"pole" meaning in Middle English

See pole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɔːl/, /pɔl/ Forms: poles [plural], pol [alternative], poll [alternative], pall [alternative], paal [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos Proto-Italic *pākslos Latin pālusbor. Proto-West Germanic *pālu Proto-West Germanic *pāl Old English pāl Middle English pole From Old English pāl, from Latin pālus. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:pāl|id=slender object|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos Proto-Italic *pākslos Latin pālusbor. Proto-West Germanic *pālu Proto-West Germanic *pāl Old English pāl Middle English pole [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "stake", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "attach", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*peh₂ǵ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*peh₂ǵ-slos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*pākslos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pālus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*pālu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*pāl", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "pāl", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "pole", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="slender object" data-lang="enm" data-title="pole" id="Middle_English:_slender_object">, {{inh|enm|ang|pāl}} Old English pāl, {{der|enm|la|pālus}} Latin pālus Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} pole, {{enm-noun}} pole (plural poles)
  1. pole, stake, staff
    Sense id: en-pole-enm-noun-UdRjdRYI Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} pole
  1. alternative form of pol Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pol
    Sense id: en-pole-enm-noun-cvityOB~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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