"nedle" meaning in Middle English

See nedle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈneːdlə/, /ˈneːdəl/, /ˈnɛ̝ː-/, /ˈneːld(ə)/ (note: metathetic), /ˈnɛ̝ː-/ (note: metathetic)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English nǣdl, nēdl, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu; the final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|nǣdl|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English nǣdl, {{inh+|enm|ang|nǣdl}} Inherited from Old English nǣdl, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*nāþlu}} Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} nedle, {{enm-noun}} nedle (plural nedles) Forms: nedles [plural], nedel [alternative], nedele [alternative], nedelle [alternative], nedyl [alternative], needil [alternative], needle [alternative], nidel [alternative], neeld [alternative], neld [alternative], nelde [alternative], nædle [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. needle Derived forms: nedlere
    Sense id: en-nedle-enm-noun-CYgfbtkz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "needle"
    },
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      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "neal"
    }
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old English nǣdl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English nǣdl, nēdl, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu; the final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nedles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nedel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nedele",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nedelle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nedyl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "needil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "needle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neeld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nelde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nædle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "word": "nedlere"
        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "needle",
          "needle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːdlə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːdəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɛ̝ː-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːld(ə)/",
      "note": "metathetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɛ̝ː-/",
      "note": "metathetic"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "word": "nedlere"
    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "en",
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    },
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      "word": "neal"
    }
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nedele",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nedelle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nedyl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "needil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "needle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nidel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neeld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nelde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nædle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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        "Middle English lemmas",
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        "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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          "needle"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːdlə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːdəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɛ̝ː-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːld(ə)/",
      "note": "metathetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɛ̝ː-/",
      "note": "metathetic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nedle"
}

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