"leswen" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} leswen
  1. (Early Middle English) plural of leswe Tags: Early-Middle-English, form-of, plural Form of: leswe
    Sense id: en-leswen-enm-noun-Khq-8MtT Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 20 20 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 25 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 22 23 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɛzwən/, /ˈlɛzɔu̯ən/, /ˈlɛzu.ən/, /ˈlɛ̝ːz-/, /ˈlizwən/, /ˈlizɔuən/, /ˈlizu.ən/, /ˈleːz-/ (note: from Anglian Old English lēs), /ˈlɛziu̯ən/ (note: especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English lǣswian, lēswian; by surface analysis, leswe (“pasture”) + -en (infinitive suffix). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|lǣswian|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English lǣswian, {{inh+|enm|ang|lǣswian}} Inherited from Old English lǣswian, {{surf|enm|leswe|-en|id2=infinitival|nocap=1|pos2=infinitive suffix|t1=pasture}} by surface analysis, leswe (“pasture”) + -en (infinitive suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} leswen, {{enm-verb|stem=lesw}} leswen (third-person singular simple present lesweth, present participle leswende, leswynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle leswed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|lesw}} Forms: lesweth [present, singular, third-person], leswende [participle, present], leswynge [participle, present], leswed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], leswen [infinitive], to leswen [infinitive], leswe [infinitive], leswe [first-person, present, singular], leswed [first-person, past, singular], leswede [first-person, past, singular], leswest [present, second-person, singular], leswedest [past, second-person, singular], lesweth [present, singular, third-person], leswed [past, singular, third-person], leswede [past, singular, third-person], leswe [present, singular, subjunctive], leswed [past, singular, subjunctive], leswede [past, singular, subjunctive], leswe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], leswen [plural, present], leswe [plural, present], lesweden [past, plural], leswed [past, plural], leswede [past, plural], lesweth [imperative, plural, present], leswe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], leswynge [participle, present], leswende [participle, present], leswed [participle, past], yleswed [participle, past], leseue [alternative]
  1. (ambitransitive) To herd livestock on a pasture; to pasture. Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-leswen-enm-verb-8QH91buL Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 25 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 22 23 25
  2. (transitive, rare) To use land for a pasture. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-leswen-enm-verb-ahiX5~Gy Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 25 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 22 23 25
  3. (transitive, rare, of livestock) To graze; to eat grass or other plants. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-leswen-enm-verb-KXdNc4Tx Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 25 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 22 23 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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        "To herd livestock on a pasture; to pasture."
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        "To use land for a pasture."
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzwən/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzɔu̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzu.ən/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ̝ːz-/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈlizwən/"
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      "note": "from Anglian Old English lēs"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛziu̯ən/",
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "lǣswian",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old English lǣswian",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "lǣswian"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old English lǣswian",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "leswe",
        "3": "-en",
        "id2": "infinitival",
        "nocap": "1",
        "pos2": "infinitive suffix",
        "t1": "pasture"
      },
      "expansion": "by surface analysis, leswe (“pasture”) + -en (infinitive suffix)",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English lǣswian, lēswian; by surface analysis, leswe (“pasture”) + -en (infinitive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lesweth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswed",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to leswen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesweth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesweden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesweth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leswed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yleswed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leseue",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "leswen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "lesw"
      },
      "expansion": "leswen (third-person singular simple present lesweth, present participle leswende, leswynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle leswed)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lesw"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English intransitive verbs",
        "Middle English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To herd livestock on a pasture; to pasture."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "herd",
          "herd"
        ],
        [
          "livestock",
          "livestock"
        ],
        [
          "pasture",
          "pasture"
        ],
        [
          "pasture",
          "pasture"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ambitransitive) To herd livestock on a pasture; to pasture."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ambitransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "Middle English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To use land for a pasture."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "pasture",
          "pasture"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, rare) To use land for a pasture."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "Middle English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To graze; to eat grass or other plants."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "graze",
          "graze"
        ],
        [
          "eat",
          "eat"
        ],
        [
          "grass",
          "grass"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, rare, of livestock) To graze; to eat grass or other plants."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of livestock"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzwən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzɔu̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzu.ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ̝ːz-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlizwən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlizɔuən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlizu.ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleːz-/",
      "note": "from Anglian Old English lēs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛziu̯ən/",
      "note": "especially Kent, Southern, South Midland"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leswen"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English non-lemma forms",
    "Middle English noun forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Agriculture"
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  "etymology_number": "2",
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "leswen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Early Middle English"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "leswe"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of leswe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leswe",
          "leswe#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Early Middle English) plural of leswe"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "leswen"
}

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