"schewere" meaning in Middle English

See schewere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɛu̯ər(ə)/, /ˈʃɔu̯ər(ə)/ (note: especially East Anglia, West Midland)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English sċēawere, from Proto-West Germanic *skauwārī. By surface analysis, schewen (“to show”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). 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  1. A teacher or interpreter; one who demonstrates or explains.
    Sense id: en-schewere-enm-noun-ztn4MR-u Categories (other): Education, People, Theater Disambiguation of Education: 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 32 32 0 0 0 36 0 Disambiguation of Theater: 38 6 10 13 7 7 20
  2. A announcer or exhibitor; one who announcess or indicates.
    Sense id: en-schewere-enm-noun-mcxTDkob Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 32 32 0 0 0 36 0
  3. A mirror (smooth reflective panel). Synonyms: mirour
    Sense id: en-schewere-enm-noun-8YykX5PW
  4. (Late Middle English) The index finger (finger between the thumb and middle finger) Tags: Late-Middle-English Synonyms: forefynger, likpot
    Sense id: en-schewere-enm-noun-aE23Z-NK Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs, Middle English entries referencing missing etymons, Middle English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, 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 etymon, Fingers, Occupations Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs: 14 13 2 47 7 14 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing missing etymons: 15 13 3 44 8 12 4 Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 15 13 4 41 8 12 6 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 14 14 3 45 9 13 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 12 5 42 7 11 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 13 13 5 41 9 13 6 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 15 2 50 3 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 15 1 61 1 5 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 1 57 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 15 2 50 3 12 2 Disambiguation of Fingers: 10 6 3 69 3 6 3 Disambiguation of Occupations: 19 18 2 32 10 10 8
  5. (chiefly Early Middle English) An watchman, overseer, or guide. Tags: Early-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-schewere-enm-noun-Wc8ADjf6 Categories (other): Early Middle English
  6. (rare) A confessor (indidvidual who confesses their sins) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-schewere-enm-noun-Ms-cHomm Categories (other): Christianity, People Disambiguation of Christianity: 9 9 8 18 10 38 8 Disambiguation of People: 32 32 0 0 0 36 0
  7. (rare) An actor (performer in a play) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-schewere-enm-noun-WFLLg7f4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "obsolete shewer"
      ],
      "word": "shower"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "shawer"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "schawar"
    },
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        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "shawer"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "scheware"
    }
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      "name": "etymon"
    },
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        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
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      },
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      "name": "yesno"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old English sċēawere",
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    },
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      "args": {
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    },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, schewen (“to show”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns)",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English sċēawere, from Proto-West Germanic *skauwārī. By surface analysis, schewen (“to show”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "scheweres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schewer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shewer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shewere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scawere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scheauware",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scheawere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sheawere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schawere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sseawere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Kent"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ssewere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Kent"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schaware",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schoer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "showre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "var": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "schewere (plural scheweres)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
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          "orig": "enm:Education",
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        },
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        },
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          "name": "Theater",
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      ],
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        "A teacher or interpreter; one who demonstrates or explains."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "interpreter",
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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          "explain"
        ]
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      ],
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        "A announcer or exhibitor; one who announcess or indicates."
      ],
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        ],
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          "announces",
          "announces"
        ],
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          "indicate",
          "indicate"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A mirror (smooth reflective panel)."
      ],
      "id": "en-schewere-enm-noun-8YykX5PW",
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          "mirror",
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        ],
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          "smooth",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "panel",
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "mirour"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Late Middle English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The index finger (finger between the thumb and middle finger)"
      ],
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          "index finger"
        ],
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          "finger",
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        ],
        [
          "thumb",
          "thumb#English"
        ],
        [
          "middle finger",
          "middle finger#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Middle English) The index finger (finger between the thumb and middle finger)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "forefynger"
        },
        {
          "word": "likpot"
        }
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "ssewere",
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        "alternative",
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      "form": "schaware",
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        "alternative"
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A teacher or interpreter; one who demonstrates or explains."
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        "A mirror (smooth reflective panel)."
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    {
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        "Late Middle English"
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      "glosses": [
        "The index finger (finger between the thumb and middle finger)"
      ],
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        [
          "index finger",
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        ],
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          "finger",
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        ],
        [
          "thumb",
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        "(Late Middle English) The index finger (finger between the thumb and middle finger)"
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        {
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        "Late-Middle-English"
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        "An watchman, overseer, or guide."
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        "(chiefly Early Middle English) An watchman, overseer, or guide."
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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        "A confessor (indidvidual who confesses their sins)"
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        "An actor (performer in a play)"
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        "(rare) An actor (performer in a play)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛu̯ər(ə)/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɔu̯ər(ə)/",
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  ],
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}

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