makerel in Middle English

IPA: /ˈmak(ə)rɛl/ Forms: makerellis [plural], makerelle [alternative], mackerel [alternative], makrel [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Old French maquerel. Further origin unknown. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|maquerel}} Borrowed from Old French maquerel Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} makerel, {{enm-noun|makerellis}} makerel (plural makerellis)

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "mackerel"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
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        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "mackarel cock"
    }
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French maquerel. Further origin unknown.",
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    {
      "form": "makerellis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "makerelle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mackerel",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "makerel",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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        "1": "makerellis"
      },
      "expansion": "makerel (plural makerellis)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
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        "mackerel"
      ],
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          "mackerel",
          "mackerel"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmak(ə)rɛl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "makerel"
}

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "mackerel"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "mackarel cock"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "maquerel"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Old French maquerel",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French maquerel. Further origin unknown.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "makerellis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "makerelle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mackerel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "makrel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "makerellis"
      },
      "expansion": "makerel (plural makerellis)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mackerel"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "mackerel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmak(ə)rɛl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "makerel"
}

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"makerel" meaning in Middle English

Noun