"lond" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /lɔ̝ːnd/, /lɔnd/, /land/, /laːnd/ [Late-Middle-English, Northern, especially]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą. Doublet of launde. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:land<id:area of ground>|id=nation}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*land", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "land", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "lond", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="nation" data-lang="enm" data-title="lond" id="Middle_English:_nation">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|land|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English land, {{inh+|enm|ang|land}} Inherited from Old English land, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*land}} Proto-West Germanic *land, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*landą}} Proto-Germanic *landą, {{doublet|enm|launde}} Doublet of launde Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lond, {{enm-noun|londes|pl2=lond}} lond (plural londes or lond) Forms: londes [plural], lond [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], lond [error-unrecognized-form, singular], londes [error-unrecognized-form, plural], lond [error-unrecognized-form, plural], londes [genitive, singular], londes [genitive, plural], londe [genitive, plural], londene [genitive, plural], londe [dative, singular], londen [dative, plural], land [alternative], laund [alternative], lande [alternative], londe [alternative], loand [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. An independent nation, country or realm.
    Sense id: en-lond-enm-noun-ttcWGuaf Categories (other): Alchemy Disambiguation of Alchemy: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 0
  2. A tribe, folk or race; an ethnicity
    Sense id: en-lond-enm-noun-cZ6qJ5Ws Categories (other): Alchemy Disambiguation of Alchemy: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 0
  3. A land; territory or locality
    Sense id: en-lond-enm-noun-nQcgjf9G Categories (other): Alchemy Disambiguation of Alchemy: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 0
  4. A subdivision or province of a nation.
    Sense id: en-lond-enm-noun-UieKPhE1 Categories (other): Alchemy Disambiguation of Alchemy: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 0
  5. A property; a plot of land.
    Sense id: en-lond-enm-noun-V~NhA7If Categories (other): Alchemy Disambiguation of Alchemy: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 0
  6. Agricultural land; land that is suitable for growing crops.
    Sense id: en-lond-enm-noun-BB6UJQ6z Categories (other): Agriculture, Alchemy Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Alchemy: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 0
  7. Planet Earth; the world.
    Sense id: en-lond-enm-noun-qAYJl5nu Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Alchemy, Planets Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 2 7 6 6 2 6 66 6 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 8 4 1 5 65 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 3 2 3 1 3 83 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 1 2 1 1 90 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 1 4 1 3 1 3 83 2 Disambiguation of Alchemy: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 0 Disambiguation of Planets: 2 2 2 2 2 2 85 2 0
  8. The earth, ground, or soil (also as one of the medieval elements)
    Sense id: en-lond-enm-noun-wU6VlaE6 Categories (other): Administrative divisions, Alchemy Disambiguation of Administrative divisions: 13 8 8 12 7 15 15 23 0 Disambiguation of Alchemy: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

Etymology: From londe (noun). Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} lond
  1. alternative form of londen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: londen
    Sense id: en-lond-enm-verb-DdRMEwMg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "landbok"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "maynlond"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Nomanneslond"
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          "_dis": "12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 0",
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              275,
              281
            ]
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            [
              277,
              284
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          ],
          "english": "You also know that the form of language is in flux; / within a thousand years, words / that had currency; really weird and bizarre / they seem to us now, but they still spoke them / and accomplished as much in love as men do now. / As for winning love across ages and / across nations, there are lots of usages […]",
          "ref": "a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “Book II”, in Troilus and Criseyde, lines 22–28:",
          "text": "Ȝe knowe ek that in fourme of ſpeche is chaunge / With-inne a thousand ȝeer, and wordes tho /That hadden pris now wonder nyce and ſtraunge /Us thenketh hem, and ȝet thei ſpake hem so / And ſpedde as wel in loue as men now do / Ek forto wynnen loue in ſondry ages / In ſondry londes, ſondry ben vſages […]",
          "translation": "You also know that the form of language is in flux; / within a thousand years, words / that had currency; really weird and bizarre / they seem to us now, but they still spoke them / and accomplished as much in love as men do now. / As for winning love across ages and / across nations, there are lots of usages […]",
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      "ipa": "/land/"
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      "ipa": "/laːnd/",
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        "sort": "",
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      "form": "londes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "lond",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "londene",
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      "form": "land",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "laund",
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        "alternative"
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        "alternative"
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        "alternative"
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Engelond"
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      "word": "ilond"
    },
    {
      "word": "Irlond"
    },
    {
      "word": "Iseland"
    },
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      "word": "landbok"
    },
    {
      "word": "landlorde"
    },
    {
      "word": "lond folk"
    },
    {
      "word": "londen"
    },
    {
      "word": "londyng"
    },
    {
      "word": "maynlond"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nomanneslond"
    },
    {
      "word": "Northumberlond"
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          "nation",
          "nation"
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          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "realm",
          "realm"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A tribe, folk or race; an ethnicity"
      ],
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          "tribe"
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          "folk",
          "folk"
        ],
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          "race",
          "race"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
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              281
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              277,
              284
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          "english": "You also know that the form of language is in flux; / within a thousand years, words / that had currency; really weird and bizarre / they seem to us now, but they still spoke them / and accomplished as much in love as men do now. / As for winning love across ages and / across nations, there are lots of usages […]",
          "ref": "a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “Book II”, in Troilus and Criseyde, lines 22–28:",
          "text": "Ȝe knowe ek that in fourme of ſpeche is chaunge / With-inne a thousand ȝeer, and wordes tho /That hadden pris now wonder nyce and ſtraunge /Us thenketh hem, and ȝet thei ſpake hem so / And ſpedde as wel in loue as men now do / Ek forto wynnen loue in ſondry ages / In ſondry londes, ſondry ben vſages […]",
          "translation": "You also know that the form of language is in flux; / within a thousand years, words / that had currency; really weird and bizarre / they seem to us now, but they still spoke them / and accomplished as much in love as men do now. / As for winning love across ages and / across nations, there are lots of usages […]",
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        "A land; territory or locality"
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      ],
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          "subdivision",
          "subdivision"
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        [
          "province",
          "province"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "A property; a plot of land."
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          "property"
        ],
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          "plot",
          "plot"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Agricultural land; land that is suitable for growing crops."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Planet Earth; the world."
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        [
          "Planet Earth",
          "Planet Earth"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "The earth, ground, or soil (also as one of the medieval elements)"
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          "earth"
        ],
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          "ground",
          "ground"
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          "soil",
          "soil"
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    {
      "ipa": "/lɔ̝ːnd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔnd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/land/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːnd/",
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lond"
}

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    "enm:Alchemy",
    "enm:Planets"
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  "etymology_text": "From londe (noun).",
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        }
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      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lond"
}

Download raw JSONL data for lond meaning in Middle English (7.8kB)

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