"snare" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsnaːr(ə)/ Forms: snares [plural], snaare [alternative], snarr [alternative], snarre [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English sneare, from Proto-West Germanic *snarhā, from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sneare}} Old English sneare, {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*snarhā}} Proto-West Germanic *snarhā, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*snarhǭ}} Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} snare, {{enm-noun}} snare (plural snares)
  1. A trap for catching animals.
    Sense id: en-snare-enm-noun-0RwOpuAp Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Hunting Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 47 11 16 26 Disambiguation of Hunting: 97 0 0 3
  2. A noose or snare (rope loop)
    Sense id: en-snare-enm-noun-rfVlkUtX
  3. (figuratively) A temptation or peril. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-snare-enm-noun-kIEGBzod
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: snaren, snarl
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Surgery Disambiguation of Surgery: 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} snare
  1. alternative form of snaren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: snaren
    Sense id: en-snare-enm-verb-wyNnICrl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Surgery Disambiguation of Surgery: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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