"losenge" meaning in Middle English

See losenge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɔzɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈlɔzand͡ʒ(ə)/ Forms: losenges [plural], losange [alternative], losinge [alternative], lossenge [alternative], lozenge [alternative], lozingge [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French losenge (“lozenge, rhombus”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|losenge|t=lozenge, rhombus}} Old French losenge (“lozenge, rhombus”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} losenge, {{enm-noun}} losenge (plural losenges)
  1. lozenge, rhombus
    Sense id: en-losenge-enm-noun-P862tyqq Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Shapes Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 29 35 Disambiguation of Shapes: 49 30 21
  2. (cooking) diamond-shaped cake
    Sense id: en-losenge-enm-noun-dp~Orp9H Categories (other): Cooking, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 21 16 35 12 3 12 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 29 35 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} losenge
  1. alternative form of losengen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: losengen
    Sense id: en-losenge-enm-verb-nhOUxe-s Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 29 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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