"pleyer" meaning in Middle English

See pleyer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈplæi̯ər/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *plegō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *plegōn Old English plegian Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Old English pleġere Middle English pleyer From Old English pleġere; equivalent to pleyen (“to play”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:pleġere|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *plegō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *plegōn Old English plegian Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Old English pleġere Middle English pleyer [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ōn", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*plegōn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "plegian", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "pleġere", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "pleyer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="pleyer">, {{inh|enm|ang|pleġere}} Old English pleġere, {{af|enm|pleyen|-ere|id1=play|id2=agentive|pos2=suffix forming agent nouns|t1=to play}} pleyen (“to play”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} pleyer, {{enm-noun}} pleyer (plural pleyers) Forms: pleyers [plural], pleyar [alternative], plaer [alternative], player [alternative], pleyere [alternative], plaier [alternative], pleiere [alternative], pleier [alternative], pleyare [alternative], playere [alternative]
  1. One who makes entertainment for themselves:
    One who participates in a game or sport; a player.
    Sense id: en-pleyer-enm-noun-gTh2171F Categories (other): Entertainment, Games, Occupations, People, Sports Disambiguation of Entertainment: 18 18 18 24 24 Disambiguation of Games: 20 23 17 18 22 Disambiguation of Occupations: 21 21 21 16 20 Disambiguation of People: 22 22 22 17 16 Disambiguation of Sports: 46 11 13 13 16
  2. One who makes entertainment for themselves:
    One who gambles or bets on a game.
    Sense id: en-pleyer-enm-noun-B5LKeQ8q Categories (other): Entertainment, Gambling, Games, Occupations, People Disambiguation of Entertainment: 18 18 18 24 24 Disambiguation of Gambling: 18 30 18 17 17 Disambiguation of Games: 20 23 17 18 22 Disambiguation of Occupations: 21 21 21 16 20 Disambiguation of People: 22 22 22 17 16
  3. One who makes entertainment for themselves:
    A participant in festivities or revelry.
    Sense id: en-pleyer-enm-noun-ZtuEzxBu Categories (other): Entertainment, Games, Occupations, People Disambiguation of Entertainment: 18 18 18 24 24 Disambiguation of Games: 20 23 17 18 22 Disambiguation of Occupations: 21 21 21 16 20 Disambiguation of People: 22 22 22 17 16
  4. One who provides entertainment (e.g. songs, dance, music):
    Sense id: en-pleyer-enm-noun-wwCYS-v4 Categories (other): Entertainment, Games, Occupations, People Disambiguation of Entertainment: 18 18 18 24 24 Disambiguation of Games: 20 23 17 18 22 Disambiguation of Occupations: 21 21 21 16 20 Disambiguation of People: 22 22 22 17 16
  5. One who provides entertainment (e.g. songs, dance, music):
    A performer or participant in a play or stage show.
    Sense id: en-pleyer-enm-noun-~pDHQD0A Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Entertainment, Games, Music, Occupations, People, Theater Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 17 17 17 15 34 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 17 17 17 15 34 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 17 15 35 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 17 17 18 16 32 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 17 16 17 15 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 8 21 7 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 15 18 14 38 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 17 17 15 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 17 16 17 15 36 Disambiguation of Entertainment: 18 18 18 24 24 Disambiguation of Games: 20 23 17 18 22 Disambiguation of Music: 10 9 13 27 40 Disambiguation of Occupations: 21 21 21 16 20 Disambiguation of People: 22 22 22 17 16 Disambiguation of Theater: 16 9 20 9 47

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "enm:People",
    "enm:Sports",
    "enm:Theater"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "player"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "player"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": ":inh",
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        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "pleġere"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English pleġere",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "pleyen",
        "3": "-ere",
        "id1": "play",
        "id2": "agentive",
        "pos2": "suffix forming agent nouns",
        "t1": "to play"
      },
      "expansion": "pleyen (“to play”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-West Germanic *plegō\nProto-Indo-European *-h₂\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-h₂ti\nProto-Germanic *-ōną\nProto-West Germanic *-ōn\nProto-West Germanic *plegōn\nOld English plegian\nProto-Indo-European *-yósder.\nProto-Italic *-āzios\nLatin -āriusnom.\nLatin -āriusbor.\nProto-Germanic *-ārijaz\nProto-West Germanic *-ārī\nOld English -ere\nOld English pleġere\nMiddle English pleyer\nFrom Old English pleġere; equivalent to pleyen (“to play”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pleyers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyar",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plaer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "player",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plaier",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleiere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleier",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleyare",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "pleyer",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pleyer (plural pleyers)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One who makes entertainment for themselves:",
        "One who participates in a game or sport; a player."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ],
        [
          "sport",
          "sport"
        ],
        [
          "player",
          "player"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One who makes entertainment for themselves:",
        "One who gambles or bets on a game."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One who makes entertainment for themselves:",
        "A participant in festivities or revelry."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One who provides entertainment (e.g. songs, dance, music)"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "One who provides entertainment (e.g. songs, dance, music):"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One who provides entertainment (e.g. songs, dance, music):",
        "A performer or participant in a play or stage show."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplæi̯ər/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pleyer"
}

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