"sonde" meaning in Middle English

See sonde in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɔ̝ːnd(ə)/, /ˈsɔnd(ə)/, /ˈsand(ə)/, /ˈsaːnd(ə)/ [Northern, especially]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English sand, sond, from Proto-West Germanic *sandu, from Proto-Germanic *sandō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|sand|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English sand, {{inh+|enm|ang|sand}} Inherited from Old English sand, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sandu}} Proto-West Germanic *sandu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*sandō}} Proto-Germanic *sandō Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sonde, {{enm-noun|pl2=sonden|pl2_qual=early}} sonde (plural sondes or (early) sonden) Forms: sondes [plural], sonden [error-unknown-tag, plural], sond [alternative], soonde [alternative, Late-Middle-English], saand [alternative, Northern, especially], sand [alternative, Northern, especially], sande [alternative, Northern, especially], saande [alternative], saynd [alternative], send [alternative], sound [alternative, Southern], sunde [alternative, Southern]
  1. A message; information communicated or conveyed:
    An invitation, order, or a message containing one.
    Sense id: en-sonde-enm-noun-5QuRiw~x Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Communication, Meals Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 13 12 4 15 19 Disambiguation of Communication: 38 38 23 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Meals: 15 15 4 16 17 15 19
  2. A message; information communicated or conveyed:
    (religion) A divine ordinance or commandment.
    Sense id: en-sonde-enm-noun-iFtJ3qD~ Categories (other): Religion, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Communication, Meals Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 13 12 4 15 19 Disambiguation of Communication: 38 38 23 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Meals: 15 15 4 16 17 15 19 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  3. A messenger or envoy; one transmitting a message.
    Sense id: en-sonde-enm-noun-m7c4TWK4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Communication Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 13 12 4 15 19 Disambiguation of Communication: 38 38 23 0 0 0 0
  4. A mission or deputation; a group of messengers.
    Sense id: en-sonde-enm-noun-5vjFs-Rz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Meals Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 13 12 4 15 19 Disambiguation of Meals: 15 15 4 16 17 15 19
  5. A helping or serving of food.
    Sense id: en-sonde-enm-noun-f5-0TmNq Categories (other): Meals Disambiguation of Meals: 15 15 4 16 17 15 19
  6. (religion) A divinely-bestowed favour or present.
    Sense id: en-sonde-enm-noun-9j1Dfqr5 Categories (other): Religion, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Meals Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 13 12 4 15 19 Disambiguation of Meals: 15 15 4 16 17 15 19 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} sonde
  1. alternative form of sond Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sond
    Sense id: en-sonde-enm-noun-QhFiuvZ~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Meals, Occupations Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 13 12 4 15 19 Disambiguation of Meals: 15 15 4 16 17 15 19 Disambiguation of Occupations: 16 16 8 13 14 14 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A mission or deputation; a group of messengers."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mission",
          "mission"
        ],
        [
          "deputation",
          "deputation"
        ],
        [
          "messenger",
          "messenger"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A helping or serving of food."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "helping",
          "helping"
        ],
        [
          "serving",
          "serving"
        ],
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A divinely-bestowed favour or present."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "divine",
          "divine"
        ],
        [
          "favour",
          "favour"
        ],
        [
          "present",
          "present"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion) A divinely-bestowed favour or present."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔ̝ːnd(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔnd(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsand(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsaːnd(ə)/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sonde"
}

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    "enm:Communication",
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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      },
      "expansion": "sonde",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "sond"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of sond"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sond",
          "sond#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sonde"
}

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