"ote" meaning in Middle English

See ote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔ̝ːt(ə)/, /ˈɑːt(ə)/ [Early-Middle-English], /aːt/ [Northern] Forms: otes [plural], oten [plural], hote [alternative], oote [alternative], ate [alternative, Early-Middle-English, Northern]
Etymology: From Old English āte (plural ātan), from Proto-West Germanic *aitā, from Proto-Germanic *aitǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyd- (“to swell”). Related to Old Norse eitill (“lymph node”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|āte}} Old English āte, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*aitā}} Proto-West Germanic *aitā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*aitǭ}} Proto-Germanic *aitǭ, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*h₁eyd-||to swell}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyd- (“to swell”), {{cog|non|eitill|t=lymph node}} Old Norse eitill (“lymph node”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ote, {{enm-noun|otes|pl2=oten}} ote (plural otes or oten)
  1. The oat plant (Avena sativa)
    Sense id: en-ote-enm-noun-HVYblAf6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Plants Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Plants: 55 45
  2. A grain of this plant (usually in the plural)
    Sense id: en-ote-enm-noun-x8ijaZiK Categories (other): Grains, Plants Disambiguation of Grains: 32 68 Disambiguation of Plants: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: otemele, oten

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "otemele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "oten"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "oat"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "ait"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "oathès"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to swell"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
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        "t": "lymph node"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "otes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hote",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oote",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate",
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        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English",
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      ],
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        [
          "Avena sativa",
          "Avena sativa#Translingual"
        ]
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      ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔ̝ːt(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑːt(ə)/",
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːt/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ote"
}

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    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English weak nouns",
    "Pages with 12 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    },
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    }
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "oat"
    },
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      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "ait"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "yol",
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    }
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      },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to swell"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "1": "non",
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        "t": "lymph node"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English āte (plural ātan), from Proto-West Germanic *aitā, from Proto-Germanic *aitǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyd- (“to swell”). Related to Old Norse eitill (“lymph node”).",
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    {
      "form": "otes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hote",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oote",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English",
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g3": "",
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "otes",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "The oat plant (Avena sativa)"
      ],
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          "Avena sativa",
          "Avena sativa#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A grain of this plant (usually in the plural)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔ̝ːt(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑːt(ə)/",
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːt/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ote"
}

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