"paper" meaning in Middle English

See paper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /paˈpeːr/, /paːˈpeːr/, /ˈpaːpər/, /ˈpapər/, /ˈpaːpiːr/ Forms: papyres [plural], papere [alternative], papir [alternative], papure [alternative], papyr [alternative], papyre [alternative], pauper [alternative], paupir [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman paper. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|roa-oca|la|grc}}, {{bor+|enm|xno|papier|paper}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman paper Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} paper, {{enm-noun|papyres}} paper (plural papyres)
  1. paper (thin, white writing surface made of wood pulp)
    Sense id: en-paper-enm-noun-B0eEWX1x Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Writing Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 60 14 25 Disambiguation of Writing: 69 8 23
  2. A message or note; something that is written.
    Sense id: en-paper-enm-noun-1CqIuK7j
  3. A record or accounting document.
    Sense id: en-paper-enm-noun-7rCif3AD Categories (other): Accounting Disambiguation of Accounting: 13 7 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Paper Disambiguation of Paper: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Anglo-Norman paper.",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papir",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papure",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papyre",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "paupir",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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    }
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        "A message or note; something that is written."
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          "written",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A record or accounting document."
      ],
      "id": "en-paper-enm-noun-7rCif3AD",
      "links": [
        [
          "record",
          "record"
        ],
        [
          "document",
          "document"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/paˈpeːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paːˈpeːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpaːpər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpapər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpaːpiːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "paper"
}
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    "Middle English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old Catalan",
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papure",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papyr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papyre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pauper",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paupir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "paper (thin, white writing surface made of wood pulp)"
      ],
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          "thin",
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        ],
        [
          "white",
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        ],
        [
          "pulp",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A message or note; something that is written."
      ],
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          "message",
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        ],
        [
          "note",
          "note"
        ],
        [
          "written",
          "written"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A record or accounting document."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "record",
          "record"
        ],
        [
          "document",
          "document"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/paˈpeːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paːˈpeːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpaːpər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpapər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpaːpiːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "paper"
}

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