"oter" meaning in Middle English

See oter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔtər/, /ˈɒːtər/ (note: lengthened), /ˈɔːtər/ (note: lengthened)
Etymology: From Old English otor, from Proto-West Germanic *otr. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*wed-}}, {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|enm|ang|otor}} Old English otor, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*otr}} Proto-West Germanic *otr Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} oter, {{enm-noun|pl=otyrs}} oter (plural otyrs) Forms: otyrs [plural], ootyr [alternative], otere [alternative], otter [alternative], otir [alternative], otre [alternative], ottere [alternative], otur [alternative], otyr [alternative], otyre [alternative]
  1. An otter (aquatic mammal)
    Sense id: en-oter-enm-noun-asnUHtOA Categories (other): Mustelids Disambiguation of Mustelids: 61 39
  2. The hide, skin or pelt of an otter.
    Sense id: en-oter-enm-noun-M1MAAYHQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Hides Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Hides: 5 95

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "otyrs",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ootyr",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otter",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ottere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "otur",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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    },
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        "The hide, skin or pelt of an otter."
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        ],
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          "skin",
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔtər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɒːtər/",
      "note": "lengthened"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔːtər/",
      "note": "lengthened"
    }
  ],
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    "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 derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wed-",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ootyr",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otter",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ottere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otur",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otyr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "otyre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      },
      "expansion": "oter",
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "An otter (aquatic mammal)"
      ],
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          "otter",
          "otter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The hide, skin or pelt of an otter."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "hide",
          "hide"
        ],
        [
          "skin",
          "skin"
        ],
        [
          "pelt",
          "pelt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔtər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɒːtər/",
      "note": "lengthened"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔːtər/",
      "note": "lengthened"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oter"
}

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