"pilegrim" meaning in Middle English

See pilegrim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pilegrimes [plural], pilgrim [alternative], pilgram [alternative], pilgrem [alternative], pilgrum [alternative], pilgerim [alternative], pilegrin [alternative], pillegrim [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English pilegrim, from Old French peligrin, pellegrin, variants of pelerin, from Latin peregrīnus. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|pilegrim|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English pilegrim, {{inh+|enm|ang|pilegrim}} Inherited from Old English pilegrim, {{der|enm|fro|peligrin}} Old French peligrin, {{der|enm|la|peregrīnus}} Latin peregrīnus Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} pilegrim, {{enm-noun|pilegrimes}} pilegrim (plural pilegrimes)
  1. pilgrim
    Sense id: en-pilegrim-enm-noun-HdMc0HL9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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