"sage" meaning in Middle English

See sage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsaːdʒ(ə)/ Forms: sauge [alternative], sawge [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from sapiō. Some forms have been altered on the basis of other words with forms in -a- and -au-. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|sage}} Old French sage, {{der|enm|la-vul|*sapium}} Vulgar Latin *sapium Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} sage, {{enm-adj}} sage
  1. Sage, considered, well thought-out.
    Sense id: en-sage-enm-adj-GKm-hQt0
  2. Learned, schooled, educated; having much knowledge.
    Sense id: en-sage-enm-adj-wA4IPkoc Categories (other): Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Education Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 6 7 6 5 12 8 7 4 1 3 1 1 1 8 2 2 4 1 8 10 1 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 9 6 6 12 9 8 4 1 4 1 0 0 8 1 1 5 0 8 10 1 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 55 11 6 Disambiguation of Education: 0 71 29 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsaːdʒ(ə)/ Forms: sages [plural], sauge [alternative], sawge [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from sapiō. Some forms have been altered on the basis of other words with forms in -a- and -au-. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|sage}} Old French sage, {{der|enm|la-vul|*sapium}} Vulgar Latin *sapium Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sage, {{enm-noun|sages}} sage (plural sages)
  1. A sage; a person who serves as a fount of wisdom and knowledge.
    Sense id: en-sage-enm-noun-ThW7h7oV Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} sage
  1. alternative form of sauge Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sauge
    Sense id: en-sage-enm-noun-i7dN6wHB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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