"leswe" meaning in Middle English

See leswe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛzwə/, /ˈlɛzɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈlɛzuː/, /ˈlɛ̝ːz-/, /ˈlizwə/, /ˈlizɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈlizuː/, /ˈleːz-/ (note: from Anglian Old English lēs), /ˈlɛziu̯(ə)/ (note: especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)
Etymology: PIE root *leh₁d- From the oblique forms of Old English lǣs, lēs, from Proto-West Germanic *lāsu and thus a doublet of lese. Early Scots lesour has been remodelled after pasture. Etymology templates: {{PIE root box|enm|leh₁d-}} PIE root *leh₁d-, {{inh|enm|ang|lǣs}} Old English lǣs, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*lāsu}} Proto-West Germanic *lāsu, {{doublet|enm|lese|nocap=1}} doublet of lese Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} leswe, {{enm-noun|pl2=leswen|pl2_qual=early}} leswe (plural leswes or (early) leswen) Forms: leswes [plural], leswen [error-unknown-tag, plural], leesewe [alternative], leseo [alternative], lesewe [alternative], lesow [alternative], lesue [alternative], liswe [alternative], lewse [alternative, East-Anglia], lesour [alternative], lesu [alternative]
  1. Pasture; land for grazing livestock.
    Sense id: en-leswe-enm-noun-o19CGvgd 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: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40
  2. Grass or other plants eaten by livestock.
    Sense id: en-leswe-enm-noun-mWVKjGpE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: leswen
Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "leesewe",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leseo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesewe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesow",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesue",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liswe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lewse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "lesu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "g3": "",
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "leswe (plural leswes or (early) leswen)",
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    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "60 40",
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        [
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          "livestock"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "eat",
          "eat"
        ],
        [
          "livestock",
          "livestock"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzwə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzɔu̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ̝ːz-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlizwə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlizɔu̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlizuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleːz-/",
      "note": "from Anglian Old English lēs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛziu̯(ə)/",
      "note": "especially Kent, Southern, South Midland"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leswe"
}
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    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁d-",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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          "word": "lizour"
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    {
      "form": "leswes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswen",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leesewe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leseo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesewe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesow",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesue",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liswe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lewse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "leswen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Pasture; land for grazing livestock."
      ],
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        [
          "Pasture",
          "pasture"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "grazing",
          "graze"
        ],
        [
          "livestock",
          "livestock"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Grass or other plants eaten by livestock."
      ],
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        [
          "Grass",
          "grass"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "eat",
          "eat"
        ],
        [
          "livestock",
          "livestock"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzwə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzɔu̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ̝ːz-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlizwə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlizɔu̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlizuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleːz-/",
      "note": "from Anglian Old English lēs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛziu̯(ə)/",
      "note": "especially Kent, Southern, South Midland"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leswe"
}

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