opake in Middle English

Forms: opaker [comparative], opakest [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) (of unknown origin), later reinforced from Middle French opaque. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:der|la:opacus}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "opacus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "opake", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="opake">, {{der|enm|la|opacus||shaded, shady, dark}} Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”), {{unk|enm|nocap=1}} unknown, {{der|enm|frm|opaque}} Middle French opaque, {{ety|enm|:der|la:opacus}} Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|opaker||{{{comp2}}}|superlative|opakest||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} opake (comparative opaker, superlative opakest), {{enm-adj||opaker|opakest}} opake (comparative opaker, superlative opakest)

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"opake" meaning in Middle English

Adjective