
"amorous",
"amorous"
],
[
"dalliance",
"dalliance"
],
[
"make love",
"make love"
],
[
"sexual intercourse",
"sexual intercourse"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English reflexive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To engage in amorous dalliance, make love, have sexual intercourse.",
"To have sexual relations (with someone)."
],
"links": [
[
"amorous",
"amorous"
],
[
"dalliance",
"dalliance"
],
[
"make love",
"make love"
],
[
"sexual intercourse",
"sexual intercourse"
],
[
"sexual relation",
"sexual relation"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To engage in amorous dalliance, make love, have sexual intercourse.",
"(reflexive) To have sexual relations (with someone)."
],
"tags": [
"reflexive"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To trick, beguile; (with wiþ) to deceive, betray."
],
"links": [
[
"trick",
"trick"
],
[
"beguile",
"beguile"
],
[
"wiþ",
"wiþ#Middle_English"
],
[
"deceive",
"deceive"
],
[
"betray",
"betray"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To go quickly."
],
"links": [
[
"go",
"go"
],
[
"quick",
"quick"
]
]
}
],
"word": "leiken"
}
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