"route" meaning in Middle English

See route in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: routes [plural], rowte [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French rote. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|fro:rote|id=way}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "rote", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "route", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="way" data-lang="enm" data-title="route" id="Middle_English:_way">, {{bor|enm|fro|rote}} Old French rote Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} route, {{enm-noun}} route (plural routes)
  1. route
    Sense id: en-route-enm-noun-ioTkBsCK
  2. a group of people
    band, company
    Sense id: en-route-enm-noun-ZAlKu~Lk
  3. a group of people
    crowd, populace
    Sense id: en-route-enm-noun-HapMwfsI
  4. a group of people
    throng; gang, with connotation of illicit activity
    Sense id: en-route-enm-noun-prY0sAYK Categories (other): Middle English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 13 13 13 47 13 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 14 14 45 14
  5. the proper condition of something
    Sense id: en-route-enm-noun-1cITFNtS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} route
  1. first-person singular present indicative of routen Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: routen
    Sense id: en-route-enm-verb-ORLJciKm Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 1 1 3 11 3 5 11 3 8 1 13 3 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 1 3 12 4 5 9 3 9 1 15 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 12 0 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 7 2 43 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} route
  1. first-person singular present indicative of routen Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: routen
    Sense id: en-route-enm-verb-ORLJciKm1 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 1 1 3 11 3 5 11 3 8 1 13 3 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 1 3 12 4 5 9 3 9 1 15 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 12 0 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 7 2 43 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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