"pipere" meaning in Middle English

See pipere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpiːpər(ə)/, /ˈpiːpɛ̞ːr(ə)/ Forms: piperes [plural], piper [alternative], pyper [alternative], pypere [alternative], pipare [alternative, Early-Middle-English], pypare [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English pīpere; equivalent to pipe + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns); compare Old Norse pípari and Old High German pfīfari. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|pīpere}} Old English pīpere, {{af|enm|pipe|-ere|id2=agentive|pos2=suffix forming agent nouns}} pipe + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns), {{cog|non|pípari}} Old Norse pípari, {{cog|goh|pfīfari}} Old High German pfīfari Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} pipere, {{enm-noun|piperes}} pipere (plural piperes)
  1. A piper; one who plays a pipe.
    Sense id: en-pipere-enm-noun-rv7JlpM3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Musicians Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Musicians: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} pipere
  1. alternative form of peper Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: peper
    Sense id: en-pipere-enm-noun-qpvKWTIT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "piper"
    },
    {
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        {
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "piper"
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      ],
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      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "peepeare"
    },
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      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "pipere"
    }
  ],
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      "pīpere",
      "pipere#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "pipe",
      "pipe#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "-ere",
      "-ere#Middle_English:_agentive"
    ],
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      "pípari",
      "pípari#Old_Norse"
    ],
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      "pfīfari",
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    ]
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      },
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piper",
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      ]
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "pipare",
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        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "79 21",
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        "A piper; one who plays a pipe."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "piper",
          "piper#English"
        ],
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          "pipe"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpiːpər(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpiːpɛ̞ːr(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Middle English variant lemmas",
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          "word": "piper"
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    ],
    [
      "pipe",
      "pipe#Middle_English"
    ],
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      "-ere",
      "-ere#Middle_English:_agentive"
    ],
    [
      "pípari",
      "pípari#Old_Norse"
    ],
    [
      "pfīfari",
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    ]
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    },
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      },
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      "form": "piperes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piper",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyper",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pypere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pipare",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pypare",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpiːpər(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpiːpɛ̞ːr(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pipere"
}

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        ]
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  ],
  "word": "pipere"
}

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